A third of teens ages 16 and 17 say they have texted while driving and 48 percent of teens ages 12 to 17 say they have been in a car when the driver w...
Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.20.2009 | Technology
For as much as Barack Obama has brought change to Washington, it's also us, the people participating and engaging with politics using technology , that have changed, too.
Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology
Have you ever thought about how far we've come in our ability to connect with others and how far we'll go? I've been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future.
Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology
Pre-Internet, before we could follow celebrities on Google, Twitter, MySpace and Wikipedia, Michael Jackson was an unparalleled global star on the world stage, touching fans across borders, time zones and languages.
Rob Kall | Posted 10.14.2009 | Media
Crossposted from OpEdNews.com Every change in communications medium causes big changes in culture, since cuneiform, then writing were introduced. Em...
Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology
Sometimes, a plain old e-mail -- not a text, not a tweet, not Facebook update, not a Wave -- is the safest, most personal, most liberating way to go.
Wall Street Journal | JESSICA E. VASCELLARO | Posted 10.11.2009 | Technology
Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its reign is over. In its place, a new generation of services is starting to take hold--ser...
Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living
During the first 17 months of his life, my son hit development milestones perfectly on time. Then autism hit.
Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living
7. Take the time to look people in the eye, say hello, goodbye, ask "How are you" ; listen to their answer and ask a question. Remember how to communicate with people again on a human face-to-face basis.
AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 10.01.2009 | Living
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to...
Chris Brassington | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business
Now that our world has gone from print to digital and increasingly mobile, is the Sunday circular as relevant or as useful as it was in the past?
Chris Brassington | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business
The phenomenal growth of text messaging represents an amazing opportunity for marketers, but what are some of the most important practices to keep in mind when developing mobile messaging campaigns?
The Washington Post | Donna St. George | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living
As school starts again, there's so much more for a parent to nag about. Homework. Bedtime. Lost hours on Facebook and Xbox. The chores that need to be...
NYT | CLAIRE CAIN MILLER | Posted 09.26.2009 | Home
Just 11 percent of its users are aged 12 to 17, according to comScore. Instead, Twitter's unparalleled explosion in popularity has been driven by a de...
Diane Tucker | Posted 09.21.2009 | Media
The Elements of Style is a masterpiece on the art of writing well, and it's a surprisingly quick read. Seriously, this rhetoric rulebook is so slim, it'll fit in the pocket of your hoodie.
Mort Gerberg | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics
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Marc Singer | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy
Blake Fleetwood | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media
Could the Times possibly have assigned the photographer to take a picture of minors engaging in what seems like incredibly risky behavior?
AP | Posted 08.17.2009 | New York
ALBANY (AP) - The New York Senate voted Thursday to outlaw using portable electronic devices to text, play games or surf the Web while driving. The ...
Posted 08.14.2009 | Comedy
On Tuesday night, CNN's Jeanne Moos interviewed people who describe their accidents while texting, from running into posts, tree branches, and getting...
Justin Miller | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York
Let me introduce you to 2009 and to an emerging epidemic happening all around the city, everyday: the broken gay heart.
Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living
A generation suckled on the need to be constantly seen and heard leaves a generation that is heard and seen, but doesn't listen much.
Danny Groner | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media
As a society, we tend to accept that texting has gone overboard with the even larger technological craze. As tough as it is to scale back, it's even tougher to convince others to.
Reuters | Posted 05.10.2009 | World
A Saudi man has divorced his wife by text message, a newspaper said on Thursday. The man was in Iraq when he sent the SMS informing her she was no lo...
AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 04.04.2009 | Living
ROME — Roman Catholic bishops in Italy are urging the faithful to go on a high-tech fast for Lent, switching off modern appliances from cars to ...
msn.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology