Module 2 - Chat Task

I participated in an ICQ chat for this group discussion. This confirmed my dislike for this type of communication. Firstly from a technological perspective after downloading this tool and installing it I noticed this tool worked its way into my computer configurations. Besides changing my browser home page I also noticed it installed itself to start up when windows loads up.

I was now in a situation where there were people trying to contact me at regular intervals. As indicated in the previous post it is my preference to communicate when I feel like it. This tool is designed to force communication on you. It is also impractical to use as a communication tool when more than 2 people are communicating. During the group task it was very difficult to communicate. There were messages popping up everywhere and about 6 conversations were happening at once.

In conclusion, I can see some benefit in using this tool to communicate between small groups of people but as a group collaboration tool, it fails.