On 10/22/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bryan Copeland</b> <<a href="mailto:bcopeld@gmail.com">bcopeld@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<span>Hey Jon sorry about the mix-up,<span class="q"><br><br>Agreed... image was huge, I have damn
Gmail to thank for making me lazy.
Basically you read me right, and I think it works for Text Messages and
Email both. "Friends" is a really broad term, surely you must be able
to group them a little further?<br><br>For example, I don't mind sharing that in my MSN List I have the following groups of friends:
<br></span></span>-Acadia (University)<br><div><div><span class="q"> -->Still There<br> -->Alumni<br>-Japan<br>-IUJ<br> -->Still There<br>
-->Alumni<br>-Moncton<br>-Halifax<br>-Out West<br>-Sony<br>-Other Contacts<span><br><br>It's
useful because sometimes two friends in different groups have the same
name, and I don't exactly memorize nicknames or handles, so it helps me
understand who a message is coming from. Personally, I also like to
keep all the groups closed until I receive messages then quickly snap
the group open and message away... presenting a better, more intuitive
view to that was my suggestion <br><br></span></span>Of course, the great thing about MSN is that its
simple to use, that's what really made it take off over other
alternatives. So the ability to present a standard flat list view is
also important. Maybe as Jon mentioned IM and Mobile Texting are best viewed as two entirely different concepts too. What does everyone think?
<br><span class="sg"><span><br>Bryan</span></span></div></div></blockquote><div><br><br><div><br>Bryan,<span class="q"><br><br>As for instant messaging - you are correct, I have a slightly more
refined groups. I have "Goons" (which is most people), "Important"
(duh) and "Ladies" (duh). At least for me, Text Messaging and Instant
Messaging are a bit different. For example, of the 52 people in my
address book on my phone. I text message only 6 of them on any regular
basis (I mean that as little as once every 3 months). I would consider
them all important friends and wouldn't really break down the list any
more. Maybe it is because I'm not a big text'r (I only have a
200msg/mo plan). That probably explains why I don't understand the
need for "groups" in Text Messaging. I would hazard a guess that if I
was a 16 year old girl and was sending/receiving 7K text messages a
month, I'd want to know if certain people contacted me more ("Best
friends forever") more than others ("girlfriend from class"?). <br><br>Even if we don't have a graphical view, and have a "thread"
view, there is nothing wrong with the idea of grouping contacts, and
having certain groups show up top before other messages. Maybe color
coded threads? More important = Brighter colors?
<br><br>There might also be a discussion for the PIM application
itself in here, the ability to store metadata (like grouping users).
That way you can configure the "weight" (or importance) of groups.
Regardless, before we get too much into that - probably should take the
convo back into the mailing list.
</span></div><br>-Jon<br>
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