Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Digital Etiquette

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/etiquette-redefined-in-the-digital-age/



It's often hard in today's digital age to know what is polite and what is just unnecessary. That's what Nick Bilton's article is about. There is often an understanding by the generation of "digital natives" that sometimes there is such a thing as over-communication. Nowadays many would prefer a text over a voice mail or an email. This is because the lack of formality required can save everyone time. Another preference is that people find their own information whenever possible. Why bother someone with an email or text when the information your looking for can be found on the same device you are contacting them on? I tend to agree with some of this thinking, but I still understand when this request is not heeded. When asking for an address to navigate with results in a lengthy, take a left at the traffic circle and go over the bridge, I will still smile and nod. Then I'll ask nicely again for the street address.

4 comments:

  1. I do the same exact thing when someone gives me directions. My mom tries to tell me that its easy and tries to give me directions but I get lost in what shes saying and tell her that Ill just use my GPS. So much more simple.

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  2. One of if not the biggest problem in the world is failure to communicate. With today's technology we don't communicate face to face which makes relations with others harder.

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  3. I see this issue on a daily basis and it's only getting worse. I have a sister that said "I wish I could talk and it would type what I say, then I could hear what the other person said..."

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  4. We technologically communicate way too much. It has forced some of us to be lazy as in what Brynne was saying about her sister. However, the technological advances has made our life simpler by providing us with devices that give us directions. The pros and cons of technology!

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