As a writer, I’m at times in the mood for a good old-fashioned rant. This morning, I found Read More
New film highlights risks of texting while driving
Is Twitter dumbing down our nation’s students? Anticlimactic answer alert: Yes! And no. Digital tools are dumbing kids Read More
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Escape from message hell
We are caught in an endless cycle of messaging hell and the pattern is always the same. First, Read More
It’s hard to believe that we’ve had so much evolution in mobile phones, but we still encounter the Read More
Texting on a touchscreen is quite the pain in the ass for the fat-fingered and the uncoordinated, which Read More
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Google dances into group messaging with Disco
Two weeks following the (sort of) epic war of group messaging apps at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas, Read More
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Facebook dives into group chat, buys Beluga
Facebook has acquired Beluga, a free and private group messaging service for iPhone and Android devices. Terms of the Read More
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Clickatell closes $12 million for bulk SMS
Bulk SMS service Clickatell announced Monday that it has secured $12 million in Series B funding led by Read More
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What you need to know – 02/28/11
Customers will be able to purchase the Kindle 3G in AT&T stores nationwide starting Sunday, March 6. Clickatell, provider Read More
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GroupMe raises $10.6M Series B for group text
GroupMe, a free group texting and calling service, announced Tuesday that it has closed a $10.6 million Series Read More
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GroupMe raises $10.6M Series B for group text
GroupMe, a free group texting and calling service, announced Tuesday that it has closed a $10.6 million Series Read More
I always knew my teenage sister was addicted to her cell phone, but I didn’t realize the severity Read More
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Y U Luv Texts, H8 Calls
By KATHERINE ROSMAN WSJ.com For anyone who doubts that the texting revolution is upon us, consider this: The average Read More
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Teens send and receive about six texts/min
Why call someone when there exists a much faster and more efficient alternative? Skip out on waiting for Read More
Remember beepers? What a horrible idea. We’ve come a long way since the days of having to excuse Read More