Instant messenger lost its appeal?

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Posted by whiskers on May-14-2008 22:44:

Instant messenger lost its appeal?

I used to be addicted to IM. Nowadays I can't even remember when I stopped using it. Perhaps, part of the reason is switching computers and not having it start automatically... But even so, I have lost interest in IM. Especially now that there's Facebook, although that's also becoming boring... Anyone else feel the same?

Posted by Dervish on May-14-2008 22:48:

Get more interesting IM friends!!!! Then it'll be barely bearable.

Posted by Lira on May-14-2008 22:49:

I liked ICQ. Then everybody started using MSN, and neither my computer nor I got along with that program very well. I tried to use Odigo to fix that problem, but then Microsoft trying to dodge connections from other IM's or something.

I use Orkut just to stay in touch with friends and post in the nerdy communities, and I spend at most 10 minutes a week.

Posted by narcism on May-14-2008 22:50:

skype ftw

and u dont have to type anything

Posted by Dervish on May-14-2008 22:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
I liked ICQ. Then everybody started using MSN, and neither my computer nor I got along with that program very well. I tried to use Odigo to fix that problem, but then Microsoft trying to dodge connections from other IM's or something.

I use Orkut just to stay in touch with friends and post in the nerdy communities, and I spend at most 10 minutes a week.

Using Pidgin myself, spell checking my spazy typing ftw!!!

Posted by gehzumteufel on May-14-2008 22:52:

quote:
Originally posted by narcism
skype ftw

and u dont have to type anything

I just installed this on my phone. I have skype wherever I want!! I love my pda phone.

Posted by whiskers on May-14-2008 22:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Lira
I liked ICQ. Then everybody started using MSN, and neither my computer nor I got along with that program very well. I tried to use Odigo to fix that problem, but then Microsoft trying to dodge connections from other IM's or something.

I use Orkut just to stay in touch with friends and post in the nerdy communities, and I spend at most 10 minutes a week.

I've been using Pidgin forever: gmail, aim, msn, icq... what not. Same thing.

and I used Skype for a while, with webcam... then it got boring too

Posted by whiskers on May-14-2008 22:53:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
I just installed this on my phone. I have skype wherever I want!! I love my pda phone.

Skype on the phone = win

Posted by narcism on May-14-2008 22:54:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
I just installed this on my phone. I have skype wherever I want!! I love my pda phone.

oh nice one, but dont see the point of using it on a phone
just call the person tightass

Posted by bas on May-14-2008 22:54:

I didn't think instant messenger was supposed to be "fun"

Posted by whiskers on May-14-2008 22:54:

quote:
Originally posted by Dervish
Get more interesting IM friends!!!! Then it'll be barely bearable.

Hm, that's a good point. But if I meet interesting people worth talking to, I'd rather go somewhere and talk, like hang out at a coffee shop and discuss whatever the hell comes to mind...

Posted by Dervish on May-14-2008 22:58:

add me if you want, I'm kinda drunk just now but meh another person to be bored with, misery loves company

..I'm a Pisces what are you? What is your birth stone? Just if converge at Mars or Uranus we could be soul mates!!!!

Posted by Lira on May-14-2008 22:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Dervish
Using Pidgin myself, spell checking my spazy typing ftw!!!

quote:
Originally posted by whiskers
I've been using Pidgin forever: gmail, aim, msn, icq... what not. Same thing.

and I used Skype for a while, with webcam... then it got boring too

Pidgin? Gonna check that out.

As for Skype, I used that at work for a while... but it resembles a phone so much that I feel like using it exactly the same way I use a regular phone

Posted by whiskers on May-14-2008 23:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Dervish
add me if you want, I'm kinda drunk just now but meh another person to be bored with, misery loves company

..I'm a Pisces what are you? What is your birth stone? Just if converge at Mars or Uranus we could be soul mates!!!!

I'm a Gemini. Technically, all the signs are off by one at this point (since the horoscope was invented, the galaxy has rotated enough that we're off). I don't generally believe in horoscope, but I can't help but agree with one of my roommates that all Gemini we know (including myself) are fucking nuts.
Myself, I can't sit still, always look for something fun to do even if I'm passing out from being tired, always have to be everywhere at once and experience everything/life to the fullest. Oh, and I never shut up.

Posted by Pokit on May-14-2008 23:14:

I've been using miranda IM for ages. Pidgin looks pretty nice. Does it support sending voice like live messenger (ick) or hotkeys to show/hide the clist or open messages?
hotkeys FTW

Posted by Ygrene on May-14-2008 23:21:

quote:
Originally posted by whiskers
but I can't help but agree with one of my roommates that all Gemini we know (including myself) are fucking nuts.

*unleashes the motherf*cking moonwalk*

Posted by Project-K on May-14-2008 23:24:

I pretty much keep MSN open as habit and to get alerts when I receive emails.

Used to have tons of contacts, now I have four, two of which i barely ever talk to.

Posted by verndogs on May-14-2008 23:39:

Meebo has been great for me

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on May-15-2008 00:01:

Instant messenger is shit because I cant fucking stand "text-message speak". Use proper english or fuck right off.

Posted by pinkbubblegum on May-15-2008 00:18:

Re: Instant messenger lost its appeal?

quote:
Originally posted by whiskers
I used to be addicted to IM. Nowadays I can't even remember when I stopped using it. Perhaps, part of the reason is switching computers and not having it start automatically... But even so, I have lost interest in IM. Especially now that there's Facebook, although that's also becoming boring... Anyone else feel the same?

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...167&forumid=16&

Posted by Ang ' ela_ie on May-15-2008 00:21:

I havent used a messaging program in about two years.

Posted by iammesol on May-15-2008 00:57:

quote:
Originally posted by bas
I didn't think instant messenger was supposed to be "fun"

+1

It's just a different medium of contacting people.

I actually prefer it in most cases since I'm usually talking to 5 people at once. I use adium right now (which is Pidgin for Mac). I used to run aim and msn at the same time, but that made me pull my hair out. I love how organized Adium is since you can rename people/divide them into groups.

Posted by Orbital32 on May-15-2008 00:59:

Trillian FTW. Pidgin just pissed me off.

Posted by verndogs on May-15-2008 01:08:

IM comes in handy for me. I'm too lazy to use email to communicate.

Posted by gehzumteufel on May-15-2008 05:26:

quote:
Originally posted by whiskers
Skype on the phone = win

Yeah it is nice. Very convenient. Only complaint I found I have with it, as I just did the test call today, is it uses the speakerphone instead of the regular stuff. Not sure if there is a way to fix that, but I will try to.

quote:
Originally posted by narcism
oh nice one, but dont see the point of using it on a phone
just call the person tightass

Yeah, I'll get right on that when I am going to call you next time. I'll spend $1.00/minute.

quote:
Originally posted by Orbital32
Trillian FTW. Pidgin just pissed me off.

+1. I am using Trillian Astra (Trillian 4), and love it. It has gotten much more stable in the last few builds. They are still adding features to it and what not. Full rebuild from the ground up.

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