How Communication Has Changed

Published on 22 Sep 2011 at 3:38 pm.
Filed under rant,Social Media.

Today is my co-worker Christine Kretchmer’s birthday. Did I actually remember this? No. I’m ridiculously bad with remembering details like that. Want to know how I knew before she walked in the office? Facebook.

I actually did not say anything to her before she walked in to the office. I was logged in to Facebook to post a message about launching a mobile Web site for Bishop Kearney. From there I saw a message saying that it was her birthday. I clicked the message and wrote on her wall to wish her a happy birthday right then and there. She was in the office right next to me. I could have just walked in and said it, but that is how I chose to communicate. The kicker? She wrote back rather than get up either.

This isn’t the first time something like this has happened to me. Last month I was over my friend Sabrina’s house and we were watching something on TV. She had her laptop next to her and was on Facebook responding to a message. I got out my Droid phone and messaged her to poke fun at her. She called me a dork, but then we started chatting! We’re literally sitting right next to each other and that was how we chose to communicate.

How do you communicate with your friends?

This post was originally published as How Communication Has Changed for The BrandBuilder Company.