My mobile phone (with Telus Mobility) keeps me connected. This isn’t about the talk and text crap, you can find that anywhere. What I’m about to describe is why I chose to have a data device, as they are often referred to. This is not specific to Telus Mobility. I’ll leave the ranting about which…
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Tag Archive: communication
On the (ab)use of netspeak.
Language, then, like everything else, gradually transforms itself over the centuries. There is nothing surprising in this. In a world where humans grow old, tadpoles change into frogs, and milk turns into cheese, it would be strange if language alone remained unaltered. – Jean Atchison, Language Change: Progress or Decay?, p. 4 Many communities have…
On the benefits of forums vs instant messaging.
Someone inquired why one would choose to use a forum over a chat medium such as MSN. Regarding public discussion Forums encourage more people to engage in discussion, by exposing the topic of conversation to a wider audience than MSN could target. Allowing for the use of group chats, each person must still be invited to take part. IRC…
