Monday, April 6, 2009

Social Network Assessment

I chose AIM out of the other types of social networkings. AIM stands for AOL Instant Messaging and I believe this is the quickest and best way to communicate with your family, friends, and anyone else you decide to put on your buddy list. It is a chatting tool which is very easy to use.
-AIM is used by about everyone, from little kids to adults, unlike other tools like myspace or facebook which are used mostly by teenagers.
-it is used just like twitter as well because everyone can have a message next to their name which tells everyone what they are doing. Many phones have the AIM option on it so it easy to let others know whether you are available to chat or busy doing something else.
-It is very useful to communicate with anyone you want and I believe better than other networks since only the person you send the chat to can see your message. It also has a webcam option for family and friends that are not close to each other.
-there really isn't anything private y0ou can find out through AIM as it is only used for quick messaging to one certain person and AIM doesn't require you to put your email or post all of your pictures on it for everyone else to see.

1 comment:

  1. Really? AIM is used by everyone? be careful about making these kinds of assumptions. Why is it better than any other service or tool? explain that, don't just make the statement. It's completely private? No one can find the messages? Hmmm, I find that hard to believe.

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