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[T]he more urgently technology incentivizes us to respond to a proposition, the more we rely on our own heuristics. Less time does not promote deeper thought. Today, when you are compelled to comment right away, ask yourself, “How would I respond to this differently if I had to invest
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It is meaningful if I tell you that I really like the avant-garde music by Olivier Messiaen. It's also meaningful to confess that I sometimes relax by listening to Pink Floyd. But if this kind of communication is replaced by a constant pipeline of what's
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What happened to discourse? Real communication including nuance, tenor and tone? E-mail and texting seem to me a tad cowardly: a fear of direct one-on-one communication where the caller has to actually say something and participate in a dialogue. If you wish to communicate, call me. via
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I know some people think that blogs are conversations, but I don't. I think they're publications. And I think the role of comments is to add value to the posts. If you want to rebut a post, then you can create your own blog and post
His plan was to show his coworkers just how dependent they really were on e-mail, emphasizing how many times a day they were compelled to check it, and proving that it was no longer a productivity tool, but a procrastinator’s best friend. One Man's Vision of
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No need to go to the websites and blogs that you wish to keep up with. RSS is the technology that allows you to bring to your computer the new content of your favorite websites and blogs. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU]
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The criteria are * (a) the availability of instant feedback; * (b) the capacity of the medium to transmit multiple cues such as body language, voice tone, and inflection; * (c) the use of natural language; and * (d) the personal focus of the medium. via Media Richness Theory.
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via Seth.
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That explains the Pavlovian impulse of people who are out with friends or dates to ignore them and check their BlackBerrys and cellphones, even if 99 out of 100 messages are uninteresting. They’re truffle-hunting for that scintillating one. Americans woke up one day to find that they were
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during which participants will likely be multitasking on their blackberries and iphones... NYTimes.com.
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They are both putting restrictions on the use of online social networking tools (via NYT and FT).
In a world where businesses and friends often depend upon e-mail to communicate, scholars want to know if electronic communications convey ideas clearly. The answer, the professors conclude, is sometimes "no." Though e-mail is a powerful and convenient medium, researchers have identified three major problems. 1.