How are you staying in touch with people online?

[SHaines]

Hey there,

With so many of us around the world staying inside to slow the spread of coronavirus, what are you using to stay in touch online?

Some folks set aside time for gaming together, others use regular video chats or text chains, so what are you doing to keep in contact with folks?

 

[Azraele]

For family, e-mail. Co-workers? We're still open, so face to face.

 

[skyking]

phone calls every other day or so to family. Texts with former co-workers, as I am out on rehab since December. I was isolating at home before it was cool!

 

[Rudy Toody]

I'm making extensive use of the Delete key and the Trash bin.

 

[Craig234]

But really, just the tip! I learned this during my company's Insertiveness Training.

Perknose doesn't do well alone. You see posts like this. Edit: And so many others, including below.

 

[Craig234]

I get in my car and drive to anyplace I see human activity. Then, I creep up from behind on folks and pretend to sneeze on them. Then we both have a huge laugh . . . well, at least I do!

I want to say something judgmental about that. But I've thought of the same joke.

 

[Perknose]

I want to say something judgmental about that. But I've thought of the same joke.

Progress, Craig! The team and I wish to tell you that you're making significant progress, and will be allowed lightly supervised day trips out of the facility quite soon. Just make sure you keep taking your meds!

 

[nOOky]

Zoom, Facebook, texts, GOTOMEETING at work etc.

 

[Muse]

By email and land line. I only use my mobile device when I am mobile.

Same here. Very little email though. Most of the people I know are staying mum, at least with me, or being very terse. Most of my online connectivity has been right in these forums! I check links, but those are seldom any kind of 1/2 decent two-way communication medium.

 

[BoomerD]

I don't...but my wife stays in touch with grandkids by text and snapchat...and calls a couple of older friends to check on them.

 

[Perknose]

Zoom, Facebook, texts, GOTOMEETING at work etc.

Piston engines go Boing Boing Boing but the meeting goes Zoom!

Also this. It's absolutely nothing, I'm sure. What was your bank routing number again?

 

[Red Squirrel]

For those using Zoom you might want to switch to Jitsi. Zoom is Chinese and loads malware on your machine and is just all around pretty terrible about security and privacy. They also sell all your personal information... seems to be a huge trend now days. They've recently been busted for their practices but I doubt they'll change. Just like Facebook.

‘Zoom is malware’: why experts worry about the video conferencing platform

The company has seen a 535% rise in daily traffic in the past month, but security researchers say the app is a ‘privacy disaster’

www.theguardian.com

 

[cosmo1212]

Slack and Skype

FaceTime and Text

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Zoom just got suit thrown at them by their own shareholders. LOL

 

[Red Squirrel]

Zoom just got suit thrown at them by their own shareholders. LOL

Lol that's great.

I hope more people find out about Jitsi. It's basically the same idea, but it's open source and you can also run your own server. I tested it the other day with my mom and it works good.

At the end of all this, Zoom will fix a couple things, but they will still continue to load spyware and sell your personal information, because everyone else does it and it's legal.

 

[cosmo1212]

No longer Zoom for work (big bank), they've completely blocked it and back to Skype we go.

 

[Anstett2]

For work, usually a mixture of Skype, WhatsApp, Teams and Texting

For family and friends, its voice calls and WhatsApp plus calls and messages.

I use WhatsApp for these purpose only because WhatsApp is the only social media messaging app that people around the world use.

 

[amdhunter]

I use WhatsApp for these purpose only because WhatsApp is the only social media messaging app that people around the world use.

Yep. Whatsapp for EVERYTHING. I wish iMessage would open up for Android or RCS messaging would take off on the iPhone. I am forced to use an iPhone for work and hate every moment of it.