Poll: How do you keep in touch with others?

[SharPhoe]

Whenever you've got the need to keep tabs on friend and family that live out of town/state/country, what's the way you prefer to go about it, and why?

I tend to stick with IMs more than anything, with networking and texting in close second. (Before any of you gag or laugh, I will inform you that I'm every bit at literate with those as I am here.) I'm not one for long phone conversations since I always feel so awkward when I have to come up with a reason to hang up.

What about you guys?

 

[Nimbus]

I don't. Like, ever.

 

[black lincon]

Mostly texting, but I would say I also call people a bit. And if anyone here has ever gotten any PMs from me they can attest to the fact that I tend to send them in letter format.

 

[SharPhoe]

I don't. Like, ever.

If you can't speak to them face-to-face, then they no longer exist, huh?

 

[twistedshadows]

I communicate with my friends (who are all long distance because I moved) via both telephone and networking.

 

[Anachronism]

Combination of email and phone. I use the phone wherever possible, because I much prefer actually talking to someone instead of reading text off a screen. Of course, that isn't always practical due to time and/or money constraints, so while email is less personal, it's much more convenient.

 

[johnman]

I have relatives all over the world in different timezones, one of my nrothers does not have internet access and a very limited phone card so i find facebook to be the best method. I can just drop a message which can be replyed to at any time, or send instant messsages using the built in feature.

 

[WrongSprite]

MSN instant messaging. Because I'm always on this computer.

 

[Hippobatman]

Primarily MSN, but also the occasional Skype call.

 

[SharPhoe]

MSN instant messaging. Because I'm always on this computer.

You too, eh? I'm also here at least 56 hours a week, so it's hard to miss me.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

You forgot smoke signals. But really I don't keep in touch with people.

 

[traceur_]

Face to face interaction, I'll talk to my mates at school and nowhere else, I refuse to communicate over long distances.

 

[SharPhoe]

You forgot smoke signals. But really I don't keep in touch with people.

You know, I was REALLY considering putting that one up, but I just didn't have the room.

Face to face interaction, I refuse to communicate over long distances.

...Then what do you call this?

Kidding, of course.

 

[PlasticTree]

I have a group of friends with whom I used to be in college together, but now I only see them in the weekends, due to different universities. We e-mail, msn and sms a lot though, and the best of all: we have a forum. Works great for us.

 

[Xhakhal]

IRC and IRL.
... alright, and MSN.

But mostly I use IRC.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

I use msn the most, but i prefer road trips. Its much better actually being with people.

 

[DiamondJim]

Well, it's more of a balance of a bunch of those:

E-mail for work related stuff, Facebook for catching up with people I don't see often, phone calls for making plans and chatting (AIM for people far off), and texting for a few of my friends who tend to text more than call.

 

[Spirit_Of_Fire]

I mostly keep in contact through MSN, but seeing as my friend lives in AUS and I am in the UK, the time zones can be awkward so I often just E-Mail him

 

[PureChaos]

facebook, though i really don't go on that much

 

[InProgress]

AIM, but prefer face to face interaction. You can learn so much about a person by seeing how they behave when talking to them.