New media is a vital part of society these days. It is utilized in most of our daily routines and in businesses. It helps business reach a bigger crowd and go beyond their traditional local scope as well as help friends keep in touch.
A new media that can be introduced to people is a messenger similar to AIM (AOL Instant Messaging). AIM has died out over the years and other companies like Microsoft have developed a more useful tool such as Microsoft Lync that many businesses use these days. This new messenger will not be for business but for personal devices, mainly phones.
Have you ever been "AFK" (away from keyboard) or in this case, "Away from phone" but your friends are constantly messaging you in hopes of getting a fast response? Well this messenger will replace text messaging or can even be added to the traditional text messaging app already provided by your phone. This would be a new technology added to everyone's phones. This way, people know you're busy or whatever you may be doing, location, and much more. Of course, you have the option of blocking or hiding your status from certain people who you are not comfortable with sharing your status. This would change the way we communicate on our phones.
This a great idea. I remember AIM. This really brought back memories of when I was in high school. It was such a great platform and I do not really know why it dies out. But bringing it back would be a very efficient way bring back instant messaging.
ReplyDeleteI agree, back then AIM was so easily accessible-especially on sidekicks but now it is unheard of. I bet the current generations don't really know what it is. I'm not too sure why it died down neither.
DeleteHaving a new type of messenger with those functionalities sounds great. Facebook messenger fills some of those needs already but it could definitely implement some of your ideas like status updates.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. It would be nice if they brought AIM back since their features were so convenient. Although many messaging apps fill those needs already, they can definitely implement the status updates for the Imessage.
ReplyDeleteI love this idea. I was addicted to Aim when it was popular and was so easy to use I think it would be so helpful to have this especially when in class!
ReplyDeleteThis is a cool idea that can help with people who might have a lot of group chats with many people. While iPhones have the Do Not Disturb function, other people might not know that and continue to bombard you with messages at times it might not be appropriate. AIM used to be super popular and having that same "Away" status could really help when translated to the iPhone.
ReplyDeleteThis is not a bad idea at all...
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