Module 2 - Group Chat Task

I chose Yahoo chat as my chosen chat tool when doing the group chat. I did try to use mIRC but had difficulty accessing the room. I chatted with Scott Dimitri on Yahoo.

Talk about which chat service you prefer. (Allen, M., n.d.)
We both realised that the service we prefer is the one we first started to use and I think its the one we are familiar with. I use Skype so am used to chatting on Skype and Scott uses MSN so he preferred to use it and thought it was easier to use. However, we both found it easy to download and use Yahoo so I think a lot of these chat services have similar features.

We both also downloaded mIRC but had a bit more difficulty in using it. I tried to get into the NET11 room on the weekend but had difficulty once I entered the room and kept getting disconnected.

What forms of communication chat is most useful for? (Allen, M., n.d.)
I find it handy when you are studying and the discussion board can seem a bit stagnant. Its reassuing to know I am not that far behind and you can get instant replies to questions.
Scott also thought the social aspect of chat was useful: "On the social side of things, it is great to get a group of friends online at the same time and organise a date for an outing I use this a lot for facebook when it shows we are all online together. I have used MSN messenger for my studies for group assignments where we had to do write a speech together and this was great to get instant replies".

How does the method you are familiar with appear to differ from other chat or messaging such as ICQ, MSN or AIM? (Allen, M., n.d.)
We thought most of the chart services were similar in functionality and timliness. We were comfortable using Yahoo as neither of us had used it before but found no problems in chatting and using the tools available.

References:
Allen, M.. (n.d.). "Module 2 Communicating in the Infosphere". Retrieved July 9, 2009 from
http://lms.curtin.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_18825_1&content_id=_985241_1