Comments on: Is Texting (SMS) Killing Chat? http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2006/09/21/is-texting-sms-killing-chat/ an unbound place for inquiry, conversation... feed the spiral Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:39:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Andrew http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2006/09/21/is-texting-sms-killing-chat/#comment-846 Andrew Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:12:55 +0000 http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2006/09/21/is-texting-sms-killing-chat/#comment-846 This is exactly the reason I use a Blackberry. Blackberry Messenger, has presence (available, not available) emoticons, and obviously instant messaging. Of course, everyone needs a BBerry, to connect with them this way - but most business users do. The elegant part is in that I don't have to launch an application or worrry about it running - it is just there, as part of the Mobile OS. This is exactly the reason I use a Blackberry. Blackberry Messenger, has presence (available, not available) emoticons, and obviously instant messaging. Of course, everyone needs a BBerry, to connect with them this way - but most business users do. The elegant part is in that I don’t have to launch an application or worrry about it running - it is just there, as part of the Mobile OS.

]]> By: Robert Paterson http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2006/09/21/is-texting-sms-killing-chat/#comment-845 Robert Paterson Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:17:59 +0000 http://www.henshall.com/stuart/2006/09/21/is-texting-sms-killing-chat/#comment-845 Hi Stuart I think that you may well be onto something here What about old farts like me though who are talking about things withg colleagues that require more context than texting allows? My point is that in the wolrd of kids - I suspect that texting is the new grooming gossip (Dunbar) that keeps the group/tribe intact. But can you talk about issues using text? I find it hard enough like this When In get stuxk with Jevon etc I need to talk - go to Skype So have a look at Robin Dunbar and his theory of Speech as an expansion of grooming that freed human primates to do things and also groom to see my context here. I think that Teens - especially girls have to groom a lot to hold their social space and that texting - basically telling the other that I am in contact with yiou may be the ultra modern form of grooming??? Rob Hi Stuart
I think that you may well be onto something here
What about old farts like me though who are talking about things withg colleagues that require more context than texting allows?

My point is that in the wolrd of kids - I suspect that texting is the new grooming gossip (Dunbar) that keeps the group/tribe intact.

But can you talk about issues using text?

I find it hard enough like this
When In get stuxk with Jevon etc I need to talk - go to Skype

So have a look at Robin Dunbar and his theory of Speech as an expansion of grooming that freed human primates to do things and also groom to see my context here. I think that Teens - especially girls have to groom a lot to hold their social space and that texting - basically telling the other that I am in contact with yiou may be the ultra modern form of grooming???
Rob

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