Talk is Cheap
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The document discusses the declining popularity of phone calls compared to text messaging, especially among teens. Texting is favored for its efficiency, privacy, and non-intrusive nature, with teenagers averaging 3,300 texts per month. The text highlights a generational shift in communication preferences, noting that girls tend to text more frequently than boys.
Talk is Cheap
- 1. image: jakub krechowicz, stockvault talk is cheap avalon mclean-smits
- 2. image: digi on stock.xchng image: Clueless (1995) communication via text message is going up, while calling on a phone is going d o wn .
- 3. why ? because...
- 4. phone calls are awkward and they i nt e rrup t people, image: Suvi Korhonen, 鍖ickr
- 5. image: nicolasnova, 鍖ickr texting is ef鍖cient and brief,
- 6. and texting allows for discretion and privacy. image: Rob Pongsajapan, 鍖ickr
- 7. people go to class, they travel on the subway, they drive in their car, they go to work, they have meetings, theyre with friends, theyre in the library, etc ... image: Voka Kamer van Koophandel Limburg, Flickr image: taki, 鍖ickr there really isnt a good time to call someone.
- 8. unless its an emergency, a phone call feels like an intrusion. Katie Couric, CBSnews.com
- 9. image: siewlian, stock.xchng Why people call, if they call...
- 10. image: Calvin, AwkwardFamilyPhoto.com people call their parents or family to catch up or give location updates;
- 11. to get a hold of someone immediately; image: Neal., 鍖ickr
- 12. or, if takes too long to discuss something in their text message. image: zoutedrop, 鍖ickr
- 13. is this why is gaining popularity? it is planned during a portion of your day, the call isnt an interruption, it is usually private, you want to talk to the person, etc...
- 14. 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 image: UggBoy UggGirl, 鍖ickr
- 15. 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 image: AndrewElck, 鍖ickr
- 16. getting a phone used to be a rite of passage. now kids in kindergarten get phones and we dont stay up talking to our friends for two hours, we stay up texting for two hours pamela paul, New York Times image: Caitlin Doe, 鍖ickr
- 17. 2.5 billion text messages are sent each day in the USA Nicole, hireahelper.com image: Mr. Lujan, 鍖ickr
- 18. image: screenshot of the Rise of Text Messaging by @shanesnow, Mashable 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
- 19. 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 image: CarbonNYC, 鍖ickr
- 20. do girls have a need to connect more on a regular basis?
- 21. The average teenager now sends and receives an unbelievable 3,300油 texts a month - more than a hundred every day! Katie Couric, CBSnews.com image: emdot, 鍖ickr
- 22. image: ms. phoenix, 鍖ickr but text messaging is not just for friends...
- 23. One girl got 鍖red over a text message, and since she didnt have text messaging, she paid 40 cents to get 鍖red. Nicole, hireahelper.com image: digi, stock.xchng
- 24. wouldnt you rather a phone call? or, face-to-face?
- 25. most business relations have switched from phone to email and texting, but 鍖ring is going too far. image: Scarleth White, 鍖ickr
- 26. 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.