IMs up the wazoo

I have been having a great time responding to all of the Project Play IMs I'm getting via my meebo me widget! Fun to experience people's first attempts at using IM and seeing how easy it really is, not to mention, great to be able to help on the spot.

I've commented on a lot of your blogs, but just wanted to mention some advice I'm giving pretty consistently. Think of IM like office hours. Maybe you won't be setting specific hours you want to be available via IM, but you could. Mainly, I mean that you can make choices about when you're available for IM messages. Log in to your IM account when it's a time you won't be irritated by interruptions. If you're concentrating on a tough project that requires focused thought, stay offline and respond to messages later. IM doesn't require that you suddenly become available to everyone every time you're at your computer.