Keypad Economics: Why Talk When You Can Type?
Almost half of all cellphone subscribers are now availing themselves of services other than voice, said a recent report from Forrester Research. That means more typing and less vocalizing. Can a study showing a rise in thumb injuries be far behind?
A recent article in the NY Times by writer PHYLLIS KORKKI highlights the way cellphones are being used and how younger people are also less advanced with telephone skills etc. She writes that while prices for voice minutes are falling, cellphone carriers need new sources of revenue. That is why they have packed their tiny devices with data-driven diversions.
The most popular of them is messaging, followed by the downloading of things like ringtones and games. Eleven percent of cellphone subscribers use the Internet on their phones.
As with almost all new technology, young adults are leading the way. Seventy-eight percent of cellphone subscribers ages 18 to 26 use data services, Forrester says.
The older that cellphone users are, the most likely they are to be flummoxed by all those newfangled features and to stick with their tried-and-true vocal cords.
Reminds me of the old days when you would cold call in person, literally knocking on the door and finding the contact! Now it is the phone VS other means of sourcing.......
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