Comments on: No need for verbal discourse, today’s teens have mastered the art of “texting”… http://www.martinoflynn.com/blog/2007/09/25/no-need-for-verbal-discourse-today%e2%80%99s-teens-have-mastered-the-art-of-%e2%80%9ctexting%e2%80%9d%e2%80%a6/ Do great work, enjoy the process Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kellie Fronk http://www.martinoflynn.com/blog/2007/09/25/no-need-for-verbal-discourse-today%e2%80%99s-teens-have-mastered-the-art-of-%e2%80%9ctexting%e2%80%9d%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Kellie Fronk Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:06:15 +0000 http://www.martinoflynn.com/blog/?p=88#comment-186 I am not against texting, I use it all the time. In my opinion, based on only a select number of teenagers, it seems obsessive. I don't want to ban text messaging as a technology, I think preventing inexperienced drivers from using it while operating a motor vehicle is necessary. From my understandings of the senior class of Honeoye Falls Lima High School, texting is the way they talk to each other, rather than making a phone call. It baffles my mind, but I don't think texting is "bad". I was just shocked by the amount of time spent using this new technology, thinking back to my years in high school, (not so long ago :) and not even having a cell phone. Yes, texting is here to stay, and I'm happy-just worried my sisters thumbs will develop arthritis before the age of 25 due to excessive typing on a tiny keyboard :) I am not against texting, I use it all the time. In my opinion, based on only a select number of teenagers, it seems obsessive. I don’t want to ban text messaging as a technology, I think preventing inexperienced drivers from using it while operating a motor vehicle is necessary.

From my understandings of the senior class of Honeoye Falls Lima High School, texting is the way they talk to each other, rather than making a phone call. It baffles my mind, but I don’t think texting is “bad”.

I was just shocked by the amount of time spent using this new technology, thinking back to my years in high school, (not so long ago :) and not even having a cell phone.

Yes, texting is here to stay, and I’m happy-just worried my sisters thumbs will develop arthritis before the age of 25 due to excessive typing on a tiny keyboard :)

]]> By: Justin Dickinson http://www.martinoflynn.com/blog/2007/09/25/no-need-for-verbal-discourse-today%e2%80%99s-teens-have-mastered-the-art-of-%e2%80%9ctexting%e2%80%9d%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Justin Dickinson Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:19:20 +0000 http://www.martinoflynn.com/blog/?p=88#comment-185 I think this opinion skews a little to the conservative, fear-mongering side of things Kellie. Texting is a classic example of an innovation no one asked for. Many things (the wheel, fire, the cotton gin, steam engines, the Internet, cell phones) were designed in order to fulfill a need. Other things (designer handbags, five-blade razors, <a hrerf="http://ididnotknowthatyesterday.blogspot.com/2007/09/when-and-why-did-women-start-shaving.html" rel="nofollow">women's grooming habits</a>, iPods, and texting) were invented when there was no demand. The need was injected into public consciousness via advertisements and marketing. Is texting really so bad? It's been <a href="http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/060731-2474.asp" rel="nofollow">shown to improve overall grammar</a> in young people. They aren't looking a gift horse in the mouth in <a href="http://www.adpdigital.net/content/en/resources/sms/popularity.aspx" rel="nofollow">Asia and Europe</a> where the <a href="http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2006/09/european-vs-american-mobile-phone-use.html" rel="nofollow">entire culture around mobile phones</a> is very different. America is just now starting to catch up. If recent trends have taught us anything it's that emerging technologies have to be embraced first and questioned later. If you don't capitalize then the next guy will. Isn't <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=thumb+generation&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS229US229" rel="nofollow">this</a> a demographic that advertisers are hungry to target? I think this opinion skews a little to the conservative, fear-mongering side of things Kellie.

Texting is a classic example of an innovation no one asked for. Many things (the wheel, fire, the cotton gin, steam engines, the Internet, cell phones) were designed in order to fulfill a need. Other things (designer handbags, five-blade razors, women’s grooming habits, iPods, and texting) were invented when there was no demand. The need was injected into public consciousness via advertisements and marketing.

Is texting really so bad? It’s been shown to improve overall grammar in young people. They aren’t looking a gift horse in the mouth in Asia and Europe where the entire culture around mobile phones is very different. America is just now starting to catch up.

If recent trends have taught us anything it’s that emerging technologies have to be embraced first and questioned later. If you don’t capitalize then the next guy will. Isn’t this a demographic that advertisers are hungry to target?

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