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Those who used cellphones while behind the wheel were more likely to report other risky driving behaviors such as speeding, aggressive passing and running red lights. Read the article here.
Young adults who used an interactive text messaging program that encouraged them to stop vaping were up to 40% more likely to quit than their peers who did not participate in the program, a new study finds. Read the article here.
The service popular among videogamers raises $100 million as it aims to go mainstream. Read the article here.
When it comes to texting, there can be plenty of tonal confusion, especially among people of different generations. Read the article here.
Many kids use a variety of acronyms shortcuts when texting — sometimes to keep parents in the dark. Read the article here.
According to a new large scale study of more than 37,000 users, there is now a mobile device “typing gap” between today’s 10- to 19-year-olds and their parents’ generation. Read the article here.
Police have revealed more than 200 terms teenagers have been using online to communicate – many of which will be unknown to parents. Read the article here.
TV might have killed the radio star, but is texting killing the art of communication? Read the article here.
Most teens now say their favorite mode of communication is texting (35%), according to a new survey released Monday from Common Sense. Read the article here.
High-schoolers today are texting, scrolling and using social media instead of reading books and magazines. Read the article here.