My intention for this research project (regardless how late this project is), is to examine the behaviors of people who send and receive text messages, and find if a variance exists in texting adults towards in regards to the practice of texting over SMS, and instant messaging.
I intend to approach at least interview four people and ask the questions below:
1. How many times do you text on the phone on a given day?
2. Are your texts usually short, or are they long?
3. Do you text more than you call? If so, why? When you are on your computer, and you're talking to people over the Internet, do you prefer to use instant messaging or videoconferencing services such as Skype? If you prefer one over the other, why?
4. If you could estimate, how many do you receive in a week?
5. Do you text in the same 'style' with everyone in your contact list? For example, would you text in short, abbreviated sentences versus longer messages? Would you say your 'style' changes depending who you text?
6. What are your favorite words,acronyms and abbreviations? Do you prefer to use abbreviations, or do you have a preference for writing fuller sentences? Why?
