Tag: messaging

  • The Burning Desire to dump Whatsapp

    The Burning Desire to dump Whatsapp

    Reading Time: 4 minutesToday I went for a long hike after going for a long bike ride yesterday. I am pretty tired. I shared three photos that were directly relevant to a group’s activities and they were deleted. I wouldn’t mind, if they were not linked to the community, and to an activity organised by…

  • The Absurdity of Whatsapp for Event Planning

    The Absurdity of Whatsapp for Event Planning

    Reading Time: 4 minutesYesterday it happened again on Whatsapp. Someone said ‘avoid having too much chatter on this group, there are hundreds of people. When I see such messages it frustrates me because at its core Whatsapp is designed for people to have conversations. The idea that we would join Whatsapp chats, to speak very…

  • The Instant Message Déluge

    The Instant Message Déluge

    Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the golden age of chatrooms and instant messaging there was a rule. Do not post more than two or three messages before waiting for an answer. I regularly broke this rule until at least two or three times I was told off for the deluge. From then on I posted two…