#SocialMedia: Making voice calls irrelevant?

I'm so deeply fascinated by where all of this "social media stuff" is going, and what it means for standard operation procedures of communication.

Think about it, back in the day dudes were all, can I get yo number? I totally wanna like take you out on a date. Now, that feels so archaic to me. Do you know when the last time was that I actually used my phone for a voice call? Seriously, I am the queen of texting, and using my phone solely for livestreaming and appeasing my addiction to location based social media.

I HATE HATE HATE talking on the phone. Texting is just so sweet and to the point. On skype? EVEN BETTER!!!! I love, love, love, me some video chat! I don't really care about "catching up" with people. Call me slightly socially awkward, but if I want to know something about you - I will look at your Facebook page. If I want to see where you've been, I can look at my Foursquare feed. Sitting on the phone with you for an hour talking about the weather and your dog Mitten who slammed his paw in the slider the other day - does nothing for me. I ALREADY READ ABOUT IT ON FACEBOOK!!!!!!!!!! I'm a totally straight shooter - and I talk to hundreds if not thousands of people all day every day in some capacity across all the workable elements of social media. Our brains are just so stimulated when we converse online. I see an avatar, or video feed ... I can have 10 open windows at the same time, and links to videos or relevant information for whatever we're talking about. How the heck can a phone call compete with that!?!?

SOO!!! I guess my bottom line here is that the world is changing. You can say it's becoming slightly less personal, but I like to think of it as getting realer. I didn't really care about the shit you were telling me before - I just had to agree and do make that whole sound where you could tell I was nodding my head and listening to you, when I was really doing laundry. I don't hide my multi-tasking online. I really am that interested in getting to know you, just on my time, and in ways that I choose to receive said information.

If you really do want to talk to me, I'm totally all eyes, just not ears.

Skype ID: JenFriel

Twitter: @JenFriel

Facebook: www.facebook.com/jenfriel

FourSquare: www.Foursquare.com/user/jenfriel

... and by posting this, I've totally taken the fun out of you looking for it. #SCORE!! =)

Comments

[Brian Lamont Qually]

I have clients that tell me this is stalkerish but when I first met u Jen I did have 10 windows (tabs) open at the same time, and links to videos and relevant information about u so I could get to know my new fascinating friend... I feel so much better and less stalker like now that I have read this boy the midwest is so behind the times...

Social Media the future now and a way to actually get to KNOW ur friends hrrrmmm... who would have thunk it eh???