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How to Get Your Teen to Stop Texting While Driving
Teenagers are addicted to texting. They are expected to respond to text messages instantaneously and have no problem putting a stop to whatever it is they are doing in order to reply. This becomes a huge problem when what they are doing is operating a motorized vehicle. Many parents worry about distracted driving, and rightfully…
HeTexted.Com Helps Decode Digital Dating
So much of the modern courtship takes place through text message, online chat and e-mails. And since we are living in the digital age, so why not crowdsource relationship advice? That’s the premise behind HeTexted.com, a new website devoted to helping girls read between the lines of every vague or confusing text message they receive. “Now you can insert his texts, emails, BBMs or Facebook messages and get some feedback from other girls going through the same thing,” reads the mission statement.
Is Your Child Texting a Sexual Predator?
It seems like these days, there’s an app for everything. There are even apps that allow you to send text messages without having a cell phone plan.
Text Bands
Friendship bracelet and text messages all wrapped in one! Already sported by the likes of Demi Lovato and Cody Simpson, Hallmark Text Bands are the teen new must-have. These fun bands allow you to text from band to band with a simple bump of the fist.
People Are More Likely to Lie Via Text Message
The last time you faked sick to get out of an event, did you send a text or make a phone call? It turns out that people are more likely to lie via text message, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. Researchers from the UBC’s Sauder School of Business asked 170 students to perform mock stock transactions in one of four ways: face-to-face, by video, by audio or by text chatting. Half the participants were told to pretend they were stockbrokers and would be given a financial reward if they sold as much bad stock as possible to the “buyers.”