Most
of the phone interactions in the study were short with more than half of uses lasting less than 30 seconds, likely meaning compulsive checking of messages and social media, but those short bursts add up.
Not exact matches
Statistics show that 92 percent
of customer
interactions in organizations take place over the
phone.
Several
of the top - tier email marketing services that cater to small businesses offer free
phone support along with online chat, email
interaction, comprehensive FAQs and free video product tutorials.
While face - to - face -
interaction remains the best form
of networking, you no longer need to rely on snail mail or even
phone calls to interact and create a group.
To make sense
of this, it's important for designers
of those solutions to know how to take human
interactions (emails, chats,
phone calls, social media threads) and tag them, by identifying emotion and sentiment, and other markers so the computer «understands» humans better.
So Spaly ditched Trunk Club's Skype format in favor
of e-mail and
phone interaction, as well as an even greater hands - on approach.
More traditional consumers might be skeptical
of a mortgage experience with no face - to - face
interaction, but Quicken's
phone and web services seem to make up the difference.
It's so tempting to get right down to business when talking with employees over the
phone or on a video conference, but the beginnings
of those
interactions are a great time to connect with one another on a human level.
That little note started a series
of phone calls, texts, and
interactions that led to our steadily developing friendship and eventually, our dating relationship.
The focus
of the training, delivered via professional - development workshops and
phone - coaching sessions, was the personal
interactions in the classroom between teachers and students; the coaches gave teachers strategies designed to help them build a «positive emotional climate» and show «sensitivity to student needs for autonomy.»
But after years
of interaction (complete with late - night
phone calls, last - minute appointments, and trustworthy advice), your pediatrician probably feels like part
of the family.
When it comes to methods
of interaction, over the
phone has seen the largest increase compared with a year ago - up by 1.7 points.
Every
interaction matters: their experience at an in - person event or a storefront office, what they see online, the ads on their televisions, and
of course any direct communications they receive via email,
phone or direct mail.
People often think
of the web /
phone interaction in terms
of pushing content to the
phone, but the device can also turn around and be used to interact with a kiosk or other display.
Every
interaction matters: their experience at an in - person event or a storefront office, what they see online, the ads on their TVs and radios, and
of course any direct communications they receive via email, Facebook, Twitter,
phone or direct mail.
Hacked Off, @hackinginquiry, tweets: «Gove: To the best
of my recollection, did not discuss
phone hacking or BSkyB bid during informal
interactions with Murdoch.»
Stern said his memories
of the 30 - year - old
phone conversations were fuzzy, but he recalled finding nothing inaccurate about Barrett's account
of his
interactions when he read the book upon publication.
Although much
of my
interaction is in the form
of nagging e-mail messages and
phone calls to late reviewers and copy editors, most
of my communications have been surprisingly positive.
Further research is needed to ascertain if any form
of media which disrupts parent - child
interaction will have a similar effect, such as mobile device use, reading newspapers, or speaking on the
phone.
Image courtesy
of iStockphoto / BakiBG SAN ANTONIO, Texas — So much
of our information from — and
interaction with — the world is now mediated by computers, cell
phones and tablets that health experts have been practically running themselves ragged trying to find ways to use these conduits to help people make healthier choices.Great success stories have come out
of parts
of the developing world, where cell
phones have been used to improve maternal and infant care and help people adhere to medication guidelines.
Most
of Dodgeball's
interactions rely on the basic text - messaging features built into modern cell
phones.
White remains cautious, though, and would like to see more work looking at whether some
of those 10 watts might be coming from the piezoelectric properties
of the tantalum oxide, rather than from its
interaction with the droplets.Ten watts would be enough to power a mobile
phone, a military radio, a GPS device, even a small laptop, Krupenkin says.
The authors summarise the main findings from mobile data analysis and provide an overview
of the different methodologies that have so far been used to analyse big data from mobile
phones in order to better understand social
interactions.
Currently, less than 1 percent
of medical centers teach appropriate
interaction with cell
phones, according to anesthesiologist Peter Papadakos
of the University
of Rochester.
Each
phone recorded masses
of social
interactions from several sources over a period
of five months: logging
phone calls, detecting physical proximity using Bluetooth and keeping track
of activity on Facebook.
Gender segregated groups completed questionnaires on issues
of phone ownership, parental
interaction and girl / boy communications.
And yet, research shows that, even if we're not checking our
phone, simply having it on the table during a convo can reduce the quality
of the
interaction — our brains are just waiting for it to light up, and as a result, we are not fully present.
When we connect with an old friend online, that's great for our happiness — but only if the
interaction eventually happens offline in the form
of a coffee date or even a
phone call.
This includes the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, because while a
phone is classified as more or less a daily
interaction of communication, fun and capturing the moments you didn't even realize were going to surprise you that day, high design better be on par with seizing the moments
of the dailies.
A couple
of the
interactions led to
phone calls, and from there I planned a date with one
of them after hitting it off over the
phone.
Phone dating services help to bypass all these problems by taking the focus off
of a physical
interaction.
Because
phone dating is voice based, it facilitates real
interaction as opposed to more contrived and calculated forms
of communication, i.e. text messaging.
The time period provides a wealth
of nostalgic name drops (the awesome grunge - era band The Breeders feature heavily in two fantastic scenes) and gives us a pre-cell
phone, pre-social media age where the vulnerability
of teen
interaction was face to face.
Hiring remote eLearning candidates can help streamline recruitment processes because much
of the
interaction between candidates and recruiters happens via email,
phone, and virtual meetings.
In ours, Leavitt tried to increase the amount
of personal
interaction through live chats and even a one - on - one welcome - to - the - course
phone call.
The interface is organized well enough with three distinct modes
of interaction:
phone, navigation and audio.
The all - new Fusion offers the latest iteration
of Ford's award - winning, industry - exclusive SYNC ® communications and entertainment system, which enables voice - activated communication through a driver's mobile
phone and
interaction with the car's audio system.
The framework specifies the impacts
of mobile
phone distraction as an inter-related system
of outcomes such as speed selection, lane deviations and crashes; human - car controls such as steering control and brake pedal use and human - environment
interactions such as visual scanning and navigation.
Over the past year I have been blogging periodically about our transition to Responsive Web Design, which, according to Wikipedia, is «an approach to web design aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing and
interaction experience — easy reading and navigation with a minimum
of resizing, panning, and scrolling — across a wide range
of devices (from desktop computer monitors to mobile
phones).»
6 ″ lightweight e-reader 300ppi with frontlight, SD card, WIFI, page turn buttons, audio & TTS with good library management (or good
interaction with Calibre), great dictionairies (or possibility to install), easy way for annotations, adaptable fonts, and... a way to have a good screen protector without having to add the weight
of a whole cover (so maybe something like on some
of the Samsung
phones).
It runs Android 4.0 with a new version
of Samsung TouchWiz that reduces the customization level found in previous versions, while adding new «smart» features, such as using the front camera to keep the screen lit as long as the user is actually looking at the
phone or actively using the microphone to recognize select commands without user
interaction and includes automatic facial recognition for various functions, such as photo grouping, contacts and sharing among other features.
«Amazon cares about
phones only as a means to a digital relationship end, a way to make sure customers think
of Amazon not just a few times a month, or even a few times a week, but dozens
of times a day, creating the opportunity for Amazon to convert as many
of those
interactions into purchases as possible,» notes analyst James McQuivey.
More traditional consumers might be skeptical
of a mortgage experience with no face - to - face
interaction, but Quicken's
phone and web services seem to make up the difference.
Many
of our busy or home - bound clients complete 100 %
of their
interaction with us over the
phone, internet, and mail, without a single compromise.
These programs can help you and your employees manage all aspects
of the sales process (lead qualification, opportunity management, forecasting, closing deals), and can track all aspects
of communication, including email,
phone, and even social media
interactions, so nothing falls through the cracks and your business is able to better track and serve its customers.
Specifically, to ensure collection agencies provide borrowers with accurate information, Education monitors their
interactions with borrowers through quarterly reviews
of loan rehabilitation
phone calls.
Every
interaction I have had whether on the
phone or in person has been nothing short
of excellent.
Shelter staff truly can be agents
of change with every
phone call, surrender request, adoption and
interaction they have with the public.
Fairmont does a great job
of making you feel important, right down to every
interaction I had with their customer service reps on the
phone.
On the
phone from his studio, after seeing Mack again at his opening, Christo said
of his compatriot in terms
of playing with color and form, «Heinz has always been very involved with the relation between surfaces and materials —
interaction.