apophenia: cultural divide in IM: presence vs. communication

[firmament]

cultural divide in IM: presence vs. communication.

Interesting article. I definitely find myself on the "presence" side of things, and I have the similar frustrations with people who use IM as a more traditional "communication" tool. Though I hope I'm not overly rude to people who use the medium differently.

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[graymatterspeak]

You know? That article may have begun to convert me toward the "presence" camp. Although I've never been much of a multi-tasker...even for short comments. I wonder how I'd handle it.

Nice article.

(From Andy) I'm a communicator.

[anonymous]

I proudly admit that I'm one of the communication people. According to the article, that makes me backward and "uncomfortable" with the technology. I also generally can't listen to a phone ring (however, I will turn the ringer off and not answer). Why? It's because I'm easily distracted, and I love conversing with people. So I can't handle the "presence" mode of life. I don't want "presence". I shut myself off from the world. The phone, likewise, cannot be left ringing because it interupts my peaceful little world. But, like you, I do what I can to accomodate those who have the "presence" mode of life. Sometimes I think maybe they (and you in particular) might benefit from shutting it all off every once in a while.