Is text-based communications killing phone calls and face to face ...

Dear Ecademists,

Liz Thomas in the Mail Online asks an intriguing question: "Is this the end of the phone call?"

Volume from landlines and mobiles falls for first time as number of texts soars!

Text-based communications are surpassing traditional phone calls or meeting face to face as the most frequent ways of keeping in touch for UK adults.
The findings were revealed when adults were asked what methods they used at least once a day to communicate with friends and family.
The average UK consumer now sends 50 texts per week - which has more doubled in four years - with over 150 billion text messages sent in 2011.

Almost another ninety minutes per week is spent accessing social networking sites and e-mail, or using a mobile to access the internet, while for the first time ever fewer phone calls are being made on both fixed and mobile phones.

Teenagers and young adults are leading these changes, increasingly socialising with friends and family online and through text messages despite saying they prefer to talk face to face.

Ofcom's Communications Market Report 2012 also shows that traditional forms of communications are declining in popularity, with the overall time spent on the phone falling by 5% in 2011.

What do you think?

Is text-based communications killing phone calls and face to face meetings?

Please feel free to comment!

Have a great and happy new week!

Best.

- Lucas

Source: http://www.ecademy.com/node.php?id=179026

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