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- The New Addiction of Teens: TextaholismA recent study confirms what we already know: today's teenagers are obsessed with texting. What is to become of them?
The Degredation of CommunicationThis current generation of teens may be great at communicating through text messages but they lack the skills needed to communicate face to face.- Cellphone EtiquetteEtiquette must be revised in order to cope with modern technology. There are certain rules and regulations that everyone should be aware of to limit the disruption that cellphones can initiate.
Mobile Texting Service CrumblesTexting is everywhere. How would we cope if mobile texting was no longer available?- Study Shows People More Likely to Lie when TextingA new research study has shown that people are more likely to lie to other people when communicating via texting than with other online methods, on the phone, or face-to-face.
Texting May Help End Alcohol AbuseA new study where young adults were sent text message about their drinking seems to help reduce hazardous drinking.- Sleep Texting a Growing ProblemSleep specialists and tweeters alike are reporting a grown number of cases where people are sending text messages on their phones while still asleep.
- Text Messaging and Its Effects on Writing Skills and EmploymentText messaging has allowed more and more individuals to have quick, gr8 communications, but teachers and employers aren't always LOLing. How texting "language" is carrying over into school papers, and employment letters and proposals.
- Zombie Humor: Are You One of the Texting Dead?Zombies don't text, but we do. "The Walking Dead" shows many a weird type of zombie, but I see zombies all around me. They are Texting Zombies or Texting Dead.
- Pain Caused by TextingYou may not think it can be a problem, but it is. Texting can cause physical pain under the right circumstances. What can you do to prevent it?
- Texting is Taking the Place of TalkingA new study shows 31 percent of Americans would rather text on a cell phone than talk on the same phone. In a Pew Research survey , 73 percent of the adults in the country habitually text to communicate.
- What Texting and Spell Check Have Allowed Kids to Forget About GrammarTexting and spellcheck has diminished the writing ability of the new generation. This is what this teacher has noticed kids are forgetting in their writing.
Texting and Driving Laws: Legislating Common SenseMore and more states are enacting anti-texting while driving laws. Shouldn't it be common sense to not text while driving?
Got Slang? Internet / Texting Slang: What Does that Mean? Y's and Z'sThe Y's and Z's of texting, what these definitions mean.- Texting While DrivingTexting while driving is so dangerous.
- Woman Ejected from Austin Theater for Texting During MovieThe future of texting during a movie inside a theater is here. And it involves being kicked out if you continue to ignore warnings.
Rules of Texting Update Cell Phone EtiquetteUnabashedly personal, sending text messages is becoming second nature to young and old alike. Etiquette rules governing texts may not be spelled out as decidedly as email etiquette, but a few basic texting rules prevent jobs loss and raised eyebrows.
Creative Consequences for Texting in the ClassroomTeachers nationwide are battling inattention due to the newest technologies. Here, a list of ideas that will make a student think twice before texting their friends in another classroom- New Non-Profit: Parents Against Texting TeensChambersburg, PA'"One local mother is concerned and doing something about teen texting while driving.
- Why Do Cheaters Love Texting?More than eight billion text messages are sent every day in the United States. That's over 92,000 texts sent or received every second.
- 6 Ways to Ruin a Relationship by TextingTexting is a great method of communication for casual dating and serious relationships. However, improper texting can lead to serious relationship problems, and even a breakup if done wrong.
Ways Texting Can Strengthen a RelationshipUnderstanding how to properly text in a relationship can help you avoid common texting pitfalls.- Texting, Not Phone Calls Better During DisastersPhone call restrictions in Japan leave more people texting. After the earthquake in Japan earlier this month, cell phone providers as well as landline phone service was restricted or at best, heavily congested.
How to Slow Down or Stop Your Texting HabitIs Texting wasting your valuable time? is it getting frustrating not having enough time to get done everything you want to do in a day because of texting? is texting holding you back? is it making things unclear to you?
Texting Has Become a Large Part of Our LivesTexting has become a valuable tool in which to speak to others without using the standard phone conversation, but to predators or cheaters texting can be used to manipulate people. A way to supply contact while allowing for false information to be given.
Top Ten Texting Abbreviations (You've Probably Never Heard Of)Whether you are texting with a teenager or an adult there is a good chance that eventually you will run into an unfamiliar abbreviation. Here are a few less common ones that are often useful.- Texting Dirty Messages - 4 Texting Tips...To Drive Him Wild!It's hard to believe that most women have no idea on texting dirty messages to their men. A lot of women have even admitted that their don't even use some dirty talk phrases on their men...
- Texting Could Be Life Threatening and a Bad HabitTexting , can become dangerous and a problem for people these days. "Texting while driving" and being "unfocused" can lead to negative outcomes.
- Cell Phones and Texting- Distraction or Necessity?When cell phone usage becomes rude rather than useful.
- Bizarre Texting Deaths Go Beyond Texting While DrivingTexting while driving has led to many deaths, but texting is deadly in other ways. From death by auto correct to texting leading to suicide, here's a look at the bizarre ways some texters have died.
Texting and Your Relationship: What You Need to KnowA guide to texting in your relationship.
The New Hidden Playground Danger: The Texting MommyPlaygrounds are riddled with hidden dangers. And texting has dangers all its own. Put the two together and you have an all new way young children are in danger.- Thoughts on the News of the Day: TextingWhy all the texting? Seems like everywhere you look these days, people are hearing a ding, looking down at their phone and punching the keypad to communicate nonverbally.
- Thoughts on the News of the Day: TextingWhy all the texting? Seems like everywhere you look these days, people are hearing a ding, looking down at their phone and punching the keypad to communicate nonverbally.
Parents Need to Know: Texting Teens More Sexually Active, Use More Drugs, AlcoholTeens who text more are more likely to be involved in more sexual activity, drug use, and alcohol use. according to a study done by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Cell Phone and Texting Etiquette for Children and TweensChildren are getting cell phones at such a young age that it is the parents job to instruct them on when the proper times to use the phone are. Here are some guidelines to go by when teaching your child.- Texting MinistryThis is an explanation of a new ministry fad used to reach out to people that are not Christians or Christians that are struggling with issues.
- Do You Think Texting and Walking is Safe?Let's get serious for a moment, texting and walking is like sleepwalking or walking with a blind-fold through life.
- Tips on Staying Safe when TextingAfter watching a few very funny videos on the news recently, I begin to realize how dangerous texting can actually be.
- A Woman Falls in a Fountain While Texting"A woman falls into a fountain while texting" sounds like the start of a joke one tells after the second pint of Guinness. But to Cathy Cruz Marrero, the woman in question, it's no joke. In fact, she intends to sue the mall where the fountain is.





