The 7 deadly sins of instant messaging


	The 7 deadly sins of instant messaging

haraya

11-11-2007 8:14 AM

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list, instant messaging, space, conversations, web, privacy, chat, tool, internet, communication, technology

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11-11-2007 9:25 AM

wurdzgurl

I think that these are wonderful suggestions to reclaim ones life!

11-11-2007 6:10 PM

ljsdesign

May I add just one? Abuse of the "Audibles"(yahoo feature) My brother can't write a sentence without one.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/7717b919-127d-4a7a-96e6-4fd47a3793a5/4060F04D-F0FF-4400-9981-CF1A3EDAE07F/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/09/7-deadly-sins-instant-messaging" href="http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/09/7-deadly-sins-instant-messaging" style="font-size: 11px;">www.43folders.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/09/7-deadly-sins-instant-messaging"><P>To bring richer conversations back into your life, here are 7 bad chatting habits to stop right now. I’ve formatted them as a “not-to-do” list:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/09/7-deadly-sins-instant-messaging"><P><STRONG>Do not use it</STRONG>
It’s hard to envision, but life without IM is possible. Remember the phone? Remember face-to-face conversations? They still exist. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/09/7-deadly-sins-instant-messaging"><STRONG>Do not make yourself available 24/7</STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.43folders.com/2007/11/09/7-deadly-sins-instant-messaging"><P><STRONG>Do not expect a response</STRONG>
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