2 Nov 2004
CS 5244: New Media for the DL
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Improving IM
nTask-related improvements
¡means that only some contacts will be active for some tasks
¡coordination with calendaring
nTurn-taking hard to thread when reviewing
¡More so in multiparty IM
¡Refactoring may be necessary
nMore disruptive than email
¡But can be used as sticky note
¡Need accurate “ping”