Text Messages

An Open Letter to FCC Chairman Genachowski -- Take Action and Stop Political Text Spam

Scott Goodstein | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Text Message Ads Ban, Chairman Genachowski, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Wisconsin Recall, Fcc, Text Messages, Politics News

It's important for the FCC to address political text spam because this is more than just an annoying form of political communication; it's an invasion of privacy that costs you money.

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Should You Check Your Spouse's Texts?

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Text Messages, Marriage, Infidelity, Trust in Marriage, Weddings 2.0, Marriage and Trust, Slideexpand, Text Messaging, Marriage Etiquette, Texting, Weddings News

Should your spouse be allowed to check your text messages? This is a question that writer Jillian Bolger asked in her recent article for Herald.ie,...

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Shrimp Don't Make Flamingos Pink, And Other Phone Scams

Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Mobile Phone, Cramming, Text Messages, Data Cramming, Fcc, Cell Phone, Charles Schumer, Money News

Have you ever received a cryptic text message from an undisclosed number? It's possible you were being targeted by a phone-cramming scammer. On Mo...

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A World Without Facebook?

Davis Schneiderman | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Google, Verizon, Email, Spam, Old Smuggler, Mouse, Facebook, Hot Tub Time Machine, Tablet, Texting, Google Founders, Text Messages, Penn State, Chicago, King Arthur, Marky Mark, Mark Zuckerberg, Daily Collegian, Emoticons, Monty Python, Arkanoid II, Comedy News

Consider the many ways you need to check in with your social network and the all-seeing, almost totalitarian power of the text message. Yes, communication is all-but-instant, but so is observation.

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Texts From Last Night With Herman Cain And Newt Gingrich

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: 2012 Speculatron, Text Messages, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Election, Herman Cain, Elections 2012, Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain Newt Gingrich, 2012, Video, Politics News

Most of the time, when Herman Cain sends someone a text in the middle of the night, the rest of the world doesn't find out about it until Gloria Allre...

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Robin Wright And Chelsea Handler Share Christmas Texts

Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Holidays, Text Messages, Chelsea Lately, Video, Canada Tv, Christmas, Chelsea Handler, Robin Wright, Christmas Party, Tv Replay, TV News

Things can get a little silly on talk shows when the guest is good friends with the host, and that's exactly what happened when Robin Wright hung out ...

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Pakistan's Text Message Ban Includes Many LGBT Relevant Words

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Pakistan Gay Rights, Text Messages, Pakistan Text Message Ban, Gay Rights, Pakistan, Text Messaging, Gay Voices News

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's ban on 1,600 words deemed "pornographic or offensive to Islam" has flabbergasted much of the international ...

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Wal-Mart and T-Mobile Offer Phone Plans for People Who Hate Making Calls

Harmon Leon | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: T-Mobile Phone Plans, T-Mobile Wal-Mart, Snail Mail, Wal-Mart, Social Networks., T-Mobile, Data-Centric, Instant Messaging Services, Wal-Mart Phone Plans, Text Messages, Texting, Technology News

Here's a twist: Wal-Mart is joining forces with T-Mobile to offer phone plans for people who have phone-phobia. (Fear of talking on the phone.) The $...

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Texting Librarians

Bernard Radfar | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Librarians, Text Messages, Texting, Comedy News

Who would've thought that that most trivial of communications, the text message, might become a new forum for ideas? Little did I know that the correspondence would turn into an obsession.

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How the LA County Sheriff's Department Used Social Media to Help Save a Rembrandt

Anthony Amore | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Media, Rembrandt, Facebook, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Ritz Carlton, Text Messages, Marina Del Rey, Technology News

Art theft is notoriously under-reported. But the days of keeping such a loss a secret are quickly fading thanks to information sharing through social media and networking.

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Wireless Addicts, Pay Attention to Your Kids and Dogs!

Dave Astor | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Dropped Calls, Dog Owners, Distracted Parents, Mobile Devices, Mobile Technology, Playgrounds, Smartphones, Cell Phones, Dogs, Text Messages, Texting, Technology News

Makes you wonder why some people have kids or canines when their need to connect with other living beings is mostly satisfied by wireless gadgets.

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Carriers Sweat As Texting Cools

wsj.com | By ANTON TROIANOVSKI | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Texting Rate, Texting Stats, Texting Online, Text Messaging, Text Messages, Texting, Technology News

Growth in the volume of text messaging is slowing sharply, just as new threats emerge to that lucrative source of wireless carrier profits. While U...

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Mel Gibson And Oksana Grigorieva Texts Revealed

Huffington Post | Sara Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oksana Grigorieva, Los Angeles Times, Text Messages, Tmz, Mel Gibson, Divorce News

A Los Angeles Times investigation has discovered text messages that Mel Gibson and ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva exchanged while their lawyers duked...

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Does Text Messaging Increase Literacy?

Mail Online | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cell Phones, Text Messaging, Text Messages, Texting, Technology, Books News

Children who are fluent at text messaging have better literacy skills than youngsters who do not use mobile phones, it was claimed today. ...

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Texts From My Xes: Embarrassing Texts From The Recently Single

Thrillist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Valentines Day, Text Messages, Text Messaging, Texting, New York News

The internet is great for many things, all of which are horribly humiliating people who desperately care about you. Exhibit A: a Twitter feed puttin...

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And the Winners of the Stupidest Text Messages of the Year Are...

Jeffrey Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cecil Newton, Text Messages, Jesse James Affair, Cam Newton, Cam Newton Investigation, Tony Parker, Brett Favre, Brett Favre Scandal, Jesse James, Tigertext, Text Messaging, Eva Longoria, Technology News

The "Texties" are awards given by my company, TigerText, to individuals who made the most egregious texting errors of the calendar year -- the folks who had the worst "I'm such an idiot for sending that" moments of 2010.

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California Court Rules Texts Can Be Searched Without Warrant

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Text Messages, Sms, Warrantless Search of Text Messages, Searching Text Messages Without Warrant, Text Messaging, Los Angeles News

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that police do not need a warrant to search a cell phone carried by someone under arre...

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FCC Updating 911 For The Texting Generation

Wired | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 911 Text Messages, Fcc, 911 Text, SMS 911, 911 Emergency, 911, Text Message, Text Messages, Technology News

In a bid to bring the life-saving emergency service 911 into the 21st century, the FCC is looking at letting citizens report crimes through text messa...

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C U L8R Tony. Luv, Eva.

Meredith Fineman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Text Messages, Dating, Online Dating, Fifty First (J)Dates, Cheating, Eva Longoria Divorce, Eva Longoria, Celebrity Divorce, Tony Parker Divorce, Divorce News

Eva Longoria Parker, of short trenchcoat advertisement with seven foot tall boyfriend fame, filed for divorce from her tall foreign frenchy husband fo...

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Whoops, Didn't Mean to Destroy Your Life

Jeffrey Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, Apps, Suicide, Facebook Privacy, Duke University, Facebook, iPhone Apps, Privacy, Texting, Facebook Privacy Settings, Text Messages, Sex, Teen Suicide, Teen Sex, Rutgers University, Myspace, Rutgers Suicide, Tigertext, Technology News

People today -- including cyber bullies -- have an incredible power to post and share information with the entire world. But who is talking about the responsibility that comes with this power?

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'Text FLUSH To Robin': Candidates Get Creative To Build Text-Message Lists

AP | DAVID A. LIEB | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Election, Text Message Campaign, Political Text Message, Text Messages, Campaign Advertising, Politics News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A sign near the toilet said: "Text FLUSH to Robin." Above the restroom sink was another suggestion: "Text WASH to Robin." ...

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10 Most Overpriced Products You Should Avoid

Wallet Pop | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Movie Popcorn, Consumer Value, Overpriced, Popcorn, Brand Name Drugs, Text Messages, Overpriced Products, Bottled Water, Hotel Mini Bar, Business News

Who wouldn't want to save both time and money? Often, however, one comes at the expense of the other. Convenience, for example, comes at a price. You...

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World Texting Record SMASHED

Yahoo! News UK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Text Messages, Sms, Text Message World Record, Text Messaging World Record, Text Message Record, Text Messages Record, Text Messaging Record, Text Message, Melissa Thompson, Samsung Galaxy S, Text Messaging, Text Messages World Record, Technology News

Nimble-fingered Melissa Thompson, from Salford, Greater Manchester, made swift work of the challenge in hand. She texted "the razor-toothed piranhas ...

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ER Docs TEXT Patients Waiting Times

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Er, Emergency Room, Sms, Text Message, Emergency Room Care, Text Messaging, Emergency Room Wait, Text Messages, Technology News

WASHINGTON — Need an X-ray or stitches? Online, via text message or flashing on a billboard, some emergency rooms are advertising how long the d...

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Dating By Text -- A Post-Date Joke Goes Wrong

Amanda Ernst | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Text Messages, Crushable.com, Dating Advice, Text Messaging, Dating, Texting, Technology News

Text messaging is a very direct, literal and immediate form of communication. Don't try to be subtle or even sarcastic or joking via text, because you risk being misunderstood or worse.

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