Instant MessagingIsabella Shaw

~ Skype, MSN and Facebook Chat are all free

~ 100% of surveyed people communicate via text messaging

~ 41% of surveyed adolescents use Facebook Chat more than any other form of instant messaging

~ Instant Communication~ Conversations can be held in real time across the world ~ Isolation creates accents and regional dialects~ New technologies spread concepts and ideas rapidly~ Universal communication

Under 18

Over 18

Under 18

Over 18

~ In-personal conversations

~ Bulling and harassment become easier

~ Things are said via instant messaging that wouldn’t be face to face

~ People feel more removed

~ Sarcasm and irony become lost

~ Absence of visual and audio clues

~ 100% of surveyed adolescents use emoticons to help express what they’re saying

My survey uncovered the difference between the different generations

Under 18

Over 18

"O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me!“ – King Richard III, William Shakespeare , 1591

“Language change is not a disease, any more than adolescence or autumn are illnesses.”

• Unknown, 2011 ‘How the English language has changed over the years’ [online] avaliable at http://www.thisblogrules.com/2011/09/how-english-language-has-changed-over-the-years-infographic.html

• Discovery Channel, 2011, ‘Has instant messaging changed the communication landscape?’ [online] available at http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/instant-messaging-changed-communication-landscape

• O’Connor Amanda, 2010 ‘Instant Messaging; Friend or Fow for Student Writing?’ [online] avaliable at http://education.jhu.edu/newhorizons/strategies/topics/literacy/articles/instant-messaging/index.html

• Binks Georgia, 2009, ‘What parents should know about instant messaging’ [online] available at http://www.microsoft.com/canada/home/safety-and-security/articles/what-parents-must-know-about-instant-messaging.aspx