Log Blog

Like everyone in the class, the day I decided to keep a log on my use of communication technologies was not a typical day. I watched more TV than usual and I emailed and texted less than I usually do. Here is the breakdown:

- 3 total text messages
- 36 Min phone
- 15 min email
- 60 min TV (multitask)
- 17 min IM (multitask)
- 16 min FBook
- 229 min Surfing (mostly for work)
- 3 min "Other" - this was mostly using the digital screen at the gas pump...does that count?

I found that most of my technological interactions were referential in function, but a couple were phatic (IM, phone call). Also, since I watched TV, I engaged the "new function" we discussed the other day. This is a kind of passive, one-sided connection that is more for consumption than communication. If we put TV in that category, should we put written text in that category as well?