[plug] MSN Messenger Overtakes ICQ - Survey

[Mark Nold]

At http://apps.kde.com/ there is kmerlin a MSN client, (havent used it
though)

A _lot_ of my friends use MSN to keep in touch. What is the most impressive
feature is the intergration of Instant Messenging and Online Status (pop ups
saying your buddies are online etc) and normal Chat, and Hotmail and MSN.

The interesting thing i noted about chat was that MSN offers you the ability
to set up a profile page if you wish linked to your login and whatever chat
name you choose (which can be different from your login). People therefore
tend to be more static in 'who' they are on chat.

I was quite impressed when shown what is linked together with MSN and how
easy it was for anyone to get it all going.



mn



-----Original Message-----
From: Jacqueline McNally
[mailto:jacqueline at decisions-and-designs.com.au]
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 6:28 AM
To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
Subject: [plug] MSN Messenger Overtakes ICQ - Survey


According to a survey by Jupiter Media Metrix, more
Australians now use MSN Messenger than the once-dominant
ICQ.

MSN Messenger is now used by over 3.1 million Australians,
according to a March survey by researchers at Jupiter Media
Metrix. ICQ, however, has not maintained its initial leadership
and growth rate and now boasts 1.78 million users.

Yahoo Messenger tallied 773,000 users and AOL Instant
Messenger recorded 382,000 users to take third place. Of
course, many Internet users have multiple IM applications on
their computers.

The study, compiled from regular surveys of 2,000 households
and businesses, also found 64% of Australian teenagers who
use the Net also use MSN Messenger.

The key to MSN Messenger's success in Australia is in its
integration with Australia's most popular portal site NineMSN
and Webmail service Hotmail, Jupiter Media Metrix senior
analyst Foad Fadaghi told The Update.

"MSN is now bundled with Windows XP and will grow even
more popular as the 'default' IM option," he added.

From: The Update (Contact acreed at netspace.net.au for subscriptions)

I am aware of the NineMSN site as one of the training groups in town, have
the home page of their training machines set to NineMSN. The first 10
minutes of the "How to Use the Internet" training session that I was
conducting turned into "How to Change Your Home Page" :)

I visited the site only yesterday, following a link as you do :) A TV show
has a competition where the prize is a booth at CeBIT Australia, Darling
Harbour later next month. I thought this would be useful for one of the
OpenOffice.org community, a consultant (Linux) based in NSW.

So MSN is on your computer when you get it (we don't seem to buy whole
ones), but how much of a pull is the NineMSN site ?

Is IM content driven or is it a place that you go because of the people you
meet ? What do PLUGgers use on their Linux boxes ?

As you might guess, I don't use IM and if I receive email messages to say
so and so wants to chat, I usually trash them. If I know the person, I
remind them that I don't have the necessary software loaded on my machine.

Why I am asking, is that some recipients of Computer Angels computers have
asked about it, as they have seen *it* on TV, and when they visit sites
such as NineMSN.

I look forward to your thoughts and suggestions.

All the best
Jacqueline
http://mc2.vicnet.net.au/users/zenryaku/

Community Contact, Australia/New Zealand
OpenOffice.org Marketing Project
(www.openoffice.org)

Are you a computer angel? (www.ca.asn.au)