Web 2.0 The Personal Side of this "Basic" Communication (Thing 7, Part 1)

My first reaction to "Thing 7" of 23 Things on a Stick was how incredibly basic it is to my daily life...

E-mail - I can barely remember not having e-mail...

Instant Messaging - Saved my pocketbook in college! Sometimes I had to call home and hear the voice of family or friends, but chatting on Instant Messenger was so much more affordable and I was using it daily if not hourly! Good morning or good night - it was by IM.

Text Messaging - I could be doing it, but frankly, I'm a bit cheap! It definitely is a mode of communication that has its place, but I don't know that I want to be hooked into this method of communication yet, even if it is only 5-10 cents per message.

I think that I will revisit the greater academic application of this one at a later date...