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Tech glitches and relationships
Interesting!
Yesterday's blog entry did not save! My computer is still having troubles here, and for some reason it has not been sending emails or blog entries properly. I found a whole bunch of emails that had been saved as drafts.
OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Yesterday counts as the first official day I missed since I started my goal to blog every day for a school year.
I hope all two people who read this will forgive me!
I have to admit, though, it makes me wonder about communication these days. My internet was completely out for several hours yesterday, possibly because of this blizzard.
I got a simple text "Help me" from a PassPorter on my cell phone. As soon as I read it, I panicked and called her to find that she was at a family party.
"Didn't you get my email?" she asked.
"No, my internet has been down," I said.
Apparently, a funny email had preceded this text, but I had not been able to sign on to read it!
And this is one way technology can create some silly situations.
I've heard of people who get all upset because they sent a friend request to someone's Facebook Page and they were ignored. Well, that assumes that the person still signs on AND that they can sort through the hundreds of gifts, requests, and pokes! But I now see people making decisions about relationships based on what happens on social networking sites. DON'T DO IT! You may be hurt over someone's visual scanning error!
Here, I've had a few people send visitor messages that get lost in all the graphics that are sent. Later, I'll hear a mention that they felt ignored. (BTW, If you send a visitor message and I don't tag you back, send it again. It was probably lost! I have over 11,500 PassPorter visitor messages in the year since the system started, not counting thousands of private messages that came in.)
Our messages can be lost in Spam, lost in the shuffle, or sent to the wrong email address altogether. It just takes one wrong digit!
And how about all these forwards! Every once in a while, I'll be guilty of forwards, but I am pretty much not doing that because it snowballs for people. I must have about 100 email contacts (at least) and if each one sends me two forwards a week, that is 200 documents to review each week. OK, lets give each one one minute, so that is 3 and a half hours a week just looking at forwards. Now, some forwards really do make my day, but AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I also have about 5 or 6 different email accounts. Some are opened less frequently than others because, well, there is just no time. So maybe I open an email account that has been neglected for a week and there are HUNDREDS of emails.
And I can't even FACE my Facebook page.
And then there was the people who might send an important message in a pack of a dozen forwards, then feel ignored if you don't respond. Sometimes you just can't sift through it all! Pick up the phone and call if you have something important to say! When forwards pile up, messages get lost and it doesn't make sense to get upset.
To me, that is the equivalent of waving to someone in a crowded room and throwing a fit because they blatantly ignored your greeting. Uhhhhhhhhhh, maybe what you thought was eye contact was me staring in your general direction without seeing you?
OK, this is starting to turn into a rant, but clearly, sometimes when you think you've reached out and touched someone online, a glitch will occur. It is a whole new layer of possible social misunderstanding.
What do you think? Have you ever had a tech glitch cause a rift in a relationship?
Yesterday's blog entry did not save! My computer is still having troubles here, and for some reason it has not been sending emails or blog entries properly. I found a whole bunch of emails that had been saved as drafts.
OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Yesterday counts as the first official day I missed since I started my goal to blog every day for a school year.
I hope all two people who read this will forgive me!
I have to admit, though, it makes me wonder about communication these days. My internet was completely out for several hours yesterday, possibly because of this blizzard.
I got a simple text "Help me" from a PassPorter on my cell phone. As soon as I read it, I panicked and called her to find that she was at a family party.
"Didn't you get my email?" she asked.
"No, my internet has been down," I said.
Apparently, a funny email had preceded this text, but I had not been able to sign on to read it!
And this is one way technology can create some silly situations.
I've heard of people who get all upset because they sent a friend request to someone's Facebook Page and they were ignored. Well, that assumes that the person still signs on AND that they can sort through the hundreds of gifts, requests, and pokes! But I now see people making decisions about relationships based on what happens on social networking sites. DON'T DO IT! You may be hurt over someone's visual scanning error!
Here, I've had a few people send visitor messages that get lost in all the graphics that are sent. Later, I'll hear a mention that they felt ignored. (BTW, If you send a visitor message and I don't tag you back, send it again. It was probably lost! I have over 11,500 PassPorter visitor messages in the year since the system started, not counting thousands of private messages that came in.)
Our messages can be lost in Spam, lost in the shuffle, or sent to the wrong email address altogether. It just takes one wrong digit!
And how about all these forwards! Every once in a while, I'll be guilty of forwards, but I am pretty much not doing that because it snowballs for people. I must have about 100 email contacts (at least) and if each one sends me two forwards a week, that is 200 documents to review each week. OK, lets give each one one minute, so that is 3 and a half hours a week just looking at forwards. Now, some forwards really do make my day, but AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I also have about 5 or 6 different email accounts. Some are opened less frequently than others because, well, there is just no time. So maybe I open an email account that has been neglected for a week and there are HUNDREDS of emails.
And I can't even FACE my Facebook page.
And then there was the people who might send an important message in a pack of a dozen forwards, then feel ignored if you don't respond. Sometimes you just can't sift through it all! Pick up the phone and call if you have something important to say! When forwards pile up, messages get lost and it doesn't make sense to get upset.
To me, that is the equivalent of waving to someone in a crowded room and throwing a fit because they blatantly ignored your greeting. Uhhhhhhhhhh, maybe what you thought was eye contact was me staring in your general direction without seeing you?
OK, this is starting to turn into a rant, but clearly, sometimes when you think you've reached out and touched someone online, a glitch will occur. It is a whole new layer of possible social misunderstanding.
What do you think? Have you ever had a tech glitch cause a rift in a relationship?
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Tags: facebook, internet, online communication, spacebook, technology
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That's why I just LOVE anytime that I can get to actually talk to someone via a phone or better yet, Face-to-Face contact!!!! Anything can happen in cyberspace....But true friends allow each other "grace"....and I can't say that I have had the tech world cause a glitch as those that I do have only the internet to attach us... I will call and check bases with.... But if hubby texts me instead of calling me for something "important" and wonder why I didn't get back to him, he already knows that its his FAULT.....lol....0 Pixie Dust
Posted 12-20-2009 at 11:16 AM by orionchika 
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It is ten pm and I notice that 19 people have viewed this blog today so far.... you go girl, and you thought only two people would read this??????
I hope your day got markedly better
It was a pleasure talking with you today, all because of technology that did go right.0 Pixie Dust
Posted 12-20-2009 at 10:09 PM by GoofEme
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Yes, that was fun! You are ALL so awesome!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 12-20-2009 at 10:51 PM by Sandra Bostwick
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A vague "help me" message would put me in a spin if I did not realize there was a humorous email prior to it. I think you di an amazing thing to at least check on that person regardless of the reason of the text. You took the time to make contact and Walt only knows where this person lives from you... what on earth could you have done even if that person did require help?
Anyway... I am sure that passporter appreciates your call in her "time of need"! You have been a saving grace in more ways than one... now I must go work on an important project that I feel could change my life!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 12-21-2009 at 09:03 AM by A.Daley
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Love ya, Angie!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 12-21-2009 at 08:16 PM by Sandra Bostwick
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Actually, love ya all, blog buds!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 12-21-2009 at 08:17 PM by Sandra Bostwick
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Good luck Angie....0 Pixie Dust
Posted 12-24-2009 at 06:36 AM by orionchika
