This attracts the ambusher's attention to the display, allowing them to initiate a call if desired. From informal awareness to making contact. Moving from awareness of another's availability to an informal meeting is simple in physical environments but not on computers. Electronic addresses must be found, software connections established, system compatibility verified. Peepholes simplifies this by integrating communication and groupware tools via hooks.
Connections are literally a button click away.
From asynchronous to casual interaction. Email represents an opportunity for casual real-time interaction that should not be ignored. The user can see if the sender is available for real time conversation, and contact them that way if desired. This is particularly useful for incoming mail, where it is more than likely that the sender is still active on their machine. Integrating Peepholes and electronic mail Information for free.