There are days when I wish text messaging wasn’t so prevalent and we still used instant messaging. Gone are the days of crafting the perfect away message. Days are gone when you came home from work and found 18 messages from you fiends who thought you were home.
I miss the door opening and shutting when someone came online and left. I miss that sound when you get your first IM from someone. There was always a certain gratification about that.
We no longer change avatars to suit our mood, or write fun little ‘about me’ stories for our AIM profiles.
Sadly, those days are gone.
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