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'Textastrophe' Pranks People Who Publicly Display Their Phone Number

Emerald Catron — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:30:52 +0000

Have you ever seen somebody share their phone number publicly (on Craigslist maybe, or one of those homemade ads for “computer lessons” on the subway) and thought to yourself “I should totally prank this guy”? You haven’t? Oh, uh … neither have we. Ever. Clearly — we’re not monsters. But the person behind Textastrophe is! [...]

Texting and Driving Simulator Comes to the TSTC Abilene Campus February 20th

Rudy Fernandez — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:07:29 +0000

We all know the dangers of texting and driving, yet many still do it. There are those that say "I only do it at stop lights" whatever the excuse is, the fact still remains texting and driving can have deadly results. Research has shown that high school and university students are more inclined to text while driving. That said, to better educate their students, Texas State Technical Institute has secured the Texas Reality Education for Drivers (RED) simulator. Students (or anyone for that matter) that would like to take the RED for a spin can, starting at 10:00 AM Wednesday at TSTC Abilene.

'Sleep Texting' Is Now a Thing Among Teenagers

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:58:22 +0000

Being a teenager is a perilous time in one’s life as a not-quite fully developed brain will cause the teen to make all kinds of questionable decisions. Now thanks to a new phenomenon called sleep-texting, the teenager can even make these bad decisions while they are catching z’s. According to a study by Elizabeth Dowdell, a professor at Villanova University, more and [...]

Hilarious Texting While Walking Videos Might Make You Think Twice About the Dangers of Doing it Yourself [VIDEOS]

Chaz — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:13:42 +0000

We all know that texting while driving could be a very dangerous situation. In fact, that is one of the most hated things about driving in Abilene. While texting and walking may not be as dangerous, it could still jack you up pretty good depending on where you are walking while you text. Take these videos for instance.

Happy 20th Birthday, Text Messaging!

Donald Deane — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:53:07 +0000

Although it became a widely used form of communication only recently, texting is actually a decades-old technology. In fact, it celebrated its 20th birthday on Monday, which makes it older than most of the kids who use it. OMG!

Texting Woman Walks Off Cliff

Dan Seitz — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:44:48 +0000

Texting while driving? Dangerous. Texting while walking? Generally just a bit impolite if you’re in a crowded area. At least, that’s normally the case. If you live near a cliff, it might not be a great idea. Just ask Kodiak, AK resident Maria Pestrikoff, who was texting as she was walking. She was near the [...]

Pakistan Bans 'Athlete's Foot,' 'Glazed Donut' and Other 'Obscene' Terms From Texting

Don Deane — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:00:00 +0000

The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has recently banned 1,700 “obscene” words and phrases from texts. The move is reportedly part of an effort to curb offensive spam. But while the list of banned terms includes some that are recognizably offensive, there are others that don’t make much sense, like “athlete’s foot” and “glazed donut.” Ever had [...]

Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:43:54 +0000

According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.

How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.