Abstract This paper examines the effect of instantmessaging on efficiency in the workplace. It concludes that instantmessaging can be an effective communication tool that also has the potential to be disruptive in the workplace.
From the Paper "Once the purview of teenagers staying up late into the night to converse with their friends instant messaging has found its way into the workplace. Like e-mail, the fax and the telephone, instant messaging ..."
This paper is a feasibility study for Clinical Study Applications, Inc. regarding the need and benefits of real-time, instantmessaging communications for use between CSA's offices in Arizona and Wisconsin.
Abstract This paper explains that instantmessaging (IM) is an Internet protocol (IP) based application that provides convenient communication between people using a variety of different device types. The author points out that the most familiar IM today is computer-to-computer instant text messaging; but IM also can work with mobile devices, such as digital cellular phones, and can incorporate voice or video. The paper recommends that Clinical Study Applications, Inc., incorporate AOL Instant Messenger into its suite of software so that its two offices can communicate freely and frequently, reducing business expenses such as phone bills and travel costs.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Technology
Potential Security and Abuse Issues
Recommendation
Conclusion
InstantMessaging Companies
From the Paper "Instant messaging can greatly facilitate the ease and speed of communication between employees, whether they are sitting next to each other, or if their offices are half a world apart. Small questions can be answered in real time, without tying up phone lines, writing extensive emails or arranging and conducting meetings. For people who travel frequently, instant messaging allows for almost constant and up to date contact between offices. The practical functionality of IM allows a person to view whether a person is even at his desk and available. Making good use of IM programs allows others to know where you are, what you might be doing or when you will be back, simply by glancing at a computer screen."
Abstract The paper explores why instantmessaging (IM) services offer an increasingly appropriate alternative for college students, both in terms of leisure and academic purposes. The paper shows how with less time on their hands and more time spent in front of a computer and on the Internet, the typical college student will revert to instantmessaging to communicate with friends, teachers and librarians.
From the Paper "Instant messaging has become one of the fundamentals means of communication in the 21st century. Together with other forms of Internet communication (email, blogging etc.), instant messaging has helped created a virtual community in which individual interact with much more easiness and with increased speed. There's no category of age where this is as evident as in the college community, among college students. Whether for leisure or academic purpose, meeting with friends or discussing with the teacher the details of the course project or assignment, the instant messaging service is widely spread among college students."
Abstract In this article, the writer focuses on the way in which instantmessaging has affected and is possibly changing the nature of interpersonal relationships in the contemporary communications environment. The study focuses on the 18-25 age groups as this is the demographic that has grown up with modern technology as an endemic part of their lives and who are most at home with the technology - and most directly affected by it. The paper also points out that there is a close correlation between the topic of interpersonal relationships in instantmessaging and aspects of interpersonal communications. The writer notes that the fact that digital communications and interpersonal connections are closely bound in the modern world makes it difficult to discuss these two aspects separately. Therefore, this study also focuses on both interpersonal relationships and modes of communication and their points of intersection.
Outline:
Introduction
IM, Interpersonal Relationships and Communication
Conclusion
From the Paper "In other words, the assertion is that while instant massaging facilitates more extensive modes of communications, at the same time it impacts on important aspects of interpersonal behavior that are seen to be detrimental to healthy and positive relationship formation.
"This is a view that may be seen to be somewhat extreme but it does have an element of truth that is reiterated to a certain extent in a number of modern studies. This view also states that there is a certain risk to interpersonal relationships in IM. This refers to the view that we are losing the importance of face-to-face contact and the intimacy that result from conventional interrelationships."
Abstract This paper takes a look at the way instantmessaging has revolutionized the communication process in the work environment and then discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages of using this technology at work.
From the Paper "The use of instant messaging in work environment is rapidly growing. However, as with any element of technology, issues surround its adaptation in the work place. Some considers instant messengers as effective tool in the workplace, while others are skeptical considering it to decrease the work performance of employees because it can be a tool for gossips in the workplace as well as it can lead to chronic complaining among employees. So, the question is "Will instance messenger services increase or decrease efficiency in the workplace"?."
Abstract An exploration of AIM and how it affects college students, life in general, mass media, and an exploration of the addiction to instantmessaging.
From the Paper "It is more addictive than nicotine, more prevalent than marijuana; it drives distracted students to the library and sends compulsive socialites home with failing grades, and its synonymous with college life. No, the culprit is not beer, it is not sex...this evildoer is Instant Messenger (IM). College students today live in a world where homework assignments often require Internet access, email messages replace phone calls to distant friends and family, and relationships sometimes start - and end- via instant messenger. Every morning, I begin my day not by brushing my teeth, or eating breakfast, but by checking my status on AOL Intsant Messanger (AIM) and posting a new away message. I use AIM to talk to my brother in Holland and to my housemate in the next room. I use it while procrastinating on homework, and to make dinner plans for the evening. I use it to flirt with my newest crush, and to stalk my ex-boyfriend. And, almost everyone else I know uses it."
This paper focuses on the significance of extensible markup language, better known as XML which enables effective communication between various information systems and databases.
Abstract This paper examines the numerous uses for XML type formatting as it pertains to the storing or filing of data in an information system. The writer contends and explains that XML is considered a standard method for storing information and is deemed the ideal choice for use in a system that requires some form of communication via an arbitrary or unknown program. This paper discusses the manner in which computer programmers as well as Unix developers make use of XML while also comparing its effectiveness and functionality to Unix text formats, which are preferred by various experts in the field. This paper also explores how XML is used in various forms of online communication such as instantmessaging.
From the Paper "One of the easiest ways for a programmer to save data to a file or stream it across a network is to simply dump the data structures, unaltered from memory. Such data dumps are easy for the program that created them to read, and quite difficult for anything else. This has traditionally been a popular technique among Windows developers; Unix developers have traditionally preferred text-based file formats. (Raymond 2003) Traditional Unix text formats, while easy to parse, even without knowing the internal details of the program that created them are not formally standardized. Generally, a program must by specifically designed to read and write another program's file or stream format. XML provides a generic tool for doing so, often supported by an external library. The XML syntax should look familiar to any Lisp programmer; Lisp property lists have exactly the same structure as XML documents, and have served the same purpose since long before XML was intented."
Abstract The paper discusses how the widespread use of networked computers that comprise the Internet have fundamentally transformed how people communicate and the language structures through which this communication is achieved. In particular, it argues the thesis that the technology known as instantmessaging (IM) is transforming language and the social networks that are dependent upon language for maintenance and growth. The argument is made that while this new mode of communication represents a distinct language use and de-centres face-to-face communications, it remains a highly efficient mode of communication for its users who have made a range of innovations in language structure to meet the design of this new medium.
From the Paper "It is interesting to note, however, that the popularity of IM does not immediately translate into other forms of text-based communications such as text-messaging via cell phones. Indeed, only one-third of American teens have ever used a cell phone for sending a text message (Bryant et al. 580). This high level of difference suggests that IM is somehow structurally more attractive for its users. In understanding language use and structure in IM it is necessary to therefore see how this form of text-based communication is similar to text messaging and email, and how it is different. Clearly, technologically sophisticated users have radically different perspectives of these different vehicles for communication."
Abstract In this article, the writer looks at nonverbal messages of height and weight. The writer discusses the negative impact of Hollywood's and other mass media's images of beauty on adolescents. The sociocultural theory and social comparison theory applied to idealistic body shapes are also discussed in this paper.
From the Paper "In their comprehensive discussion about the impact of Hollywood's images of beauty on adolescents, Schneider and Levitt clearly identify the nonverbal messages of height and weight. More than just statistics to describe the physical body, one's height and weight lies at ... "
Abstract This paper discusses the technology-mediated forms of communication that de-center face-to-face communication, such as is seen in the text messaging and instantmessaging modes of communication. The paper then shows how this de-centering of face-to-face communication impacts language use and language structure. The paper provides the writer's personal opinions on the effects that this mode of communication has.
From the Paper "In general, this finding mirrors my own experience of instant messaging in that it is a useful mode of rapid communication while multi-tasking but it is highly limited. For example, one can be writing a paper, researching articles in online databases, while chatting back and forth with friends on MSN or one of the other popular instant messaging networks. As one may gather from this use, primary concentration is focused upon other tasks, so quick notes or comments of one or two lines of instant messaging that can be rapidly understood and responded to represents the ideal mode of communication here. Longer and more complex messages necessarily demand more time and energy in interpretation and response; time and energy that is diverted from the primary task one is often involved with. Research tends to support this point of view, and suggests that even among young and experienced instant messengers there is a high degree of frustration with discussion threads that may be long and complicated (An and Frick 493)."
Abstract The paper outlines ten suggestions to improve the Argot company through information technology. The paper discusses the benefits of
a company wide email system, instantmessaging services, the use of VoIP, developing a corporate web site, having an e-commerce web site, providing a corporate online newsletter, using affiliate marketing programs, accepting credit cards online, using XML for the e-commerce web site and finally, developing a database. The paper therefore shows how Argot International has technologically oriented solutions available for a low cost.
Outline:
Introduction
The Solutions
Conclusion
From the Paper "Argot International has been suffering lately in the business field, facing financial difficulties as a result of strong competition from Germany and Japan. The company, which manufactures special machines for farms and food processing plants, while selling to wholesalers and clients, has been considering making upgrades to their information technology sector, but worries about costs associated with technological solutions. The following is a list of ten suggestions to improve the company through information technology, but while still allowing the company relatively little impact upon their budget."
Tags:messaging, services, email, VoIP, website, database, affiliate, marketing, XML
Abstract The paper offers a description of "In An Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing", a memoir revolving around the war injuries ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff suffered in Iraq. The paper relates that while life for the Woodruffs changed from seeming perfection to shattering agony, both Lee and Bob turned potential disaster into an uplifting victory of the spirit. The paper asserts that this book is a testament to the survival of the human spirit and to the power of love, family, trust and generosity.
From the Paper "Until Bob's injury, he and Lee were an enviable young celebrity couple with four children. Lee was a powerful public relations executive and freelance writer. Bob was a rising star broadcast journalist who replaced Jennings as co-anchor of "ABC's World News Tonight." His career pulled him away from his family for long periods of time and put a terrible strain on the marriage. Nonetheless, Bob and Lee loved each other and met every challenge life threw at them. Then, less than a month after he took over as co-anchor, their lives changed "in an instant" when the tank Bob and cameraman Doug Vogt were riding in was hit. Shrapnel pierced Bob's brain and he suffered a traumatic brain injury that nearly killed him. His brain swelled ''out of his head like a giant tumor.''"
Abstract This paper explains that the plot of Nicholas Sparks' "Message in a Bottle" follows the true life story of Sparks' father. The author points out that this novel makes use of the leitmotif of a message in a bottle, which was thrown in the sea and left to the mercy of the waves and of chance. The paper relates that these love messages, written by Garret Blake to his deceased wife Catherine and put afloat in bottles contain the most important statements the author makes about love and trigger the further developments of the plot.
Outline:
Love in the Context of Life and Death in the Novel
The Leitmotif of the Message in a Bottle Thrown at Sea
Makes the Transition from the Old Love Story to the New Love Story
Forms the Lyrical Core of the Novel and Serves as a Confession of Love
Serves to Prove the Role that Chance Plays in Finding True Love
The Place of Love in Life
Lovers Often Use the Word "Forever" to Describe Their Love, Suggesting that Death is an Obstacle in the Course of Love
True Love Can Happen More Times during a Life- Span Due to Man's Inner Capacity to Love
Negative Criticism of the Novel
Loose, Unrealistic Plot
Tearjerker
Symbolic Meaning of the Novel
Love can be Destructive
Death and the Chances of Life Interfere with the Course of Love
True Love Seems to be Ill-Fated
Loss Happens Two Times in the Novel- Garret loses Catherine, then Theresa loses Garret.
Love has a Regenerating Power
Love can Happen after Loss
Novel's Circular Structure
Proof of the Regenerating Power of Love
From the Paper "The human capacity for loving is proven as unquenchable: love can follow again even after the deepest relationship, although this feeling may be frustrating, as we see in Garret's case who finds it very hard to accept the death of his wife and to love again. Thus, love, life and death appear are very much connected in the novel, revealing an essential fact about the human condition: life and love seem to be somewhat in conflict all through the human existence. Man is first of all given life to, and his life span is delimited by destiny."
Abstract In this paper the author looks at the concept of critical thinking. He examines the world of academia, which he suggests is saturated with ideas, assumptions and statistics. He suggests that many educators strive to teach the skills to utilize these ideas, assumptions and statistics in both a scholarly context and in real life situations. He then contends that to assume that critical thinking skills are so easily transferable is far more complex. With this in mind he moves on to look at Stephen Jay Gould's essay, "The Median Isn"t the Message,? in which he suggests that Gould describes the difficulties of taking statistics and academic studies out of context. Gould does this by referring to a time when he was diagnosed with a disease and how easily he could have been misled by the statistics had he chosen not to use his own critical thinking.
From the paper:
?Gould points out these personal experiences to send a message to his readers. Generally one does not relate such personal details of one's life to simply prove some academic concept. Gould wants his readers to take his experience and apply it. He tells the reader through his own account, to question everything, especially statistics. Humans have a tendency to hear statistics and interpret them without questioning what is really being said.?
Abstract Songs often contain spiritual messages that can help those who are either victims of unpleasant circumstances or lack the courage to overcome misfortunes. The lyrics of many such songs urge people to face life with a cheerful and positive attitude. This paper discusses three such songs, which contain substance because they transcend any particular space or time and thus carry a universal message of wisdom and courage. The paper also focuses on such things as tone of the song, its central theme, rhyming, significance of oft-repeated lines etc.
