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By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Is it Time to Ditch the Fax Number? «

Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Is it Time to Ditch the Fax Number? « — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:11:02 +0000

[...] one bit of contact info from my business cards and signature block, and make myself that much simpler to contact. If I simply must send a fax to someone still living in the last generation, there’s always [...]

By: Dani

Dani — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:09:33 +0000

One thing that can be worse than multiple contacts is the “perpetual forward”. If the desk phone is not answered after 4 rings, it is then forwarded to the Blackberry. If that’s not answered after 4 rings, it’s forwarded to the personal cell, which is then forwarded back to the desk phone. If the call is never picked up, the caller is stuck in a perpetual ring cycle, never getting to a voice mail system. I work with several people who use this technique, thinking that it keeps them constantly in touch, when in fact it’s extraordinarily frustrating.

By: David Scott Lewis

David Scott Lewis — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:40:30 +0000

This was a rant. I’d like to see an answer.

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By: Mathias

Mathias — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:19:45 +0000

I have a cellie (no landline for the business) and email. Some clients contact me through Skype, but that’s about it. And it’s more than enough for me.

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Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:03:06 +0000

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By: Matthew Lowes

Matthew Lowes — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:47:27 +0000

I like to keep things simple. The more accounts and services I have the more I have to manage. I use my land line and email. However, contact needs can be job specific. For me it isn’t critical that people be able to reach me immediately. Email works great and pretty much everyone is already using it, so it’s very accessible.

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Stirrdup — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:37:49 +0000

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By: Da Dame

Da Dame — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:13:18 +0000

I have a phone, I have a blog, I have a myspace, I have Messenger and all my friends know where I live or where to find me…I guess I’m too accesible :) But the fact is that I don’t mind because I live of social contacts ;-)