AOL Introduces
Business Instant Messenger, Management Captures First Conversation
In what chat rooms
are calling the most important innovation since the Episode II
DVD earlier this month, Internet giant America Online has introduced Business
IM, targeting large corporations desiring faster contact
at the workplace.
Phones, fax machines and e-mail—these are all passee, ancient forms
of communication. Some people have even compared e-mail to the ancient carrier
pigeon, who often spent days delivering its printable GAP coupons and numbered
surveys. But with Business IM, upper management can finally share various
levels of enthusiasm via an assortment or charicature yellow smily faces.
SexyDMBfan:
Oh wow, I love that one. Have you heard the new Missy Elliott? It's out of
this world.
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Definitely, it is kickin…I know this is so like two months ago, but
I'm still jammin to "It's gettin Hot in Here"
SexyDMBfan: lol
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
But hey, you should seriously check out 8 Mile, I think it’s going to be
pretty good.
SexyDMBfan: Ya I have totally
seen the previews like 40 times...I can't sleep at night because of all of
this coffee, so I just end up watching infomercials and that weird Carmen
show on TBN.
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Oh that's cool...but hey dude, 8 mile has Kim Bassinger in it and she is really
hot.
SexyDMBfan: Umm ya like 6 years
ago. But what is with that? I thought this was an autobiography? how is Kim
Bassinger in Eminem’s life? I wish that Avril Levrigne had gotten that
role. Her song sk8er boi is so cool because I have a friend who is actually
named sk8er boi on AOL.
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Oh ya, who is that?
SexyDMBfan: You wouldn't know
him, he's on the board of United Way and the president of The Sierra Club.
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
brb. my secretary is griping at me.
SexyDMBfan: Oh I hate it when
mine does that.
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked: Alright,
I’m back. Hey, are you watching Firefly?
SexyDMBfan: Oh crap, I forgot
about it. What's happening?
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Well, on Serenity, the crew prepares to land on Persephone. Zoe says that
the planet is starting to feel like a second home, but Mal says that Persephone
is definitely no home. Then, Badger gives Mal an offer to smuggle some booty
through a guy named Warick…That's all that has happened so far.
SexyDMBfan: Ok, I just turned
it on.
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Kewl.
SexyDMBfan: Oh man, commercial
break.
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Yeah. I wish every show was like that season premiere of 24, without commercial
interruption. THAT was awesome.
SexyDMBfan: Dude, I have never
seen 24. Everyone is always raving about it. I don’t even really get
it. Is it an hour show, or a 24 hour show, or how does it work?
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
LMAO—There are 24 one hour episodes per season, thus creating the title
and an entire day, duh!
SexyDMBfan: Oh, so do they not
sleep or anything like that?
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
I don’t know, I’m sure that probably sometime mid-season that
Jack takes a cat nap or something.
SexyDMBfan: oh that’s
cool. Hey do you want to play some Counter Strike?
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Ya man, definitely.
SexyDMBfan: sweet. meet me on
the Starbucks address: 128.83.231.110
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Ok, see you there, and all I call terrorist.
SexyDMBfan: aight. l8r
Above:
A captured Screen Shot of the Conversation
We here at The Management were
fortunate enough to be given a copy of one of the first conversations ever
carried out through this chat client. This dialogue is between the head
of Warner Brothers Studios (screen name: We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked)
and the executive of Starbucks Coffe (screen name: SexyDMBfan) and is as
follows:
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Hey DMB Fan what's up. This is Ted over at the Warner Brothers Studio lot.
SexyDMBfan: Hey man how's
it hanging?
We_Know_That_Ghost_Ship_Sucked:
Pretty Good dude, just chilllin to that Kylie Minogue song "come into
my world"