Just a phase

Okay, what's the phase I'm speaking of?

Answer? Texting!

From my tiny mound in the woods, it appears that texting will soon become as antiquated as IMing. I truly believe this, and the reason is simple. Texting is a slow communication channel that affords the particpants a restricted amount of true communication.

Think about it. Exactly how much "information" can you convey with just a few keystrokes? I'm speaking of the depth, the quality of the exchange not merely the quantity. Even tweets are better with a max of 140 characters.

So, what made texting attractive in the first place? Well, it uses a shorthand that can easily be deciphered, and seems to be ideally suited to cellphones. But this implies that the longevity of texting is tied to that of the cellphone, which is being replaced by smart phones and tablets.

Texting will never truly "go away", but it will be usurped by newer modes of communications which match newer technologies. This is an evolution, not a revolution.

Nuff said.