Email, voice mail, text — no response. What gives?
Mahrinah von Schlegel, managing director of Cibola, an incubator for tech entrepreneurs that will open this spring, checks a social networking site in Chicago, as her cell phone sits nearby. Von Schlegel, 30, says the many modes of communication make it difficult - if not impossible - to respond to everyone. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Mahrinah von Schlegel, managing director of Cibola, an incubator for tech entrepreneurs that will open this spring, checks a social networking site in Chicago, as her cell phone sits nearby. "People get angry when not answered and send multiple messages," says von Schlegel. She says missed communication has caused her to lose some business deals. Often, it's when people try to contact her by Facebook or direct message on Twitter and she doesn't see the messages for days. Email, she says, is her preferred mode of communication. But even then, she says, there are only so many hours in the day: "I still need time to eat and sleep and shower." (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
Mahrinah von Schlegel, managing director of Cibola, an incubator for tech entrepreneurs that will open this spring, sits at her computer in Chicago. Technology is supposed to make us easier to reach, and often does.� But the same modes of communication that have hooked us on the instant reply also can leave us feeling forgotten. These days, no response can mean a lot of things. Maybe some people don't see messages because they prefer email and you like Twitter. Maybe we're just plain overwhelmed, and can't keep up with the constant barrage of communication. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
