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<< Previous | Next >> May 29, 2009Cell phone ringtones can pose major distraction, impair recall
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May 18, 2009How the mobile phone became an 'instrument for life'The apparent scourge of the 24/7 lifestyle, the mobile phone, keeps users "perpetually available" but does not make people any more rushed or pressured for time, according to a study of more than 1000 workers. The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
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May 15, 2009Study: 'Sexting' about power, not sexPsychologist Susan Lipkins of Port Washington, N.Y., says people who send sexually explicit electronic messages were more likely to have survey responses suggesting they wanted power and control than those who don't send explicit messages. Lipkins will present her study Friday at the International Conference on the Use of the Internet in Mental Health at McGill University. [via Blogs USA Today] emily | 2:01 PM | permalink
March 17, 2009Is texting stunting kids' emotional growth?MSNBC on children and text messaging. Excerpts:
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March 16, 2009US Mobile Internet use doubles year-to-year
[via electronica and comScore full press release.] emily | 3:35 PM | permalink
February 23, 2009Texting can b gd 4 ur kids
Links to postive studies on the effect of text messaging on student's writing skills: -- Texts 'do not hinder literacy' -- Texting teenagers are proving 'more literate than ever before' -- E-Mail and Texting - Not at all bad -- Texting 'is no bar to literacy' -- Teacher finds novel way to use texting Links to negative studies: -- Text messages harm written language? (Oh-Hum) -- Technology marches ahead, grammar gets worse -- SMS Resulting in Poor English Grades? -- SMS and Internet blamed for decline in English Examinations -- SMS threatens Norwegian language say teachers -- An essay written in text message shorthand emily | 8:52 AM | permalink
Excessive Text Messaging, a mental illness?
Picture above: Pam Zingeser relaxes with her daughter Julie, 15, and their dog, Tucker. Julie, who racked up more than 6,000 text messages in one month, sends a quick text. (By Katherine Frey -- The Washington Post) emily | 7:34 AM | permalink
February 18, 2009Indians prefer phone calls to SMS
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Children get first mobile phone at average age of eight
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February 12, 2009Women More Expressive Than Men When TextingResearchers at Indiana University studied 1,164 text messages posted on Italy's interactive television music channel Allmusic and found the texts sent from women were more expressive than those of their male counterparts. This came as a surprise, since research shows that, in social situations, men usually talk more and are more expressive in their language while women tend to be more polite and talk less. [via Switched] emily | 9:40 AM | permalink
February 10, 200956% would rather hold their cell phone on Valentine's Day
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February 4, 2009Young People Abandon Email in favor or Text Messaging
Related: -- Kids say e-mail is, like, soooo dead - According to teenagers, e-mail is for business dealings. (2007) -- E-mail is last millennium, SMS is now. - Young people see it as a good way to reach an elder — a parent, teacher or a boss — or to receive an attached file. (2006) -- Teens turn away from e-mail - favor MySpace, IM and SMS - Statistics show that, for the first time, teen e-mail use is dropping in the -- apparently in favor of more "instant'' alternatives. (2006) The decline of e-mail was reported in South Korea as early as 2004: -- New Forms of Online Communication Spell End of Email Era in Korea - The perception that "email is an old and formal communication means" is rapidly spreading among them. "I use email when I send messages to elders," said a college student by the name of Park. For 22-year-old office worker Kim, "I use email only for receiving cellphone and credit card invoices." (2004) emily | 6:47 PM | permalink
January 18, 2009Text Messaging Still King of Mobile Data Revenues Worldwide
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January 3, 2009Text Message May Save Endangered Languages
[via Switched] emily | 10:17 AM | permalink
December 14, 2008Gmail Preferred By Students, But Nothing Beats Texting
Today's high-school and college students got their first email account at an average age of 13. Most students have had one of their email addresses for 8 years and have an average of about 2.4 addresses each. But if you really want to reach these students, you should forget email. Send a text message instead, according to a new survey from a survey from eROI. [via The New York Times and Neteco ] emily | 10:08 AM | permalink
December 12, 2008Swollen Thumbs, Big Bills and “Sexting”: The Downside of Text MessagingText-messaging, it seems, has become the communication mode of choice among teenagers. That has opened the door to growing abuses. The WSJ reports.
Related: - 'Sexting' From Your Cell Phone Is Hot New Flirting Trend, Study Finds (Switched) emily | 8:16 AM | permalink
November 17, 2008Mobile messaging services set for growth despite tough economic timesDespite the fact that the global economy is slowing down, mobile messaging growth will continue. According to data from ABI Research’s recent report, mobile messaging services revenues will grow from $151 billion in 2008 to greater than $212 billion globally by 2013. [via Intomobile] emily | 4:51 PM | permalink
November 12, 2008Teens text themselves thinA new study has shown that sending and receiving text messages can help obese children lose weight. TechRadar reports.
November 1, 2008(Nokia) Open Studios
Check out Jan Chipchase's slide show of the Nokia Open Studios on future perfect.
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October 27, 2008Is surfing the Internet and text messaging altering your brain?
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October 24, 2008For a Quick Response, Text Message Instead of Voice MailNo surprise. According to a Sprint study, text messaging gets a far quicker response than voice mail.
[via Gizmodo] emily | 8:10 AM | permalink
October 20, 2008Hi-tech brings families togetherTechnology is helping families stay in touch like never before, says a report.
[via the BBC] emily | 5:49 PM | permalink
October 14, 2008Software in Cellphones Measures Customers' Exposure to Marketing
...im<>mi embeds its software into the cellphones of the company's 4,900 panelists. The software picks up audio from an ad or a TV show and converts it into its own digital code that is then uploaded into an im<>mi database, which includes codes for media content such as TV shows, commercials, movies and songs. Read full article. emily | 9:07 AM | permalink
September 13, 2008National Study Reveals How Teens Are Shaping & Reshaping Their Wireless World
Of special interest: -- Only one in five (18 percent) teens care to pinpoint the location of their family and friends via their cell phone, 36 percent hate the idea of a cell phone feature allowing others to know their exact location. -- Texting is indeed replacing talking among teens. Teens admitted spending nearly an equal amount of time talking as they do texting each month. In the future: Topping their wireless wish list are phones that: -- Guarantee secured data access to the user only (80 percent) Teens’ ideal future mobile device Would feature five applications – phone, MP3 player, GPS, laptop computer and video player – and the following desired features: -- Shock and water proof (81 percent) [via TelephonyWorld] emily | 11:30 PM | permalink
August 22, 2008Call Centres Receive Cost Cutting MessageBy using SMS the best call centres are increasing customer satisfaction and reducing costs according to a white paper from Clickatell. [via 160characters.org] emily | 1:10 PM | permalink
July 21, 2008Canadians not reliant on mobile phonesOne-third of Canadians between 16 and 60 do not use cellphones on a regular basis, nor have any desire to do so, according to a new survey, reports National Post. "This level of penetration puts Canada significantly below the global average," the survey, conducted by market research group TNS Global, said. To compare, 90% of Americans and an incredible 97% of Britons between the ages of 16-60 are wireless users. The average penetration across 30 countries is 80%, the study said." emily | 5:15 PM | permalink
July 18, 2008Anthropologists are a vital tool in developing mobile phones for the third world
"... Development anthropology is seen as an increasingly important element in determining positive and negative impacts on target communities. In the ICT sector – particularly within emerging market divisions – it is now not uncommon to find anthropologists working within the corridors of high-tech companies. Intel and Nokia are two such examples. Just as large development projects can fail if agencies fail to understand their target communities, commercial products can fail if companies fail to understand the very same people. In this case, these people go by a different name – customers." Two anthropologists often linked to in this blog are Jan Chipchase (Nokia) and Ken Banks (kiwanja.net). Read full article emily | 9:04 AM | permalink
July 17, 2008French Women Take Baths with their Cell Phones
The survey goes on to reveal 18 to 24 year olds as the most likely to interrupt a bath or shower for an unexpected mobile phone call (34% compared to an average of 14% across all age groups), while 8% of this age group would do likewise to consider an incoming SMS message (compared to just 2% on average). The survey published by mBlox was conducted amongst 221 members of the public between the ages of 18 and 70 in Paris between 31 May and 1 June 2008." emily | 2:18 PM | permalink
July 15, 2008Cell phone is mom-avoidance device for teens
"A typical teenager carrying a cell phone might let mom's call roll over to voicemail and then immediately text her back, "What going on?," according to Stephen Saiz, manager of consumer insight and strategy of the Walt Disney Internet Group's North American mobile division. "Teens are pushing their parents to go on mobile because they don't really want to communicate with them directly," Saiz said here on a panel of mobile executives at the YPulse 2008 National Mashup, a two-day conference on teens and technology. ... Most tweens and teens prefer to text message and instant chat with parents and friends rather than talk directly so that they can continue doing other things like play video games with friends, he said. The average teen, according to C&R Research, generates between 50 and 70 text messages a day, or as many as 18,000 a year." emily | 9:12 AM | permalink
June 13, 2008Spain’s National Obsession with Mobiles, Texting
"... To say that Spain is crazy for cell phones is an understatement. Approximately 44 million people live in Spain, but in January of this year the number of cell phones in the country reached 50 million. There are more phones than people here. "While Americans might also be addicted to the cell, the Spanish relationship with the cell phone has evolved differently from ours for reasons that are clear and others that remain a mystery." ... Because Spain seemed so much ahead of the U.S. in using mobile for something more than just calls, one would think that media consumption on phones would be the next logical step, but that hasn’t been the case. In 2002, Americans didn’t know what SMS was but in 2008 we are texting, watching videos, reading RSS feeds and even using VOIP on our cell phones. In Spain, most people are doing none of that — but you will see a grandmother shoot off text messages like a teenager." emily | 10:16 PM | permalink
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