CNet: How to text without a cell phone.
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Fingers jabbing instead of tongues wagging, then?
That seems to be an understatement. A developer I work with said his daughter sends on average 15,000 texts a month (18,000 last month alone).
A nephew of mine claims he sends about a million + texts a month. Not surprised given any conversation with him is punctuated every 5 seconds with him quickly looking down at his phone, reading a text, and firing off another text.
Sigh. Kids today.
That’s mindblowing, Sherif. Completely mindblowing. I wonder what psychologists have to say about it ... I suppose I’ll end up taking a look sooner than later ...
It’s rather amazing. I *hate* talking on the phone and I dislike text messaging, but I do find it useful on numerous occasions.
I’m of the generation where IM and email are still the primary means of communication—all of which have been abandoned by the younger generation.
These kids will grow up and realize that they need to learn how to communicate normally, via email, phone and in-person. Business protocols practically mandate it.
Are we sure kids aren’t going to turn business into a texting world?! Businesses are using Twitter, whether it’s a waste of time or not.
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I am not surprised; one of the developmental tasks for teenagers is socialization. Remember how almost every TV series had kids talking on the phone all the time, and the limitations many households that I remember as a teenager had on phone use? This is simply an extension of the social nature of teens and their incessant need to pack up/socialize with one another, with technology advancing to the point where they are able to satisfy that need. Unlimited resources usually equals unlimited demand…