My coworker Joël and I were today discussing the different ways we can communicate and how “serious” each was. From lightest-weight / most innocuous to most intimate and serious, we came up with the following:
- Facebook poke, friending someone on Facebook
- Twitter @person, Facebook wall post or picture comment, MySpace comment
- Twitter direct message, Facebook message, MySpace message
- Instant message
- SMS / phone text message
- Attending the same event
- A phone or Skype conversation
- Meeting one-on-one
- Handwriting a letter