'Back in my day, we'd walk 7 miles barefoot in the snow to check our email --...
The New York Times Bits Blog has some interesting demographic data from research firm comScore that should confirm the suspicions of anyone with teens at home -- email is for old people.read more
View ArticleWoman who fell in fountain while texting may sue over video
An overnight sensation for an elegant headfirst fall into a fountain, Cathy Marrero's humiliation must be greater after posing for photo in local paper.read more
View ArticleGroup texting may be IT's next headache
Group texting is free, easy and familiar; users will looove it, often avoiding systems built to comply with rules that specifically require text-tracking.read more
View ArticleYoung are addicted to Internet like fish are addicted to water
Calling the under-25 crowd 'addicted' to digital media misses the point; they're better, more consistent, more frequent communicators than those of us who grew up IRL. Miss that point and you'll never...
View ArticleTexter tossed from Texas theater unwittingly stars in PSA
Don't think she didn't have it coming. She was warned. Twice.read more
View ArticleWhich group of Americans texts the most?
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. cell phone owners regularly send and receive text messages.read more
View ArticleIs NTSB call for ban on electronics for drivers realistic?
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that all states ban the use of electronic devices while driving. Good luck with that.read more
View ArticleFive things you should never do on Facebook (or anywhere else)
What you say and do online can land you in divorce court, the unemployment line, or prison. Check out these five real-life tales of social media woe.read more
View ArticleThe art of Big Data
Can Big Data be turned into art? And can art help us to better understand Big Data?read more
View ArticleThe Weekly Hash - November 16, 2012
Take your mind off the untimely death of Hostess by reviewing the week’s top tech stories, which should be the only time NASA and Papa John’s are mentioned in the same storyread more
View ArticleThe Weekly Hash - December 7, 2012
A silly review of recent tech stories, this week featuring the Gambino crime family, Yoko Ono and the poperead more
View ArticleWhy did the pedestrian cross the road? Who knows, but she really should stop...
A study of people crossing busy Seattle intersections shows many ignoring basic rules of safety because they're too busy with their mobile devices.read more
View ArticleTexting behind the wheel is like driving drunk
An experiment by scientists in Australia shows that sending text messages, or even using a hands-free device, impairs motorists in a way similar to driving drunk.read more
View ArticleThe Weekly Hash - April 12, 2013
Reviewing the week’s top tech stories, today featuring Austin getting hipper, NASA getting Armageddony and T-Mobile getting more desperateread more
View ArticleiPhones and their owners, sitting in a tree, T-E-X-T-I-N-G
New data from Experian spells out some of the differences between iPhone and Android users.read more
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