Conversation ends as 23 per cent of UK message others in the same room

December 18th, 2013, 20:40 Posted By: wraggster

Using one of the £890 worth of gadgets in the average UK living room.
28 per cent of the UK have admitted to using instant messaging to contact people in the same house, reports Skype and YouGov.
If you think that’s bad, 23 per cent said that they have used the services to message their partner whilst in the same room.
The average UK living room contains around £890 worth of gadgets such as laptops, tablets, smartphones and games consoles, with those aged between 25 and 34 owning the most expensive gadgets, priced at about £983.
The research also found that devices owned by men tend to worth over £100 more than those owned by women.
The prime position to take when using messaging to contact the person sitting next to you by 48 per cent of the UK is while they are lazing around in front of the TV.
Phillip Snalune, GM of consumer product marketing at Skype, said: “British households are investing a large amount of money in connected devices and there have never been more ways to keep in touch with friends and family from the comfort of our living rooms.”
Apparently there has never been more ways to avoid talking to them face to face either.
Snalune continued: “The world has become a smaller place and so, it seems, have our houses. The revolution in second and third screens that has happened in the last five years means it is now as easy to video call some in Australia as it is to ask someone upstairs if they would like a cup of tea.”
With so many messaging services available such as Line – who sees more than 41 billion instant messages sent daily - and BBM – who boasts over 60 million monthly active users – it is no surprise that we find it more appealing to shoot across a quick text, than go through the hassle of craning our necks around and straining our vocal chords to make annoying noises.

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