It's second semester of Project Play and we are learning how to use IM. Although I didn't have an IM account (I do now), I was familiar with IM. I do virtual reference (AskAway) via Question Point which has an IM capability. However, I don't use it very often. But when I do need to communicate with my fellow online librarians or have a technical problem it is nice to be able to communicate instantaneously.
The first part of the assignment was pretty easy. I found someone who was online, typed a message, press enter, and waited for a response. And what do you know someone replied back. Yee haw!
I already had a yahoo account so I thought that I would start by using yahoo messenger, but I wasn't sure how to find people to talk with. So I signed up for a meebo account and put a link in my blog. It was pretty easy. My office mates gave me their IM names to add to my buddy list. I did chat with my office mate using meebo. I even figured out how to get a picture of my cats on my meebo page.
Finally I tried out the sloganizer to come up with my title for this post.
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Hi Kasey,
Good job getting your meebo widget on your blog! I'm glad that you enjoyed the IM portion of Project Play. I really like Meebo - I log into it everyday at work and then I'm available. The hard part for me is remembering to change my status when I leave my desk. It's weird, but we often use it within our small office. I often IM Stef, who's office is just down the hall, with a quick question.
Keep on playing!
Jean
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