Email becomes the new snail mail
Dear Reader,
Following on from my previous post I have come across this article which seems to highlight the changing attitude towards IM and electronic communication in general.
Email becomes the new snail mail - web - Technology - smh.com.au
It is strange that as more and more ways of communicating are developing and the expected response times are shortening then as a result people are expected to be on call 24 hours a day - I would say 24/7 but I dislike that expression!
I wonder if workers will communicate themselves to an early grave - or will a revolt happen and it will get to a point when individuals will say enough is enough and switch off after hours!
The other option is a full circle. We started with the phone, moved to email, switched to text, now going to IM as it is quicker to get a response. You never know next we might go to phone calls to try to get hold of someone!
Till next time dear reader!
Vis.
Following on from my previous post I have come across this article which seems to highlight the changing attitude towards IM and electronic communication in general.
Email becomes the new snail mail - web - Technology - smh.com.au
It is strange that as more and more ways of communicating are developing and the expected response times are shortening then as a result people are expected to be on call 24 hours a day - I would say 24/7 but I dislike that expression!
I wonder if workers will communicate themselves to an early grave - or will a revolt happen and it will get to a point when individuals will say enough is enough and switch off after hours!
The other option is a full circle. We started with the phone, moved to email, switched to text, now going to IM as it is quicker to get a response. You never know next we might go to phone calls to try to get hold of someone!
Till next time dear reader!
Vis.
posted by Viscount at 8:30 am
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