Around 2000, however, I found myself drawn more to AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) than I did to AOL's chat rooms.

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As the messenger, I cannot take sides.

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Inside the cool Swrve Mussette messenger bag, I found a Porlex mini grinder, an Aeropress coffee press, paper filters, a stirrer, a scoop and a bag of Tonx Ethiopian Wottuna Boltuma fresh roasted beans.

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But where I differ is that I prefer not to shoot the messenger.

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If I can communicate with colleagues via several channels (phone, messenger, email, social networks) from a single point of interaction I can be productive even on a tight schedule.

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I'm only a witness and a messenger.

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It doesn't mean that Facebook and Blackberry Messenger have caused the drop in crime, but I do wonder whether the two may be linked.

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MessageVine's server supports interaction via its own PC client or those of AOL's ICQ or Microsoft's MSN Messenger, and also from mobile phones using WAP, SMS, or Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo's I-mode system.

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