Texting Is Taking The Place Of Talking

A new study shows 31 percent of Americans would rather text on a cell phone than talk on the same phone. In a Pew Research survey , 73 percent of the adults in the country habitually text to communicate. The survey further reports that although 31 percent prefer texting to talking, 51 percent would rather use the old fashioned method of talking on the phone, and 14 percent said it was dependent on the situation. The survey is based on responses from 2,277 adults aged 18 and older in the interviews conducted earlier in 2011.

Texting is the preferred method of communication for young people. According to an article by Mike Flacy, DigitalTrends, “One in ten young adults between the ages of 18 to 24 report that they send or receive at least 200 text messages per day (approximately 6,000 messages per month). The next age group, 25-34 year olds, typically average about 42 texts per day and this trend continues to decrease down to about 5 texts a day for the 65 and older group.” 200 text messages per day? Do they have time to do anything else in life? Will these young adults get carpal tunnel syndrome of the thumbs?

Do you prefer to text rather than talk? According to the survey, “Most people are too occupied and busy in today's world that they hardly get enough time to have an elaborated conversation on phone, and hence prefer to communicate via text.” I can see the attraction to texting, however I do like to hear a person’s voice. The emotions and flavor of the conversation can be misunderstood more easily through texting. After all, you can’t hear the sighs and laughter while texting. Yes, you can text little acronyms like “LOL” and put little smiley faces in your text, but sarcasm and irony are lost in texting. I do like to get little morning text messages from my friends far away, and it is how I communicate with my son most of the time. But I would have to say, my preferred method of communication is voice or Skype.

With texting taking over, hands-free devices are even more important. Many of the Smartphones have the capability of translating voice into text to send text messages without typing. A good quality Bluetooth headset with noise canceling makes this process much better. Do you have a Bluetooth mobile headset? I have a Droid X, which is a bit cumbersome to hold up to your ear to talk. I love having my Bluetooth headset to use, especially for multitasking around the house while talking on the phone. And of course with more and more states requiring hands-free devices while driving, a good headset is essential. Do you have one? What’s your favorite?

Meanwhile, don’t get into any thumb wrestling contest with anyone under 30 years of age. You KNOW their thumbs are agile and strong from texting a bazillion words per minute.

By: CellPlaza

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