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Articles tagged with: Teenagers and Text Messaging
2,000+ Unknown Words Used by Teens in More Than 1.2 Million Text Messages Every Minute
LG Electronics has carried out a survey of text messaging habits by US teenagers that revealed that teens and their younger counterparts--tweens--are sending 20,209 texts every second, or more than 1.2 million texts every minute, in the USA. more
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Coalition Supports Bill to Ban Teenage Texting While Driving
..rting efforts to win passage of a bill that would restrict cell phone texting while driving by teenagers. Led by State Senate Pro Tempore Billy Hewes, R-Gulfport, the coalition includes Senators Tom King, R-Petal, Sampson Jackson II, D-DeKalb, a more
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Teens Do Not Consider a Lot of Their Electronic Texts as Writing
..uot;writing." According to a Pew Internet Project study, teenagers are utilitarian in their approach to technology and writing, using both computers and longhand depending on circumstances. Their use of computers for school and personal wri more
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Text Messaging Improves Parent-Teen Relationships
..g Officer for Samsung Telecommunications America. "What this survey shows is that communicating with teens the same way they communicate with each other, by text messaging, may be a great way for some parents to improve the lines of communicati more
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Wireless Carriers Target Young Texters With Latest Phones
..stomers in the coming weeks. They are also an attempt to pry teenagers away from the Sidekick, which offers a full keyboard and text and email capabilities, but isn't a smartphone. Still, many loyally cling to the Sidekick and its exclusive carri more
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States Tackle Texting Behind the Wheel
.. just teenagers. "Every year we see a couple states that have these total prohibition type of bills," said Matt Sundeen, transportation analyst for the National Conference of State Legislatures. "Generally they don't make it very far."Cell phone use more
Related Tags: texas, hands-free, police, oregon, arizona
Teens Rate Music, Games and Video Functionality Less Important on Cell Phones"
Online wireless retailer LetsTalk has published the results of a survey of US teenagers on their use of cell phones. The respondents, aged 10-18, overwhelmingly chose text messaging as their most important feature beyond voice calls, with very few teens identifying functionality such as video, email, instant messaging (IM) or a music player as the most important feature on a cell phone. more
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Study finds teens increasingly receiving advertisements via cell phones
Technology savvy teenagers are increasingly being targeted by advertisers wanting to connect with an age group that heavily uses cell phones and instant messaging, says a new study from the USA based, Ball State University. A survey of 821 junior high and high school students found that 17% reported receiving an advertisement on their cell phones, a percentage that will increase as marketers obtain more cell phone numbers, said Michael Hanley, an assistant professor who teaches advertising in the Department of Journalism at Ball State. more
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