threedegrees.com

["Anderson, Julie LHS-STAFF" <AndersonJ@ISSAQUAH.WEDNET.EDU>]

So, LM_NETTER's, I just read about threedegrees.com, which makes instant
message seem like small potatoes. I haven't seen it here yet, but I expect
to soon. Are any of you dealing with this yet? How has it impacted your
network?



For those who haven't heard of it yet, this is a Microsoft service currently
in beta testing - you can be a tester simply by going to the website and
downloading the beta version. It's a program written by folks under 25 aimed
at the 13-24 age group (dubbed NetGen). It allows groups of up to 10 to
chat, share music, and pictures. I read about it in the Feb. 24 issue of
Newsweek.



It sounds very cool and I might use it at home, but I'm afraid it's going to
be a problem at school. I figure there will be to impacts - it will be a
time waster for kids at school and network performance will suffer because
kids will be uploading and streaming music.



Julie



Julie Anderson, Librarian

Liberty High School                      425-837-4901

Renton, WA 98059

andersonj@issaquah.wednet.edu <mailto:andersonj@issaquah.wednet.edu>

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