The Death Of IMing At Work

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		Tech Media Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Tools Travel Politics Latest Video Thursday, May 5, 2011 The Death Of IMing At Work Microsoft hired MarketTools to ask 1,268 people about how often they use particular forms of communication at work. They found that every single form of communication is growing except for one: instant messaging. Only 14% of IM users say they're using it more than last year. 15% say they're using it less. The rest say it's stayed the same. A lot of IM use is probably being replaced by instant communication on social networks -- Facebook and Twitter -- and SMS text messaging as people spend more time on their phones and less on their computer. Microsoft downplayed this part of the survey -- the company has big investments in IM for consumers (Windows Live Messenger) and corporations (Lync). Instead, Microsoft pointed out that email usage is growing, which shouldn't surprise anybody who's checked their inbox recently. Read » Also On SAI Today: Mark Zuckerberg's New $7 Million House [PHOTOS] The 21 Most Important Googlers You've Never Heard Of This Man Is Beating LinkedIn In China, India, And Brazil (EXCLUSIVE Q&A) Cisco's Crazy Management Structure Wasn't Working, So Chambers Is Changing It Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Finally, Something For Tim Armstrong To Brag About CHART OF THE DAY: iPad, iPhone's Share Of Traffic To Business Insider Drops As Android Rises CHART OF THE DAY: Suddenly, LinkedIn Is A Traffic Firehose Share this email: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.careers@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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