Research suggests 20% of IM's are never sent
Research suggests 20% of IM's are never sent
on Sat 08 Dec 2007 (15:39 GMT)
on Sat 08 Dec 2007 (15:39 GMT)
Have you ever started typing a message, before thinking 'I best not send that', or 'How am I going to phase this'? Have you forgot you were typing a message and became distracted? Michael Beißwenger's research suggests these are reasons for his statistic and the cause of why 1/5 of our messages are never sent.
The interesting thing is that this research has shown the same things happens when we are face to face with individuals, suggesting we forget what we are going to say next. I know for a fact I do this all the time, and I'm sure you do too:
During normal conversation we pre-formulate sentences that are later revised or scrapped for the same reasons all the time. It's just the way humans work. If you could estimate how often that happens, I wonder if the result be similar to the 20% figure for IM?
What do you think of this? I know I do not send messages I have typed on occasion, but this is not a habit of mine. I find my previous message a cue for what I want to say next.
>> Source: News Scientist technology blog
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I've never tried this, but let me know what happens
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