Communication log 1

For 48 hours I kept a written log of how often I used my technological modes of communication. On Friday I went to work, there my modes of communication is limited to my employers network. One Saturday, the weekend, I spent more time with my personal technology giving me the freedom to use them as frequently as I wanted, mostly using devices simultaneously.

Comparing my findings to the article, Taylor et al, I have a preference in using my email versus face to face (F2F) interaction when it involves communication with someone deemed as my superior (ex: the article suggests students prefer email communication with professors, and in my log I preferred email communication with my supervisor at work instead of F2F interaction). Compared to the comparison with a classmate, I am more likely to check my email frequently during the day than he was. In our comparison, my use of email (which I use in a formal manner through a desktop/laptop device) was on par with my classmates use of his cellphone (which he used for personal calls and text messages). To conclude we both used our own form technology at the same rate, but for different purposes based on the short log we created. However, I think if we both created our logs at the same day it would be a more interesting comparison because we both followed the same 48 hour duration but applied to different days (my own on a workday and day off [where I mostly rested from work], and his on days off where he was in class or at work).