With today’s technology, we have the possibility of nonstop connectivity. When our closest family and friends are accessible via phone, text message, twitter, Facebook, email and IM – oh yes, as well as offline – how do we choose by which means to connect?
A new friend advised me the other day that she doesn’t text message; she receives texts but then calls the person back. Alternatively, I can email her, leave her a message on Facebook, or see her on IM.
When working on a SxSW submission with another friend, I called him to talk about the presentation and left a voicemail. He texted me back to say he’d call later. On the phone, we decided to write down our ideas and then work iteratively via IM.
Today, a third friend tweeted:
I called her to ask about it (as I had this post brewing in my head already). She didn’t answer, so I texted her. Was she concerned with people using the tool publicly (via @ replies), or using it for private messages?
How do we decide how to contact someone? In some cases, it may be limited by the connections available: my parents don’t text, so that’s not an option. In others, it may be situational: when I’m in a public place I will text rather than call. Lastly, it may have to do with the content: I will forward a resource or link via email or Facebook, not text message or verbally.
What’s the primary way you decide how to contact someone? If I asked you right now to get a hold of me, how would you do it?
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