Conversation Flickr Instant Messaging SMS 
Adam Cohen
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
When the phone was invented, an etiquette had to evolve on how to greet a new call, what’s an appropriate time to call, how to converse without interruption. Two years ago, no way I’d tell you that it would be acceptable to converse via text message/SMS with grandparents. Same with instant messaging.
Adam Cohen
NOVEMBER 1, 2010
When the phone was invented, an etiquette had to evolve on how to greet a new call, what’s an appropriate time to call, how to converse without interruption. Two years ago, no way I’d tell you that it would be acceptable to converse via text message/SMS with grandparents. Same with instant messaging.
Bare Feet Studios
AUGUST 5, 2010
or they are shielding the conversation specifically from a written record (hehe, no comment). Instant messaging lets us detect whether our friends are busy without our bugging them, and texting lets us ping one another asynchronously. Photo Credit: Mute by woodlywonderworks on Flickr. It could take days to get a response.
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