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Want A Meaningful Conversation? Put That Bad Boy Away

Dorian Daniels — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:38 +0000

Cell phones are everywhere. The mere presence of a mobile phone can make the meeting between two strangers more stilted, according to new research in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

Cellphones don't disrupt casual conversation much but when peop

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Sorry Kids, No More Sexting

Paul Wolfe — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:44:55 +0000

A new law has passed that bans the sending of sexually explicit material via text. West Virginia passed a law that banns juveniles from ‘possessing, distributing or producing sexually inappropriate photos, videos or other media.’ The act is a delinquency charge, however the offender doesn’t have to live with that charge on their record. The [...]

The Wisdom Of Self Censorship

Dorian Daniels — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:00:51 +0000

We've all been there. You start typing something on social media, you're about to post it, then you think better of it. Or at least many of us have been there.

Carnegie Mellon University has found that 71 percent of Facebook users censored their po

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Smartphone Revolution II – Dying Breed

Dorian Daniels — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:00:45 +0000

Seems like every day someone does another study of Smartphone users and all the nifty ways they get through life quicker and more efficiently with an app. As for me, I am app-less and more apt to look in a consumer reports magazine than to even look anything up on-line at all

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Smartphone Revolution [POLL]

Dorian Daniels — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:00:50 +0000

Smartphones are changing everything. The average smartphone has 41 apps, and each day more new mobile devices are activated than there are children born into the world.

And once devices are activated, they are checked on average 150 times a day -- once every 6

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Annoyed By Loud Cell Talkers? – It's Your Fault

Dorian Daniels — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:00:16 +0000

I think this study is illuminating. Partly because I don't take cell calls inside because it is virtually impossible not to talk too loud and partially because I can't stand listening to half a conversation anymore than the next guy

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Teenage Driver Deaths Increase, Cell Phone & Texting May Be To Blame

DJ Fred — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:34:01 +0000

Recently, here in Maine, the state's Transportation committee put the kibosh to a bill that would ban the use of handheld cell phone devices while driving.

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