Weekly Research Assignments - Week 1
Posted on February 01, 2006 at 01:23 PM by sj695
WEEK 1 - Give Us a Run-Down of Any Text-Messaging App
e.g. [Google SMS], [dodgeball], [Yellow Arrow], [American Idol polling], etc
AOL Instant Messenger
I kept seeing that little icon in the main menu of my phone, AIM (Aol instant messenger). Paranoid that this was going to be one of those really expensive surprises on bill I ignored it, so for UbiComp? I decided to give it a try.
Once I submitted my AIM login information I was able to see a list of AIM friends along with who's on and who's not. I selected a friend from the list typed a message (which is quite difficult with a number pad) and sent it. A few moments later I received a reply and after sending messages back and forth a few times I decided to log off and continue the conversation on my laptop (I was still a little nervous about the billing).
I don't think AIM mobile will ever be used like its desktop version but it is handy when you need to reach someone when they may not be near their phone but busy online.