[LINK] Text and talk

[Jan Whitaker]

At 07:06 PM 9/11/2006, Ivan Trundle wrote:
>I'm wondering what our esteemed Linkers make of all this?

Interesting observation, Ivan. I wonder if it has to do with the 
mobility factor and cost. Text messages restrict to bite sized chunks 
without getting into long conversations which cost more money. But if 
you're on the computer and have the bandwidth, AND you're most likely 
doing that from home, you would use that device for less cost. When 
wireless broadband becomes more pervasive, mobility will possibly go 
out of the equation. Maybe the real determinants are the interaction 
of bandwidth accessibility and cost?

I was going to try to make a connection with Negroponte's thesis 
about (broadcast and narrowcast) and (wired and unwired) but can't 
remember it at the moment. Maybe someone else can think that one through! :-)

Jan


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