There are very few people in this world who posses the kind of social graces intrinsic to the characters in an Austen novel. Some would argue the children of the “information revolution” lack social propriety altogether. Despite the rumors that etiquette is dead, many of us do manage to exercise a little common courtesy toward our fellow man. After all etiquette exists simply to make the whole society caper a little less confrontational. [click to continue…]
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blackberry,
cellphone,
communications,
etiquette,
iphone,
LG,
Nokia,
Rude Behavior,
Sony,
texting skills
Text messaging has evolved into becoming one of the fastest, easiest and more common ways of communicating with other people on a daily basis.
Only a couple of years ago, mobile phones were not widely used and those who used it were mostly businessmen who had to endure carrying the big bulky models. Now, almost everyone has his or her own mobile phone, and leaving the house without your phone is considered a major mistake. [click to continue…]
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driving,
etiquette,
Free Text,
Sending a Text message,
text symbols,
text typing,
Texting
Kate Moore,16, is a high school sophomore from Des Moines, Iowa and she just won $60,000 for her texting abilities. She started texting when she got her first phone a year and a half ago and then entered the LG U.S. National Texting Championship in New York and won, winning herself $50,000.
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blackberry,
Facebook,
iphone,
LG,
Sending a Text message,
SMS Text,
speed text,
text contest,
text dictionary,
Texting
