People have been using two-way communication over the internet with programs such as AOL Instant Messaging, or Yahoo Messenger to speak with friends and family over the internet for quite some time. The ease of being able to talk to someone over the internet has proven to become quick and easy, thanks to the advancement of technology. But sometimes, when using these chat programs there are times when a person is not easily accessible. For example, when a user is offline and messages do not go through, or when a computer is not always convenient. Here we have a new “web-based text messaging service” which connects people on the web to those on their cell phones within the United States and Canada. Some of the predominant features of Joopz, aside from the two-way web texting, are “group messaging” which allows multiple friends together in one conversation, a real-time history of all conversations conveniently stored online, and “text reminders” similar to a calendar of events.
Joopz gives the convenience of sending text messages from a computer directly to a friend’s cell phone and back, which means that only one person needs to be on a computer. Most people today are always with their cell phone, so this type of two-way communication is already familiarized. Also with this asynchronous mode of communication, Joopz offers neat affordances of having past conversations stored for possible future references, as well as a reminder-type messaging system where a saved phrase or text message is sent out on a specific time and date. And because users can use their cell phones to communicate with those on a computer, there is more mobility with this computer mediated tool, and people do not have to be situated in front of a computer screen all the time.
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