http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/money_saving Questions tagged with 'money_saving' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:14:08 -0800 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:14:08 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/24756/IM%2Dversus%2DEmail%2Din%2Dcorporate%2Denvironment I would like to do a comparative analysis of the use of Instant Messaging versus email in my company's internal environment. Can anyone recommend from personal experience and/or resources, reasoning that would demonstrate IM to be more beneficial than the perpetual chain of conversational email? For example, "thank yous". While polite, if there are thousands of "thank you" emails being sent, would you consider that of significant cost to the business? Further, people exchange emails back and forth as though it is chat...wouldn't it be better to do this on chat and not waste server space? Any thoughts in support of this idea, as well as the contrary, are welcome. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.24756 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:14:08 -0800 money_saving productivity mic stand