Comments on: Do you call, fax, IM, SMS, text or e-mail? http://www.robbmontgomery.com/2007/07/do-you-call-fax-im-sms-text-or-e-mail/ International Media Consultant Thu, 17 May 2012 09:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Nina Mehta http://www.robbmontgomery.com/2007/07/do-you-call-fax-im-sms-text-or-e-mail/#comment-9443 Nina Mehta Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:33:21 +0000 http://www.robbmontgomery.com/home/2007/newspaper/design/07/do-you-call-fax-im-sms-text-or-e-mail/#comment-9443 I'm usually hesitant to put my AIM screenname on my business card because it gives anyone access to my away messages and profile without me knowing. Whereas on skype and gmail, I have to approve them as a contact before we chat. So for me it's really a matter of privacy. I also think I'm less likely to get phone calls from people I don't know very well rathern than IMed. That's another reason why I like facebook. It's an excellent way to make casual semisocial contacts without being too intrusive. I’m usually hesitant to put my AIM screenname on my business card because it gives anyone access to my away messages and profile without me knowing. Whereas on skype and gmail, I have to approve them as a contact before we chat. So for me it’s really a matter of privacy.

I also think I’m less likely to get phone calls from people I don’t know very well rathern than IMed. That’s another reason why I like facebook. It’s an excellent way to make casual semisocial contacts without being too intrusive.

]]> By: John Zhu http://www.robbmontgomery.com/2007/07/do-you-call-fax-im-sms-text-or-e-mail/#comment-9441 John Zhu Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:29:49 +0000 http://www.robbmontgomery.com/home/2007/newspaper/design/07/do-you-call-fax-im-sms-text-or-e-mail/#comment-9441 I don't know if society as a whole has moved on from faxing. It may be a generational gap, but it's also one of those things where if the businesses/people you're dealing with want you to submit stuff by fax, then it really doesn't matter if you prefer fax or not. I've been dealing with a bunch of vendors lately in planning my wedding, and half of them requested exchanging forms by fax while the other half preferred e-mail. I myself would prefer scanning and e-mailing over fax, but I think that because the circle of people that designers tend to deal with are very technology-minded, it might give us a misconception about exactly how far along the rest of society is in adopting technology. I work with many people who are very intelligent, but on more than a few occasions, I've heard the office manager having to explain to them how to use the scanner. I've also had friends my age (mid- to late 20s) who have some of the communication habits listed here but are also not very computer-savvy when it comes to anything beyond e-mail and word processing. As far as conducting business via e-mail, I think I definitely do a lot of that, and I think a lot of people my age do too. In fact, one of the wedding photographers I talked to was talking about how when he contacts potential clients whose info he gathered at bridal shows, the younger ones almost always prefer that the initial contact be via e-mail rather than phone. I think the non-intrusive nature of e-mail is what makes it so appealing. And I've noticed in myself and others my age something that's almost an aversion to human contact when conducting certain businesses. In some cases, we seem to prefer dealing with an online computer system than talking to flesh and blood. Case in point: I have come to dread it now whenever I have to order pizza over the phone rather than online. I don’t know if society as a whole has moved on from faxing. It may be a generational gap, but it’s also one of those things where if the businesses/people you’re dealing with want you to submit stuff by fax, then it really doesn’t matter if you prefer fax or not. I’ve been dealing with a bunch of vendors lately in planning my wedding, and half of them requested exchanging forms by fax while the other half preferred e-mail. I myself would prefer scanning and e-mailing over fax, but I think that because the circle of people that designers tend to deal with are very technology-minded, it might give us a misconception about exactly how far along the rest of society is in adopting technology. I work with many people who are very intelligent, but on more than a few occasions, I’ve heard the office manager having to explain to them how to use the scanner. I’ve also had friends my age (mid- to late 20s) who have some of the communication habits listed here but are also not very computer-savvy when it comes to anything beyond e-mail and word processing.

As far as conducting business via e-mail, I think I definitely do a lot of that, and I think a lot of people my age do too. In fact, one of the wedding photographers I talked to was talking about how when he contacts potential clients whose info he gathered at bridal shows, the younger ones almost always prefer that the initial contact be via e-mail rather than phone. I think the non-intrusive nature of e-mail is what makes it so appealing. And I’ve noticed in myself and others my age something that’s almost an aversion to human contact when conducting certain businesses. In some cases, we seem to prefer dealing with an online computer system than talking to flesh and blood. Case in point: I have come to dread it now whenever I have to order pizza over the phone rather than online.

]]> By: Denise Covert http://www.robbmontgomery.com/2007/07/do-you-call-fax-im-sms-text-or-e-mail/#comment-9436 Denise Covert Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:10:17 +0000 http://www.robbmontgomery.com/home/2007/newspaper/design/07/do-you-call-fax-im-sms-text-or-e-mail/#comment-9436 If I were a reporter, I'd have a fax number on my business card, because lots of people still fax press releases. As an editor, I have no use for a fax (though thanks to some time spent in office work, I'm one of few people my age who know how to correctly use one) but I would if I were writing, especially for a daily paper. If I were a reporter, I’d have a fax number on my business card, because lots of people still fax press releases. As an editor, I have no use for a fax (though thanks to some time spent in office work, I’m one of few people my age who know how to correctly use one) but I would if I were writing, especially for a daily paper.

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