I recently got some great news that I was chosen to serve as an intern this summer at Jacobs Field with the Cleveland Indians. I am really excited about this and I couldnt wait to share the news with all of my family who had been praying for me. This is when I take CMC for granted as I used email, blogging, and IMing to notify everyone about my good news. Had I not had CMC at my fingertips, what would I have done. Most likely, there would have been family members that would not have found out about me getting the intership for many reasons. Firstoff, I dont have everyone's telephone number nor do I know their schedule. I have family all over, its not possible for me to get a hold of them because they all have busy schedules like me. However, I have all my family's email and some of their screen names so therefore, I could easily and instantly send them a message that they would definitely recieve at some point. Also, mostly all of my family knows my blog address so they often access it to see what I am up to and eventually, they would have checked it out and seen my recent post about the good news. Not only does it make it easier for me to notify family, but also friends. I posted the news in my away message and I cant tell you how many people IMed me to congratulate me on getting the internship. Even facebook was a huge help as I wrote a public note for all to see that was all about the good news. So by the time people checked my away message, facebook note, or their inboxes, they knew of my excitement and were sure to congratulate me and wish me the best of luck...THANKS CMC!!!
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Chris, I too depend on email to keep in contact with my family. Of course I talk to my parents on the phone and see them on a regular basis, but if they have something important to ask me they always send and email bc they know I will get it.
I miss phone calls and neglect to call them back, infact, my mom left me a voice mail two days ago that I haven't checked. I'm not sure why...but email I always check.
I know I rely on it a lot, and my parents do to...at least when they really need to get an answer.
I use the internet to keep in touch with family and friends as well. Sometimes it is so hard to contact everyone with cell phones.With an email you can tell if people recieve it and they can reply to you when they have a chance. Sometimes I think people get annoyed with cell phones. If someone doesn't call me back after a couple hours, it bothers me and I get annoyed. With email I know it will take some time for the other person to respond so I don't expect an instant response.
Like Cassidy said, I always-always-always check my email. It's gross how many times a day I check it.
First, congratulations! Have fun with your internship.
Second, it's interesting that you mentioned taking CMC for granted. I completely agree that CMC is perfect for letting many people know about something. I don't know what I would do without it because I can't count the times that I have sent an email or IM to tell someone far away from me some news or to just say, "Hi, I miss you." I'm like Cassidy and Ashley when it comes to checking email; that happens at least a couple times a day.
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