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Israeli Consulate to tweet about Gaza war

Via ARS Technica By David Chartier | Published: December 30, 2008 – 11:40AM CT Ubiquitous microblogging service Twitter is once again making political news today with the announcement that the Consulate General of Israel in New York will hold a … Continue reading

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Gmail Labs Adds Text Messaging Feature. KTHXBAI.

Via Tech Crunch by Robin Wauters on October 31, 2008 We don’t see it in our Gmail settings (yet), but Webmonkey reports that Gmail Labs has added a very useful opt-in feature for sending text / SMS messages to mobile … Continue reading

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Technology helping shore up traditional nuclear family bonds

Via ARS Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published: October 20, 2008 – 01:14PM CT It turns out that the typical American family is also the most networked, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. … Continue reading

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Parents want to be “cool,” are using SMS with their kids

Via ARS Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published: October 09, 2008 – 05:05PM CT Hate on the kiddies and their SMS speak all you want, but text messaging is taking off among the masses. AT&T has released data from two … Continue reading

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Letting Our Fingers Do the Talking

Via The New York Times By ALEX MINDLIN Published: September 28, 2008 In the fourth quarter of 2007, American cellphone subscribers for the first time sent text messages more than they phoned, according to Nielsen Mobile. Since then, the average … Continue reading

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As Text Messages Fly, Danger Lurks

Via the New York Times Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times Texting while driving, or simply while crossing the street, is increasingly recognized as hazardous. “Texting automatically removes 10 I.Q. points,” one expert said. By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and LAURA … Continue reading

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Twitter: Far more than “what I had for lunch today”

Via ARS Technica By David Chartier | Published: September 03, 2008 – 06:13AM CT Twitter: it’s an extremely simple and social microblogging tool where users can post 140 characters at a time about what’s going on or in reply to … Continue reading

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Twitter: Far more than “what I had for lunch today”

Via ARS Technica By David Chartier | Published: September 03, 2008 – 06:13AM CT Twitter: it’s an extremely simple and social microblogging tool where users can post 140 characters at a time about what’s going on or in reply to … Continue reading

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New Words and Tools for Covering the Conventions

Via New York Times – http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/us/politics/28media.html By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE Published: August 27, 2008 DENVER — The musician will.i.am, who produced the hit video “Yes We Can” about Senator Barack Obama, calls the Democratic gathering here the first “batonical” convention. … Continue reading

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