I agree with Charles.
I'm approaching 60 myself and am fine with just email (don't even own or use a cell phone - why be on call 24/7?). Too much else to do besides checking everything imaginable to see if someone wants to reach you. My students know to use email. I think most of them have already forgotten what gastropod mail is, though. It's pretty sad.
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From: Conchologists List [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Charles Sturm [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 4:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Social networks and malacology
Miguel,
From my perspective there are too many ways to connect and all they do is
distract me from things that I wish to do. I am a member of COA and AMS. I
follow postings on Conch-L and a few other lists. I can be reached by
e-mail and snail mail. I am also on ResearchGate and LinkedIn. Any more
than this and I will decompensate.
I am not on Facebook, I do not text message or twitter. I'm from the older
generation (60yo) who likes to pick up a phone and call someone and not
text them.
This explanation may hold for other 'older' malacologists/conchologists as
well.
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