Do You Text?

Do you text? I do sometimes when I'm in a hurry or I'm doing something that I can't really break away to talk on the phone. I really conduct more IMs than phone texting, but IMs are one of my biggest work tools to discuss issues with colleagues.

For someone who is a multi-tasker, this form of communication keeps me from having to break my work rhythm. I've had as many as 4 IM windows open at a time, but again, I'm comfy multi-tasking. I also have friends, mostly writers, who communicate via IMs, which I guess isn't so suprising that wordsmiths would prefer it over telephones. (g)

In my work with LoveToKnow.com and Examiner.com, I receive tons of press releases each week. I received one from Predicto Mobile that I thought you might enjoy reading.

Predicto Mobile would like to offer the top 10 reasons people text instead of talk. Predicto.com suggests the following reasons behind the revolution of texting for communicating:


1. Speed - Sending a text message gets to a recipient much quicker than a conversation

2. Emotion - Texting is a great way to mask any emotions, whether good or bad

3. Convenience - Texting can be practiced while doing numerous tasks

4. Universal - Texts can be sent from anywhere and at anytime

5. Memory - Texts can be saved and re-read in order to regain memory of a previous conversation

6. Efficiency - Text messages are more cost efficient than phone calls

7. Controversy - Texting is a great way to prevent controversy. You don't need to respond if you don't feel like arguing

8. Silence - Texting is a silent act of communication, so unless you forward your texts, it stays between the sender and the recipient

9. Deletion - If you change your mind about saying something, you have the ability to delete the message before its sent

10. Evidence - Especially when it comes to cheating, you have the ability to delete all evidence that anything ever happened over text

So what about you? Do you prefer texting over phone calls? A mixture of both? Why do you text?