Sunday, March 8, 2009

Do not simply LOL/ROFL/LMAO on IM!

The video attached - Normal Instant Messaging Conversation - showed a guy making fun of his friend with the typical IM terms like LOL, ROFL and LMAO on AOL IM. Consequently his friend was pissed off by this guy and signed off (or appeared offline)

One phenomena can be seen here is the IM term people using. Those who use IM created these terms and use them in IM conversations. This has become so common as everyone who use IM would understand the short-form terms. Another phenomena is shown by the reaction of the pissed-off friend. This shows that, although IM may be used anonymously - be it for flirting, gossiping or others non-formal chatting - there are still people who use it for 'useful' communication which is contrary with the guy in the video using IM to irritate others with lame jokes. People might still expect that you have something to share, to ask, or to chat about.


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