One of the things that people loved about Facebook, when I was doing my research is the ability for asynchronous conversations (conversation where people can answer in their own time, think wall to wall comments, sms and hand written letters). This gave them time to think up their response aka more time to be witty and charming.. The Digital Native generation grew up with asynchronous conversations tools.
So with the introduction of Facebook IM, which is not a asynchronous conversation but rather a synchronous conversation (on the spot think phone calls, instant messenger, face to face) it will be interesting to see the response. My gut feeling is that it will be like the News Feed, a backlash at the start and then people will learn to love it.
The following is my POV on the strengths and weaknesses of the new application.
Strengths
All your friends are on there, unlike MSN
No longer have to have conversations back and forward on walls
Easy to use, do not have to install software
Weaknesses
Screen is hard to read
It is hard to hide yourself like on MSN (re: Busy)
Does not flash like MSN when I have new comments
Final Judgment
Goodbye MSN, Hello Facebook IM
2 comments:
Although it doesnt flash blue like msn, it does flash at the top of the page, or in the program bar down the bottom of screens with "New message from ..."
not as effective as the flashing blue, and it only lasts a couple of flashes i think, but still better then nothing.
Facebook's shown in the past that they do listen to the community, so hopefully we can expect some new features shortly.
I think all the things you mentioned as negatives are actually available, you just have to change your settings and know where to find them.
Personally I'd like to see multiple people in one conversation and file sharing options. How long until I can uninstall MSN Messenger?
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