Comments on: A New and Amazing Invention: The Telephone

By: Orencecictep

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By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:35:14 +0000

Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future

By: Natalie Shell: think talk walk » Blog Archive » Being Connected

Natalie Shell: think talk walk » Blog Archive » Being Connected — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:24:45 +0000

[...] nbsp;technology/context and change. [For example here, here, here and here.] And it is always to read someone else say it, [...]

By: Natalie Shell: think talk walk » Blog Archive » Taxonomy of Communications

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 08:25:21 +0000

[...] (and interesting) exploring! (I have written on such things in various ways – for example here and here ) On a slightly related but tangental note, I hav [...]

By: tim smith

tim smith — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:33:22 +0000

I know I’m off topic but today is the best day, as she has said

By: Aemilia Papaphilippou

Aemilia Papaphilippou — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 13:26:13 +0000

What a thought provoking article !and so many interesting responses!!!
-the gender factor,the age factor ,the immediacy vs asynchronicity factor,the psychological factor…
But afterall it is to be expected I guess, since this I think is an issue that will influence human evolution-no I ‘m not talking/writting about the phone nor emailing or any other means of communication to that matter but communication per se.

The way I see it is that communication is inter-action and as such the issue that we have all seem to respond to so far ,one way or another, is the issue of CONTROL over this inter-action, over this reciprocal definition, over this interpersonal formation of identity.

I do agree Natalie, “human communication” – and here I would include the written word and knowledge – “is a profound, crucial and beautiful evolutionary gift” and it keeps evolving, changing us humans (and all the other species as well as the planet) allong the way.

At its best and most beautiful communication takes place live, face to face, through one’s personal involvement, and if that can not be achieved, other methods/media are being used.

The beauty of live communication lies in the fact that you can control less the encounter with the Other and therefore you are more susceptible to change.The medium and the message are proven to be, afterall, the living breathing entities themselves.

Mediation in all cases ,more or less animate, is a problem (in the meaning of the word in greek ) it puts forward the medium to the message. Gradually therefore we tend to confuse communication with information which is altogether a different species….

By: Eileen Clegg

Eileen Clegg — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:15:55 +0000

…A few years back at an Institute for the Future exchange we reported on best media and as it turns out telephone is the best for detecting honesty.

People can confuse with body language and of course with one-way writing but the voice is the most authentic for truth…

By: Natalie Shell: think talk walk » Blog Archive » Reviving the Art of Conversation

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 06:18:08 +0000

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By: Zern

Zern — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:11:41 +0000

Great post Nat, as always.

There is also one HUGE attraction/trap of email – that of perceived “safety” in the isolation of creation.

As we write emails, or blog comments for that matter, we are often in a safe, secluded spot of an office or a bedroom. This can lead to an odd situation where you know you are “talking” to another person, but you are also totally relaxed and uninhibited in your secluded space.

That mixed with the severe limitation of non-textual cues and stimulus, contributes to the potential for mixed messages.