Communicating by Technology
July 10th, 2006
I love using technology to communicate, and I do very often. However I am very reluctant to use mobile phone text messaging and Instant Messaging programs to communicate on a personal level. I just thinks it doesn’t work - short brief messages lead to ambiguity and confusion. Robert Scoble has some similar thoughts.
I’m often amazed how many people I know whose communicate with their boyfriend or girlfriend more often by text messaging then anything else. It’s great being able to keep in touch, but how much can you be talking about before you’re trying to carry on important conversations through this medium? That is when, from my observations, troubles usually start (and usally end badly).
I seem to be in the minority though. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Am I missing something? I can’t help but think I’m not…