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CHIME. CHECK. respond SEND. You probably do this each day. America Online reports that 90 percent of net-savvy teen and young adults fling instant messages (IMs). It's a great way to communicate. You can retain up with friends, find gone out the math assignment, and make plans to come by your study group together. Right? nevertheless did you know that nation IM for work too? A slip Internet & American Life exhibit study shows that approximately 11 million American adults IM while at work. chiefly of them (61 percent) use this lickety-split communication with coworkers.

10% want to do away with it. 11% couldn't live without it. 29% find it distracting. 32% say it encourages gossip. 40% say it improves teamwork. 47% say it relieves stres 50% say it saves time. 68% say it's a mixed blessing.

What do family think about IM-ing at work?

the bulk of mankind have different feelings about using instant messaging at work. The slip Internet & American Life devise asked for people's reports about the weights of IM-ing on the job

FAST FACT IM users in Atlanta are chiefly likely to send mobile instant messages from a classroom or campus (34 percent)

SOURCE: AMERICA ONLINE

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