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Have You Ever Been Confused by Text Message Abbreviations? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:59:54 +0000

Thanks to text messages, and now Twitter and Facebook, a whole new language of abbreviations has developed. But if you don’t know your IMHOs from your YOLOs, you are not alone. According to a SecurEnvoy survey of 1,000 adults, 60 percent admit that they don’t always understand text message abbreviations sent their way. “Given that 60 percent have received a text that they didn’t [...]

Would You Snoop Through a Partner's Email and Texts?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:24:42 +0000

Privacy seems to be an antiquated notion, especially when it comes to our personal lives.

Not only are more and more people splashing details on social media sites for all the world to see, but lots of us have become increasingly nosy about what our romantic partners are doing, too.

Worst Case of Autocorrect Causes School-Wide Lockdown

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:37:02 +0000

It’s happened to everyone — you text your husband or wife, “I love you with every fiber of my being,” but your phone actually sends, “I love you with every fiber of malaysia.” Most of the time it’s funny, but one person experienced the worst case of autocorrect ever. So bad, in fact, that it prompted a school-wide lockdown.

This Is Why You Shouldn't Walk and Text

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:02:51 +0000

Texting and walking is a pretty bad idea, particularly when you’re walking down steps. Which is something the young lady in the background of this live CBC report is bound to remember the next time she tries to look at her phone while navigating a short flight of concrete stairs. The newscasters in the video [...]

Is Text Messaging the Newest Cure for Addiction?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:06:12 +0000

It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging.

Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at the beginning.