Hi, We have a little (not very generalizable) data about this. Based on a convenience sample (read: the students in different classes) Naomi Baron and I found that there is almost no calling within the same location (less than 1%. The respondents reported about 10% of their calls were within the same building and about 2% outside but within eyesight. About 40% of the calls were to people who were not immediately nearby but within 5 miles. A little over 10% were to people who were 5 to 30 miles away and the remaining 33% were further away. Thus, while there is a little bit of local calling, it is those people who are a little further away who are the most common interlocutors. Rich L. -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Holly Kruse Sent: 18. mai 2007 06:16 To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] Observation, and texting in noisy places As air-l list manager, although not really list content decision-maker, and mostly lurker (I am a proud lurker on a few lists, including a huge one that I founded almost 15 years ago and and on this one), I'd just like to say that I think it would be super-nifty if we could cease and desist, at least for a while, from all discussion of/comments about particular individuals and their flaws and strengths. I am very interested in the discussion of online research interviews, in the general discussion of the etymology and usage of terms like "lurker" and "troll," in the trends in landline vs. mobile telephone usage, and in other substantive discussions. With that in mind, I found very interesting an article in today's Washington Post about the growth of texting in noisy environments, like clubs, to communicate with those with whom one is physically co-present: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR200705 1600 649.html I found myself thinking a bit about the use of texting in situations where it would be totally fine to chat aloud with the co-present friend (as opposed to in class or a meeting) but there may be environmental barriers. And it made me curious about the research being done -- and just the observations being made more generally -- on this phenomenon. Holly -- Holly Kruse Faculty of Communication The University of Tulsa 600 S. College Ave. Tulsa, OK 74104 918-631-3845 holly-kruse@utulsa.edu http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~holly-kruse _______________________________________________ The air-l@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/