Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Multicommunicating is the practice of engaging in more than one conversation at a time. The term multicommunicating was coined by Turner, Reinsch and Tinsley, who posit that simultaneous conversations can be conducted using an ever increasing array of media, including face-to-face, phone and email tools for communication. While multicommunicating is not uncommon as a social practice, the majority of academic research focuses on its professional implications and outlines a number of key factors shaping the act of multicommunicating. For instance, the flexibility of communication tempo, the compartmentalization of conversations, and the topics and intensity of interactions are all contributing factors toward a person’s choice of engaging in multicommunicating as well as his or her ultimate success with the practice.Notably, many people – also referred to as ‘presence allocators’ within the context of multicommunicating – engage in multiple conversations as a direct response to the requests of others. Employees frequently believe that multicommunicating increases their productivity and work efficiency, however in-depth interviews about the practice of multicommunicating have often revealed some mixed results. Research has also shown that the most commonly used combinations for multicommunicating are the telephone and email, followed by the telephone and text-based messaging (text message, instant message, etc.).. }
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- Multicommunicating abstract "Multicommunicating is the practice of engaging in more than one conversation at a time. The term multicommunicating was coined by Turner, Reinsch and Tinsley, who posit that simultaneous conversations can be conducted using an ever increasing array of media, including face-to-face, phone and email tools for communication. While multicommunicating is not uncommon as a social practice, the majority of academic research focuses on its professional implications and outlines a number of key factors shaping the act of multicommunicating. For instance, the flexibility of communication tempo, the compartmentalization of conversations, and the topics and intensity of interactions are all contributing factors toward a person’s choice of engaging in multicommunicating as well as his or her ultimate success with the practice.Notably, many people – also referred to as ‘presence allocators’ within the context of multicommunicating – engage in multiple conversations as a direct response to the requests of others. Employees frequently believe that multicommunicating increases their productivity and work efficiency, however in-depth interviews about the practice of multicommunicating have often revealed some mixed results. Research has also shown that the most commonly used combinations for multicommunicating are the telephone and email, followed by the telephone and text-based messaging (text message, instant message, etc.).".