The Blitz of Instant Messaging

"Instant messaging are meant to be brief and simple. Else, I would have wrote an e-mail instead."

I wonder who said that quote, though it's not the exact words. I would certainly appreciate if anyone would find out for me. Should be quite a handsome and intellectual person I believe. Although I reckon that person who said that must be trying to be funny at the time, but it does make some sense.

Indeed, SMS messages are visioned to be short and straightforward. That's why there's a limit on the number of characters in a message. Actually I think it was technical constraint or just plain wierd standards and specifications. If you ever had to send an SMS but it exceeds the character limit and span over two or even more SMS, you could have called instead.

Perhaps, I can guess why it's easier to SMS although pressing the keypad isn't a fun thing to do, for me at least. SMS is a much passive way to communicate and definitely less demanding in terms of attention. On the other hand, calling someone requires the party's immediate attention and you could almost certainly get the reply fast. So better save those for emergency instead!

Not just SMSes, tagboard messages are supposed to be short and sweet too. If you exceed 15 words, you're probably being too long-winded already. Imagine a message that goes, "hey.. so long nv update alrd, den finally updated u post everything together! split them up lah den easier to read mah! haha.."

Okay, that was sort of exaggerated. Haha.

Anyway, computers and electronic devices can only do so much, and there's no chance your body language is going to send through with those simple messages. The most primitive way of communication is lost, and the only thing you could count on is the words.

Fortunately, words do have something else and that's the tone! If you make a message too short, it isn't sweet anymore. It lacks the emotions and, in my opinion, turn a message or reply seemed cold. The sender might be imagined to be impatient and irritated. Hmm, could it be just me? That I guess, could potentially create misunderstanding.

Maybe, that's why I find conversing on Messenger seemed a chore sometimes?

But emoticons could help. A lot! It need not be pictorial, a simple =) suffice in defining the message's intent. However, don't over-use the pictorial form of it 'cause it could really turn out to be an eye-sore sometimes.

What a boring thing I'm talking about, even I yawned. >.< Why did I start this in the first place arh? Beats me.

Perhaps I'm just being random I guess. Haha.

'NUFFsaid.