Ok \u2014 enough on this texting topic already. Just a couple more points and I\u2019ll put it to rest.
\nYou know I\u2019m not a big fan of texting, but I\u2019m coming to accept it\u2026 that doesn\u2019t mean a lot of things about it don\u2019t still bother me.<\/p>\n
It appears that as this \u201cnew\u201d method of communication increases, it\u2019s become a game of who can use the fewest textual characters possible and traditional voice-based methods of communication are diminishing. Well anyhow, enough \u2014 texting is here to stay and the fact is most younger people don\u2019t ever text me anyway \u2014 so it is what it is. Whenever I do get a text, I\u2019ll just continue to wonder if that semi-colon is some kind of flirty wink or just bad punctuation\u2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ok \u2014 enough on this texting topic already. Just a couple more points and I\u2019ll put it to rest. You know I\u2019m not a big fan of texting, but I\u2019m coming to accept it\u2026 that doesn\u2019t mean a lot of … Continue reading
\nI read that social networking is the world\u2019s most popular online activity. I\u2019d venture to guess that a very<\/em> high percentage of all teens are members of at least one social network. Obviously the language used to communicate over these networks is significantly different that the language used in formal writing and face-to-face communication \u2014 but \u2014 I\u2019m thinking, so is social etiquette. People are so entrenched in communication via \u201ctechnology,\u201d they have developed poor social skills in face-to-face settings. And to make it worse, young people, especially, are taking themselves out of environments that teach them to communicate face-to-face.
\nMost people of my generation were old enough when they began using mobile devices or the Internet that their social skills were already developed. That\u2019s not the case with young people today.
\nA couple of days ago I mentioned a study that had determined that most people believed that if you were apologizing for something, it should be done in person, not<\/em> via a text message. I think that\u2019s true \u2014 tapping out \u201cI\u2019m sorry\u201d on a keyboard and hitting \u201csend\u201d doesn\u2019t convey any hurt or sadness that would be communicated through verbal or visual clues. It\u2019s certainly easier for the person apologizing to deliver a difficult or uncomfortable message that way, but it also allows him or her to avoid vital emotions that should accompany the apology<\/p>\n
\n\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n