I read an article recently about the reduction in business phone calls and the prediction that voicemail would soon be extinct.
It makes sense. With email, texting, and social networking, voicemail is remarkably inefficient. My kids don't get its purpose. "Dad," they say, "you don't need to leave a message. I can see you tried to reach me."
The funny thing is voicemail hasn't even been around so long. It's hard to imagine, but we used to live in ...