According to an article on September 28 in the New York Times Technology section, Nielsen Mobile said that more text messages were sent than phone calls were made by American cellphone subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2007. The survey showed that the number of texts shot upward 64 percent and the number of phone calls has slightly decreased. Most cell phone providers now offer large or unlimited text messaging bundles, possibly increasing the number of messages being sent than phone calls if the person does not want to use up there minutes.
Teenagers and the youth generation are shown to use text messaging the most. Teens ages 13 to 17 are sending or receiving 1,742 messages a month, according to Nielsen Mobile, and 18-to-24-year-olds average 790 messages. Texts have allowed people to communicate immediately in situations where they are not allowed to be speaking, like classrooms, work, waiting rooms, cars, or when the conversation is private and they do not want people around them to hear. According to the article, 42 percent of a group of a teenagers said they can text while blindfolded, and it is often seen that people can text while driving and/or paying attention to other things.
The question is, in the coming years, will text messages take over and less calls be needed to communicate? This is just another way that shows actual physical and live interaction are a dwindling trend.
- Jessica I
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