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Articles tagged with: Text Messaging
OMG! Texting ups truthfulness, new iPhone study suggests
Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. more
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'uok?' Text messages can soothe the disconnected soul
..ra said. While the text-messaging sessions are designed to last only a certain number of weeks, about 75 percent of the patients requested that they continue receiving the messages. When the program stopped for a week due to technical problems more
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People more likely to lie when texting than making a voice call
Text messaging leads people to be more deceitful when compared to other modes of communication, according to Sauder School of Business researchers at the University of British Columbia. more
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Billboards Deliver Anti-Texting Safety Message
The USA's Ad Council has launched a national public service campaign about the dangers of texting while driving, sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the State Attorneys General. more
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Messaging is still king; SMS retains crown
The worldwide mobile messaging market was worth US$179.2 billion in 2010, will pass US$200 billion in 2011, and break US$300 billion for the first time in 2014 says Portio Research. more
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Study Says Text Messaging While Driven Proven to Increase Risk of Road Accident
A study in the USA into distracted driving has found that motorists frequently are distracted, perhaps as much as half the time, and that distractions are estimated to be associated with 15 to 25 percent of crashes at all levels from minor property damage to fatal injury. more
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Texting Police Officer cleared of Killing Pedestrian
An investigation of a fatal collision involving a Police officer in Northland, New Zealand in July 2009 has concluded the officer's actions were not unlawful. more
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School Bus Driver Sent Over 1,000 Text Messages While Driving
A school bus driver is facing prosecution after surveillance videos showed that she had sent over 1,000 text messages while driving the bus. The investigation was sparked by complaints about an assault on the bus which lead to the CCTV being installed - and also revealed the problem of texting while driving. more
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Rising Numbers of Australians Texting While Driving
An increasing number of Australians are sending text messages while driving, with a 12 percent rise over the past year to about 45% of the total, according to a survey by local mobile network, Telstra. The results have prompted Telstra to launch a new national driver safety education program, M8 IT CAN W8, to discourage drivers from the dangerous practice of texting behind the wheel. more
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MTN Cameroon Instructed to Block Twitter Text Messages
Twitter's SMS based messaging service has been banned on MTN Cameroon following an order from the Cameroonian government, Twitter announced yesterday over its own messaging platform. The company advised customers to contact MTN for more details. more
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