answer:Personally, I’d prefer to talk on the phone. So many of my friends and relatives have gotten to accostumed to their iLives, that I find it impossible to find a good time to chat. Recently a phone call with a friend lasted an hour. She and I both agreed neither of us had talked to someone that long in quite sometime. A sad fact, IMO. Considering everyone’s time is filled up by work and various activities, I understand the increased usage of other communication. I definitely use emails & messages with much more frequency than I’d prefer. Just to cut my typing time down, I tend to email things like: “It’d be faster to converse this IRL. Call me at your convenience.”