[Air-l] Observation, and texting in noisy places

[richard.ling at telenor.com]

Hi,

We have a little (not very generalizable) data about this.  Based on a
convenience sample (read: the students in different classes) Naomi Baron
and I found that there is almost no calling within the same location
(less than 1%.  The respondents reported about 10% of their calls were
within the same building and about 2% outside but within eyesight.

About 40% of the calls were to people who were not immediately nearby
but within 5 miles.  A little over 10% were to people who were 5 to 30
miles away and the remaining 33% were further away. 

Thus, while there is a little bit of local calling, it is those people
who are a little further away who are the most common interlocutors.

Rich L.  

  

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[mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Holly Kruse
Sent: 18. mai 2007 06:16
To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
Subject: [Air-l] Observation, and texting in noisy places

As air-l list manager, although not really list content decision-maker,
and
mostly lurker (I am a proud lurker on a few lists, including a huge one
that
I founded almost 15 years ago and and on this one), I'd just like to say
that I think it would be super-nifty if we could cease and desist, at
least
for a while, from all discussion of/comments about particular
individuals
and their flaws and strengths.  I am very interested in the discussion
of
online research interviews, in the general discussion of the etymology
and
usage of terms like "lurker" and "troll," in the trends in landline vs.
mobile telephone usage, and in other substantive discussions.  With that
in
mind, I found very interesting an article in today's Washington Post
about
the growth of texting in noisy environments, like clubs, to communicate
with
those with whom one is physically co-present:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR200705
1600
649.html

I found myself thinking a bit about the use of texting in situations
where
it would be totally fine to chat aloud with the co-present friend (as
opposed to in class or a meeting) but there may be environmental
barriers.
And it made me curious about the research being done -- and just the
observations being made more generally -- on this phenomenon.

Holly


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