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'Textastrophe' Pranks People Who Publicly Display Their Phone Number

Emerald Catron — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:52 +0000

Have you ever seen somebody share their phone number publicly (on Craigslist maybe, or one of those homemade ads for “computer lessons” on the subway) and thought to yourself “I should totally prank this guy”? You haven’t? Oh, uh … neither have we. Ever. Clearly — we’re not monsters. But the person behind Textastrophe is! [...]

'Sleep Texting' Is Now a Thing Among Teenagers

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:10:22 +0000

Being a teenager is a perilous time in one’s life as a not-quite fully developed brain will cause the teen to make all kinds of questionable decisions. Now thanks to a new phenomenon called sleep-texting, the teenager can even make these bad decisions while they are catching z’s. According to a study by Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor at Villanova University, more and [...]

Happy 20th Birthday, Text Messaging!

Donald Deane — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:53:07 +0000

Although it became a widely used form of communication only recently, texting is actually a decades-old technology. In fact, it celebrated its 20th birthday on Monday, which makes it older than most of the kids who use it. OMG!

"GIVE"-ing to the Obama Campaign Is as Easy as Texting

Don Deane — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:30:43 +0000

President Barack Obama has always been “down” with the young voters. He knows how to dance, he sings, he knows what these kids are saying these days, and he knows how to text. Turns out the latter will be his most important talent in the upcoming election.

In what surely qualifies as one of the first large-scale examples of political fundraising through texting, Obama’s reelection campaign will begin accepting donations via text message this week.

Mall Fall May Lead To Lawsuit [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:01:46 +0000

If you’ve been anywhere near a web browser this week, you’ve probably already seen the security video of a woman walking through a mall while texting. Not paying attention to her surroundings, she tripped and fell into a fountain. In her defense, I’ve done the same thing while attempting to chew gum and walk at [...]