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1 Tech Dating 101: He Texts, But Won't Call — Am I Being Played?
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2 Texting Etiquette: Time To Clean Up Your Act
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3 OMG! Can You Text As Fast As Paris Hilton?
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4 Is It Ever OK to Text Message at the Table?
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5 Cell Phone Rant: Why Texting Is Just As Bad
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6 Is There a Right and Wrong Time For Texting?
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7 Do You Text During Concerts or Other Shows?
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8 10 Percent of People Would Check Texts During Sex — Would You?
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9 TextMyFood: Love It or Leave It?
Though there have been plenty of cell phone rants about diners whipping out their cell phones during meals, and debates on whether or not that behavior is OK, there's a new app that encourages you to use your cell at the table . . . if only to get your waiter's attention. Called TextMyFood, this app allows you to communicate with your server via text message. In restaurants that have implemented Read more
Although I've admitted to keeping my iPhone on me at all times, I'm a little surprised at these numbers: a recent study says that almost 10 percent of people on average are OK with interrupting sex to check electronic messages. Unbelievable? Well, that number climbs even higher for those of you under the age of 25. But it doesn't stop there — nearly 50 percent of people 25 or younger are OK Read more
The other night, I went to a concert with a few of my friends. After the initial bag check and ticket scan from security, we saw large signs at the entrance to the venue reading, "The artists ask that you set your phones to vibrate and refrain from texting and other cell phone use during the performance." While I'm used to signs asking concert-goers not to take photos or videos during the show, Read more
Text messaging has become as much a form of communication as an old-fashioned phone call. What's different about texting, though, is that it's a (mostly) silent activity that can conceivably be done on the sly. I've talked about texting while driving, texting and dating, and texting while dining. The subject is all over the news, too: The New York Times just reported that there's a ban on Read more
Welcome back to my Tech Dating 101 series, where I help guide you through the rocky terrain where tech and love collide. It's a wired world out there, and if this next story is any proof, it's hard to tell the difference between a geek and a player. A friend of mine offered up this situation that she recently went through in hopes to gain some insight from me, as well as from you. She met a guy Read more
I suppose it would be OK to text in certain places that it's not appropriate to be using a cell phone; while you're in a drive-thru, or happily tapping away in the backseat of a taxi cab, but in most scenarios, it is just as rude to be clicking your thumbs through texts as it is to be flapping your lips on your phone. I don't mean to be ageist, but there's a younger demographic that I've Read more
Having started a group called Cell Phone Rant, I'm fairly sure you know where I stand on cell phones at the dinner table: Emergency situations permitted only. However, being that text messaging is newer than cell phones and some people think it's less obtrusive to be "quietly" typing, I hate it. Maybe it's because I'm old, but when my little sister whips out her phone and is click-click-clacking Read more
Have you ever wondered if you can text as fast as texting junkies like Paris Hilton or Rosario Dawson? While I have no clue how fast either of the ladies text, LG is hosting the National Texting Championship NY edition and you too can get in on the finger fun. Players will compete in pools and be asked to type phrases on their enV / V handsets (yes, you have to be an LG user) exactly as they Read more
I may be a geek, but there are a few geeky habits I can't stand. The first is replacing genuine emotion with emoticons. The second is replacing "be right back" with "brb" and spelling "how are you doing love?" with "how r u doing Read more
A new survey says that 75 percent of Americans use their smartphone while on the toilet. No wonder 16 percent of cell phones have poop on them. Gross. Not only is talking, texting, or web surfing on the John a disgusting habit that encourages the spreading of germs and bacteria, but it can also cause awkward moments for others around you. But the loo isn't the only place you should consider a Read more
