MULTIDISCIPLINRY NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.pptx
Instant messengers are and brain eating zombies and time killing machines
1.
2. » Instant Messaging is the exchange of typed
messages between computer users in real time
via the Internet.
» Today’s most popular Instant messengers are:
Yahoo, Windows Live, Google talk, AOL, and
so many others…
3. » About 800 million adults trade instant messages
among each other.
» 36% of the internet are using Instant Messenger.
» Before Facebook or most of social network
sites, IM clients such as Yahoo or MSN were
quite popular back then.
4. » Before Facebook and MySpace, IM was the
main distraction source for internet users.
» Instant Messaging can be reason for viruses,
frauds, bad adultery links, and many other
things…
» The disadvantages of IM is a lot more than it’s
advantages.
» Chatting on Mobile devices can lead to neck
problems, distraction, and accidents if you are
in public.
5. We have became like Zombies
because of chatting on our mobile
phones all the time. We are not
aware of what’s happening
around us, too busy sending
smiley’s to each other. The
society has became a scary place,
it might not be our fault, but it is
our duty to make it a better place.
Editor's Notes
Today, a lot of teenagers and adults are using Instant Messengers to communicate! But IM can be addictive, and can eat up hours of your day! (After first point) And that is only the number of adults, so imagine the number of teenagers!!! (after second point) they are still popular but now there is facebook chatting, twitter chating, googlechatting!