Today in class, we started to learn about communication and how we communicate effectively with one another. We discussed all of the different possibilites such as face to face, email, text messages, telephone. and so on. In todays society people are all about technology. Whether it be business related or personal, communicating through text messages are growing rapidly.
Before there was such thing as texting, people communicated over the internet through the e-mail system. They still do, but I think e-mailing is becoming less and less popular as society learns about all the new things that keep coming out in the technological world. People are getting e-mail on their cell phones which is good to have, that way in case they don't have access to a computer, they can just hop on their cell phones and recieve e-mail. But what about the people who don't get e-mail on their phones? Texting is a very simple and easy way of communicating without actually speaking with the person. When a text message is sent, it goes directly to the recievers cell phone and they can view it right away. When an e-mail is sent, it doesn't go directly to that person; it goes to their inbox. They have to log onto their email and open up the message rather than just click view on their phone or have it pop right up. If you are just looking for a quick response, texting is usually the way to go. Not all people have text messages, but it has been a growing trend and more and more people are joining the 'texting' world. Another point to go along with e-mails is that sometimes, if people don't check their account frequently enough, the sender could go days or weeks or however long it takes the person to check it, without getting a response. If you send a text, there is usually a better chance of getting a quicker reply.
People also use texting just to inform somebody whatever it may be that they want that person to know or if they just have a simple queston. It's alot quicker than calling them and having a conversation, when you can just send them a message and have them respond without all the extra talking. Texting also comes into use when it is not a good time to be on the phone or if it's a situation where you can't really call someone. Such as if your at work and just need to find out something at the moment and you can't call them-just send a quick text or if your in the movies, you can't really talk on the phone. and so on. My point is that texting is alot easier to use than the email system. Its almost always handy and it is alot quicker and more efficient for the user.
True. Society today does rely a lot on technology to get rid of problems. It's kind of sad but its what we as humans have evolved to do.
ReplyDeleteI hear about these kids that have or 10,000 text messages a month. I think its ridiculous and time consumming. Can you imagine how smart they would be if they put that much time in studying?!
ReplyDeleteThe advances in technology have helped us stayed connected and communicate with one another. I like to text instead of emailing, just because of that fact that many of friends dont really pay attention to their emails, so the only way to stay in touch with them is through texting, i know for me i really dont like to talk on the phone, i would rather have a conversation through texting.
ReplyDeleteYou make a lot of really good points in this post. E-mail can be really impractical if it isn't checked enough. Before I had e-mail on my phone I never knew if classes were cancelled unless I went on the computer before class. It is really annoying showing up for school only to find out there isn't class that day. I don't think e-mail will ever go away though because it is really easy to attach many pictures and documents and there is more room for text.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that texting is so much faster than sending an e-mail. But what about in situations when texting woud be innapropiate and you need a quick response to something? Like as students communicating with our teachers we have to use e-mail. However, I'm sure if our professors allowed us to just shoot them a text we would before sending an e-mail. I remember a time when I was more into e-mails than texting and I woud make sure I checked them daily. Before I was able to get them directly on my phone, I would check my e-mails like once every week or two weeks. It's interesting how things change.
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