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Greeley Police & UNC Student's Family Release Photo Of Text That Ended A Young Man's Life

Beano — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:24:24 +0000

Don’t text and drive. That’s the message a grieving family wants to spread.

On April 3rd, 2013 a 22-year-old student at the University of Northern Colorado lost his life because of sending a text while behind the wheel. His family is sharing this photo of the text message he never sent, in hopes of preventing future accidents caused by texting and driving.

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Happy 20th Birthday, Text Messaging!

Donald Deane — Tue, 04 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!

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Quick Texters Compete in US National Texting Championship – Daily Dose of Weird [VIDEO]

Drew — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:53:29 +0000

It seems like most people text with their phones more than they talk on them these days. I text all the time, and I'm not always sure why. It takes more effort to type out thoughts on a tiny keyboard, rather than just say them. Plus, it's impossible to know someone's inflection and tone of voice through text. If I had a dime for every misinterpreted text I've dealt with, I'd have...well, a whole lot of dimes; at least ten or 20 bucks worth! But some folks are so good at texting, they are actually winning huge cash prizes for doing it! Read on to see what I mean.

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Could Texting Make Kids' Grammar Worse?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:59:26 +0000

We already know texting while driving is bad, but new research seems to indicate that even before kids are old enough to get behind the wheel, texting might have another downfall: it’s making their grammar worse.

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Study: Texting or Emailing While Driving Doubles Reaction Time

Kevin Mussman — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:28:56 +0000

By now, most of us are aware that texting or multi-tasking in the car is not safe. A new study by Texas A&M University's Texas Transportation Institute reveals just how dangerous texting or emailing and driving can be.

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Middle Age Texxting Codes-Michael And Susan Best Of [AUDIO]

Michael Stone — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:02:05 +0000

If you ever text you know people use all kinds of codes. OMG, UR, BTW etc. I get tons of forwarded emails from listeners, friends and my Dad. Usually, I've seen them all multiple times But, here's what the good major sent me that I hadn't seen yet.

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BTW, They're Also Called Acronyms

Susan Moore — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:45:27 +0000

My phone is not a member of Mensa, in fact it's only about as smart as I am, but I do get calls and texts on it from my savvy friends. While I am delighted to be dragged into technology (kicking and screaming), 'Text Speak' is a whole new thing to me.

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