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Amazing how this little feature shaped communication. Forums too influenced by truncated communication. Average post about 8 words. Pictures replaces content. Are we smarter? Or just chatty?

Patience was taught to my generation by having to wait each week for a new episode of Seinfeld

Now they come every week or two ... What I have trouble understanding are my younger friends who don’t bother replying to email — “Oh, it’s so much trouble to deal with” Cazalea

First SMS was Merry Christmas

text message communication. Electronic mail still remains the pinnacle of communication mediums in my opinion but instant text messaging between people who live far apart is of equal value and importance in my opinion. Cheers, Filip

electronic messaging has greatly improved the efficiency of information transmission, but communication is judged by its effectiveness and about that I'm far from certain.

electronic messaging is a form/medium of communication. I agree that the effectiveness of it is debatable on the global scale but for private purposes it has enabled people to far more efficiently communicate. I ought to have added none of it will ever ma... 

Communication occurs when people share common understanding. Simply firing off a message doesn’t guarantee any communication - especially if we don’t receive (any or adequate) feedback. But a text is possibly the most character-efficient means of charming... 

reading facial and body language clues that assist in understanding the emotional context of what comes out of our mouths. With electronic messaging, these clues are missing so the inevitability of misunderstanding increases tremendously. The sender, with... 

I just read a study which concluded that people accurately recognize emotional states in others far better by just listening to their voices as opposed to looking at them plus listening at the same time. The researchers state the latter becomes informatio... 

One problem is ensuring the recipient of your words is actually paying attention while talking over the phone - as I observe people reading, eating, doing dishes, walking the dog, etc while talking and frankly, they don't appear to be listening as much as... 

eyes closed, fully paying attention. Not over the phone! Cheers, Filip

I've studied and practiced neurolinguistic interviewing which definitely requires you look at the person and pay attention to their physical cues as well as the structure of their spoken words. Can you share the study?

in an online news feed, will have to go back through my browsing history to see if I can find it. Cheers, Filip