Comments on: In Defense of ’1.0′ Technologies http://comprendia.com/2009/09/20/in-defense-of-10-technologies/ Communicating the Business of Science Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anu http://comprendia.com/2009/09/20/in-defense-of-10-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-16272 Anu Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:30:14 +0000 http://comprendia.com/?p=30145#comment-16272 I liked the idea in this article of not forgetting the value of a phone call. Indeed, several times during busy hours in the day a phone call could be seen as an irritation, however what remains in the memory for long is the interaction with other party over the phone and not the emails. I liked the idea in this article of not forgetting the value of a phone call. Indeed, several times during busy hours in the day a phone call could be seen as an irritation, however what remains in the memory for long is the interaction with other party over the phone and not the emails.

]]> By: William Gunn http://comprendia.com/2009/09/20/in-defense-of-10-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-16155 William Gunn Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:46:57 +0000 http://comprendia.com/?p=30145#comment-16155 Totally agree with you. A phone call does seem more personal, but I'm with MaverickNY on the voice mail. Hate it! There was a recent NPR story about this, too. 30% of voice mail goes unchecked for up to 7 days. I don't know what the comparable stats are for email, but I do appreciate it when someone doesn't leave a voice mail but sends a text/email instead. It's much easier to check/skim/delete text than voice mail because you don't have all the prompts and your don't have to listen to someone carry on, and the info is easily accessible when I need to get back to it. Totally agree with you. A phone call does seem more personal, but I’m with MaverickNY on the voice mail. Hate it! There was a recent NPR story about this, too. 30% of voice mail goes unchecked for up to 7 days. I don’t know what the comparable stats are for email, but I do appreciate it when someone doesn’t leave a voice mail but sends a text/email instead. It’s much easier to check/skim/delete text than voice mail because you don’t have all the prompts and your don’t have to listen to someone carry on, and the info is easily accessible when I need to get back to it.

]]> By: MaverickNY http://comprendia.com/2009/09/20/in-defense-of-10-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-16138 MaverickNY Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:23:59 +0000 http://comprendia.com/?p=30145#comment-16138 'Tis funny but I'm the other way round... I respond more often to emails and forget to return voice mails. My smart clients are the ones who SMS or email me for a fast response. I guess the conclusion is that different people respond in different ways, so we shouldn't assume that everyone likes the telephone. Some of us avoid it like the plague. ‘Tis funny but I’m the other way round… I respond more often to emails and forget to return voice mails. My smart clients are the ones who SMS or email me for a fast response.

I guess the conclusion is that different people respond in different ways, so we shouldn’t assume that everyone likes the telephone. Some of us avoid it like the plague.

]]> By: bmljenny http://comprendia.com/2009/09/20/in-defense-of-10-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-16137 bmljenny Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:08:37 +0000 http://comprendia.com/?p=30145#comment-16137 The problem with the phone is we keep thinking of it as a 19th century device. It's really a radical piece of technology - all it needs is a new name. Let's start calling it real-time voice chat. The problem with the phone is we keep thinking of it as a 19th century device. It’s really a radical piece of technology – all it needs is a new name. Let’s start calling it real-time voice chat.

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