Email is Dead. Long Live Texting.

on March 25th, 2008

I’ve been excited about moving our student ministry quickly into the texting generation, and even more now in light of this post today about students and how they prefer to communicate.

3. Text messages are brief and to the point. The person texting doesn’t waste words; in fact, they usually abbreviate the message.

4. Text messaging is in your control. The receiver can stop when they want to. This kind of control is attractive to students today. They want communication on their terms.

Students today are inundated with messages, from every side. I believe they’re most likely to respond to a text message because it allows them fast, current, relevant communication with friends–but at a safe distance. They like intimacy without a lot of vulnerability. 

Here’s a link to all of the posts I’ve made about texting here on the blog if you want to see what tools we’re using and why.

JG


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Comments (3)

Rob C at 12:19pm March 26

i’m a texting addict, with friends from college (a few), friends near me now (a few more), other staff members (quite a bit), and people in my church 30 and younger (a lot). this month, i’ve already passed 9200 incoming/outgoing texts. yea, it’s an addiction but i prefer it over email, whenever possible.

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