Informal Research Conducting

xnmd1 · May 11th, 2011, 19:37 PM

So, I'm conducting a little bit of informal research here for a business project i'm completing .. Hoping to get your help.

I figure this is as good a place as any to start doing research because from here I can get quite a few responses.

So please answer the poll : Do you/have you used instant messaging as a form of workplace communication?

And then please comment with your answer to this question : In your opinion, what are the advantages, or disadvantages, to using this form of communication

Thanks!!

Bartness · May 11th, 2011, 20:31 PM

The company I work for, RTS, uses IM at work. We have three location in the US, one in England, Hungry, and China. SO its very important for us to use to communicate over all the different locations. We also using a social networking site called Yammer. Works a treat, and I can even chat with OH and a few friends when working!

spacefem · May 11th, 2011, 21:41 PM

oh it's awesome, because I work at a big company and you can never tell who's at their desk if they're a building away. so if you have a question you glance at IM, see who's online, fire it off, they fire back. no waiting for them to check email or going through the "hi how you doing today" of phone conversation. it's priceless!

Cat lady · May 11th, 2011, 23:44 PM

We dont, but I work in a relatively small veterinary practice. It would be very usefull as communication is probably one of the biggest issues within most practices. On the downside, I guess you would need to remember to check msgs as we are not always logged in, we are obviously not sat in front of a computer all day and there is about 1 computer per 3 people!
xxx

lozzy21 · May 11th, 2011, 23:49 PM

We dont use and and never will as its not relivant to the job i do.

JASMAK · May 12th, 2011, 00:28 AM

No, don't think so. Just email and cell phones.

missVN · May 12th, 2011, 02:00 AM

I work in a veterinary practice which is based over 2 sites and we use this to communicate between the 2 practices. Advantages are its cheap, quick and if either reception is busy they dont have to come away from serving clients to answer the phone. Disadvantages are that with all forms of written communication, its difficult to tell the 'tone' of the message.

Cookie1979 · May 12th, 2011, 02:07 AM

I used msn at work, but I wasn't doing work!!!

Dopeyjopey · May 12th, 2011, 03:22 AM

We use an instant messenger. Good for seeing tgat someone is at their desk and firing a quick question but in a large company it's hard to stop it being abused. It's all archived though so conversations can always be retrieved. It links up to outlook, so if someone has blocked out their diary to work on something it'll say they're in a meeting all day which isn't ideal.

We also use yammer. It hasn't been rolled out fully yet but it's already pretty good.

tu123 · May 12th, 2011, 03:29 AM

Advantageous because it is quick and easy. If you are you are away from the office people can still contact you for assistance.

Disadvantages-you never get left alone, even when your shift is finished. My boss was texting me 2 days PP whilst i was still in hospital for passwords to this and that, etc.

View Poll Results: Do/have you use instant messaging as a form of work place communication?
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May 11th, 2011, 19:37 PM	#1
xnmd1 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 4,305	Informal Research Conducting So, I'm conducting a little bit of informal research here for a business project i'm completing .. Hoping to get your help. I figure this is as good a place as any to start doing research because from here I can get quite a few responses. So please answer the poll : Do you/have you used instant messaging as a form of workplace communication? And then please comment with your answer to this question : In your opinion, what are the advantages, or disadvantages, to using this form of communication Thanks!!

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May 11th, 2011, 20:31 PM	#2
Bartness Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Fargo, ND USA Posts: 1,843	The company I work for, RTS, uses IM at work. We have three location in the US, one in England, Hungry, and China. SO its very important for us to use to communicate over all the different locations. We also using a social networking site called Yammer. Works a treat, and I can even chat with OH and a few friends when working!

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spacefem Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 49	oh it's awesome, because I work at a big company and you can never tell who's at their desk if they're a building away. so if you have a question you glance at IM, see who's online, fire it off, they fire back. no waiting for them to check email or going through the "hi how you doing today" of phone conversation. it's priceless!

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May 11th, 2011, 23:44 PM	#4
Cat lady Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Devon Posts: 3,791	We dont, but I work in a relatively small veterinary practice. It would be very usefull as communication is probably one of the biggest issues within most practices. On the downside, I guess you would need to remember to check msgs as we are not always logged in, we are obviously not sat in front of a computer all day and there is about 1 computer per 3 people! xxx

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May 11th, 2011, 23:49 PM	#5
lozzy21 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Teesside, Posts: 23,624	We dont use and and never will as its not relivant to the job i do.

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May 12th, 2011, 00:28 AM	#6
JASMAK Other BnB Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 13,371	No, don't think so. Just email and cell phones.

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missVN Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 553	I work in a veterinary practice which is based over 2 sites and we use this to communicate between the 2 practices. Advantages are its cheap, quick and if either reception is busy they dont have to come away from serving clients to answer the phone. Disadvantages are that with all forms of written communication, its difficult to tell the 'tone' of the message.

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Cookie1979 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 3,543	I used msn at work, but I wasn't doing work!!!

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May 12th, 2011, 03:22 AM	#9
Dopeyjopey Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: UK Posts: 6,225	We use an instant messenger. Good for seeing tgat someone is at their desk and firing a quick question but in a large company it's hard to stop it being abused. It's all archived though so conversations can always be retrieved. It links up to outlook, so if someone has blocked out their diary to work on something it'll say they're in a meeting all day which isn't ideal. We also use yammer. It hasn't been rolled out fully yet but it's already pretty good.

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May 12th, 2011, 03:29 AM	#10
tu123 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: London Posts: 6,528	Advantageous because it is quick and easy. If you are you are away from the office people can still contact you for assistance. Disadvantages-you never get left alone, even when your shift is finished. My boss was texting me 2 days PP whilst i was still in hospital for passwords to this and that, etc.

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