At least one-third of Americans plan to send sexy or romantic photos to their partners via email, text and social media on Valentine's Day. At the same time, 95 percent of Americans believe that their data and revealing photos are safe with their partners.
In the "old days", when you were interested in someone, you had to give them your phone number. If things didn't go well, you may have ended up letting a roommate answer the phone and desperately whispering, "I'm not home!" But these days it's a different story.
I don't think a day goes by on the roads of New Jersey that I don't see someone either holding their cell phone up to their ear while driving or, worse yet, looking down and obviously texting while behind the wheel. Both are illegal in NJ.
"How r u?"
"k u?"
"k thx"
Does that "conversation" make sense to you? If so, you're comfortable with texting shortcuts. But do you think it's gotten a little out of hand?
I've touched on technology and communication a bit in the past. Talking about texting mishaps and how quickly technology has evolved in the past 15 years or so. But it was actually my Summer camp post that inspired this one.
Wouldn’t life be great if all parents were given a manual called, “What to expect when your kids are texting”? In a world of smartphones, Facebook and twitter, keeping up with your kid’s activity can sometimes seem impossible.
Don’t worry parents, we launched deep into cyberspace to decode some of the most current teen-talk. You may recognize some of these internet acronyms, but many of them are s