Archive for the ‘instant messaging’ tag
Move over MySpace, Facebook wants to chat.
Who remembers the days of ICQ, AIM, and MSN messenger? As a user, I chose these chat products because they each had unique features. As the years went by, and saturation became an issue, I decided to devote my time to only one IM: MSN Messenger.
Now, before you go ahead and start pointing the Microsoft fingers, let me tell you why I preferred MSN Messenger above the others. I had more contacts on MSN Messenger than on ICQ or AIM, and most users had a Hotmail e-mail account than an AOL e-mail account. More contacts = easier to keep in touch with people. Besides, most of my friends on AIM already had a presence on MSN Messenger.
This is where Facebook put their thinking caps on.
