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talk is cheap avalon mclean-smits
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communication via text message is going up, while calling on a phone is going
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d ow n
.
why ? because...
and they i nt e rrup t people,
phone calls are
awkward
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texting is efficient and brief,
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and texting allows for discretion and privacy.
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people go to class, they travel on the subway, they drive in their car, they go to work, they have meetings, they’re with friends, they’re in the library, etc ...
there really isn’t a good time to call someone.
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unless it’s an emergency,a phone call feels like an intrusion.Katie Couric, CBSnews.com
Why people call, if they call...
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people call their parents or family to catch up or give location updates;
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to get a hold of someone
immediately;
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or, if takes too long to discuss something in their text message.
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is this why is gaining popularity? it is planned during a portion of your day, the call isn’t an interruption, it is usually private, you want to talk to the person, etc...
“A study by Nielsen found we talked on cell phones 188 minutes a month on average this year. But that's down 25 percent from 2007.” Katie Couric, CBSnews.com
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“Two-thirds of the teens surveyed said they are more likely to type out a text to their friends than to call, whereas 78 percent said they are more likely to engage their vocal chords when communicating with their parents.” Adam Hadhazy, technewsdaily.com
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getting a phone used to be “a rite of passage”. now kids in
kindergarten get phones and we don’t stay up talking to our friends for two
hours, we stay up texting for two hourspamela paul, New York Times
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“2.5 billion text messages are sent
each day in the USA” Nicole, hireahelper.com
“Most of the text messaging is
being done in the 13-17 age range.
The next most popular age range
is 18-24. The number of text
messages decrease with
age” Nicole, hireahelper.com
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“The report also shows that girls text a lot more than
guys, sending and receiving about 80 total texts per
day compared to teen boys' daily log of about 30 messages” Adam Hadzay, technewsdaily.com
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do girls have a need to connect more on a regular basis?
“The average teenager now sends and receives an
unbelievable 3,300 texts a month - more
than a hundred every day!” Katie Couric, CBSnews.com
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but text messaging is not just for friends...
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“One girl got fired over a text message, and since she didn’t have text messaging, she paid 40 cents to get fired.” Nicole, hireahelper.com
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wouldn’t you rather a phone call? or, face-to-face?
most business relations have switched from phone to email and texting, but firing is going too far.
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how much do you text?do you prefer to text vs talk?how have you evolved from phone to message?What are the limits of texting? What is appropriate?Think about it.