RadiusIM’s Demise (Part II)

(In which I was surprised again.)

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No. there isn’t a second death. It’s just that this is a related post to the previous one with the same title and I can’t think of another title for this post.

I was thinking that the site might be using a different time zone so Friday morning might mean the next day since I was still able to use the site yesterday. (How lame!) But when I accessed the site, this welcomes me after waiting for a long time before it loads.

Whoa! And now they have this “Play” button which displays a slide show of cool stuff I’m not sure if I have seen or experienced during a year of using the site. I mean, I don’t remember it showing the “[user] is typing” sign in the chat window (Well, it has the pencil icon which sometimes fooled us.) or the chat window showing the current status of the other correspondent.

But nevertheless, the site was cool. And I sure will remember it as “young and beautiful”. My goodness, I’m gonna say “Hello” to boredom now that it’s gone for good! Thank heavens I still have Blogger. Well, at least as long as it isn’t blocked.

RadiusIM’s Demise

(In which my regular internet usage is limited.)

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I have blogged about the upcoming change in the company’s external appearance as well as the program that will block external sites that had us screaming for RadiusIM. Why would we want it gone when it gives us full access to Yahoo Messenger, Google Chat, Facebook and so many other instant messaging services all at the same time? We wished for the renovation to take more time so we could enjoy unlimited chatting while working. Ah, the boon of being able to multitask!

But just today, an officemate burst our bubble.

“Radius is going to be gone for good. Tomorrow morning,” I heard her tell our other co-workers.

“Really?” I made myself heard and earned a space on the conversation that didn’t involve me originally.

“Yes. Check out the small box that appears when you log in. You’ll see a headstone. It’s goodbye time.”

Oh, so she means the small box I automatically close upon logging in? That’s why I was caught unaware. I refreshed my page and for the first time, paid attention to the disregarded small box that bears the updates for the site. (I bet the box will suffer from a sudden rise in its popularity rate today.) I clicked “Next” and was relieved every time a new update that is not related to closing appears until I finally see the iconic tombstone. After the terrible news spread on our side, I began seeing statuses like “Goodbye friends” and “It’s over” as well as sad emoticons. Well, it seems like we weren’t the only ignorant ones.

So today is the last chatting day as it will end tomorrow morning. I am actually uncertain. The site may be using a different time zone! (Did you feel a hint of hope there?)

Anyway, it’s just another manifestation that all good things don’t stick around too long. I am glad that I’ve had a reasonably good diversion that made me meet good and interesting people. And at least the company doesn’t need to have the site blocked.