Tag: text messaging

  • Distracted by texting, girl falls into mall fountain

    Over the years, there has been plenty of research to show just how distracting that texting while driving can be (working at a towing company, I see the horrible side effects every day) but few people consider how dangerous texting while walking can be.  This video is the perfect example of why texting while walking…

  • Global Geek News Podcast #51

    Here are the shownotes for episode #51 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Seesmic acquires Ping.fm Avatar makes $1 billion in 17 days 2016 bug hits text messages, payment processing IE loses more marketshare as Chrome passes Safari Middle aged people…

  • Is Twitter looking to charge per tweet?

    Greetings Readers! For years now, people have been asking how twitter is going to make money.  Earlier this week, their stance on some of the ideas including advertising became a bit more clear although we still haven’t seen any indication that any form of monetization is coming down the pipes.  Could Twitter be planning something…

  • Jott Kills Its Free Services, Saddens Users Everywhere

    Greetings Readers! Moments ago, I just got an email from the raved about service Jott.  In the email, it stated that Jott Basic and other free services such as its much acclaimed speech-to-text will no longer be free starting February 2, 2009.   This also includes Jott Notepad for the iPhone. I had had a…