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On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette

Adam Cohen

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. Photo credit: fdmount via flickr. In each of these small examples, the communication is mostly 1:1. Have an example to share? Related Posts.

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On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette

Adam Cohen

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. Photo credit: fdmount via flickr. In each of these small examples, the communication is mostly 1:1. Have an example to share?

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Why I Rarely Answer My Phone | Bare Feet Blog

Bare Feet Studios

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. And when we had our little earthquake here a few years back, phone did not work tho SMS did! It could take days to get a response.

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