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WDP — Online Communications

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Daily writing prompt
In what ways do you communicate online?
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We haven’t had a telephone landline in our home since around 2010. Instead, we rely on our smartphones. My iPhone is my all purpose communications device and I use it for almost all of my communications, online or otherwise. About the only time I don’t use online communications is when I’m speaking face-to-face with others.

When I want to reach out to someone, I use my iPhone’s Wi-Fi or cellular service to connect with them. When I want to find out what my adult kids are up to, I look at their Facebook and Instagram pages. When I want to talk with them about something, I text them or send them an email. That is their preference and it’s fine with me. Our family has shared online messaging via Slack and SMS messaging.

I bank online, pay my bills online. I use chat if I have a question about a product or service, as most sellers and service companies these days offer chat help functionality. I buy most of the things I need online at Amazon, eBay, and retailers with an online presents (i.e, pretty much all retailers), or directly from sellers. I even order most of my groceries online.

Most of my health care providers offer online video chat, so unless they need to examine this old body of mine in person, the majority of my communications with doctors is via text or online video calls. Of course, dentists and eye doctors are the exception.

And of course, there’s WordPress, where literally all communications between members of our community is online.

So, in what ways do I communicate online? In most cases, it’s via my iPhone, of course.

WDP — Online Communications

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Bloganuary writing prompt
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My iPhone is the ultimate communications device and I use it for almost all of my online communications. When I want to each out to someone, I use my iPhone’s Wi-Fi or cellular service to connect with them. Nearly all of my communications are online. When I want to find out what my adult kids are up to, I look at their Facebook and Instagram pages. When I want to talk with them, I text them or send them an email. Our family has shared online messaging via Slack and SMS messaging.

I bank online, pay my bills online. I use chat if I have a question about a product or service, as many sellers these days offer chat help functionality. I buy most of the things I need online at Amazon or eBay or directly from sellers.

And of course, there’s WordPress, where literally all communications between members of our community is online.

About the only time I don’t use online communications is when I’m face-to-face with others.

So, in what ways do I communicate online? In most ways…via my iPhone, of course.

Failure to Communicate

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4263CDAC-9748-4D99-B12D-6F85FDBF41AB“I need you to strive to achieve new heights, Ken,” my boss said to me. “I need you to soar.”

“You mean soar in the virtual sense, right?” I said.

My boss shook his head. “Yes, I don’t mean you need to literally soar, but I do expect you to rise to the occasion. Do you understand what I’m saying, Ken?”

I chuckled. “Yes, boss, my wife always says that when we’re having sex.”

“Oh my God, Ken,” my boss said. “You need to focus. Your job is on the line. It’s sink or swim time, my boy.”

“But sir,” I said, “I don’t know how to swim.”

My boss threw his hands up into the air. “I’ve tried, Ken, I really have,” he said. “But I can no longer make excuses for you and I won’t be culpable for your failure to perform in this role. I have to let you go.”

“Oh please sir, give me another chance,” I pleaded. “I promise I’ll be much more culpable in the future.”

“Get out of my sight!” He shouted, pointing to the door to his office.

Written for these daily prompts: Jibber Jabber (soar), Word of the Day Challenge (virtual), The Daily Spur (sink), and Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (culpable).