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Counting Characters in Twitter
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 10.3.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | texting, Twitter
Summary | Why does Twitter only allow a limit of 140 characters? When Twitter was created, they decided to develop a system that would mirror the SMS system with its 160-character limit. They tried to do that, but they also needed space for the sender's username and the colon that precedes the tweet. Maybe Twitter will increase the limit in the future.
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How I Learned to Love Snapchat
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 22.5.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Snapchat, social media, texting, threat
Summary | The texting revolution, as with other major and rapid technological advances, has inspired moral panic. People think that we are becoming less social. It might be true, but we should also look at the advantages of new technologies. For instance, texting has allowed a whole generation to be free from the "stricture" and "inconvenience" of phone calls. Snapchat is one the latest technological trends and it goes beyond words. It's the most well realized way of expressing meaning. With texting, people tried to find ways to approximate normal human conversations (e.g. typing awareness indicator, or read receipt), but they are almost as awkward as phone calls. The author of the article talks about voice memos and the fact that they are becoming more popular. She also talks about Snapchat and how different it is from other social networks; Snapchat is the place where you can be yourself.
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Mobile Devices' Built-In Keyboards Aren't the Last Word
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 30.6.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Google, smartphone, spelling, texting
Summary | The built-in keyboards that we have on our smartphones are the only options available. Gboard, a third-party keyboard app works the same way and also offers punctuation and emoji options. Gboard also offers some extras: for instance, its space bar also works as a track pad, and it incorporated a search feature into the keyboard. On Gboard, you can also glide-type. Another third-party keyboard app is SwiftKey. It's good at autocorrecting mistakes thanks to artificial intelligence. Finally, there are other available apps: Fleksy, Swype, and Microsoft's Word Flow.
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Texts Live On, but That's Often Forgotten in Politics
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 12.8.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | email, politics, privacy, texting
Summary | Politicians seem to forget an important rule: do not write a text message that could bring serious consequences if it appeared on the front page of a newspaper. In the George Washington Bridge scandal, it was said that Christina Genovese Renna (one of Chris Christie's aides) had texted a colleague that if his boss's emails were found, they would reveal that he was plotting to block traffic to the bridge. If you are a public servant, you should know that you can't send any confidential text messages. Text messages are often perceived as a "thoughtless" form of communication, which can have serious consequences.
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How A Man Falls In Love
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 9.9.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | online dating, texting
Summary | Two stories of men who fell in love on dating apps. One on Tinder and the other on Bumble. Both had already given up hope but then they matched with these perfect partners. They both report of fantastic chats they had messaging each other through the app and that the attraction was already clear from the digital conversations.
Image Description | A cartoon of a man with cupid.
Image Tags | male(s)
How to Listen to Donald Trump Every Day for Years
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 21.1.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | grammar, language threat, politics, texting, Twitter
Summary | President Trump is widely criticized for his poor speaking abilities. His speaking style is more akin to regular talking whereas presidential speaking traditionally resembles the written language. This explains why Trump's medium of choice is Twitter or 'speeches' (too linguistically informal to be called an actual speech). Twitter, with its limitation on message length resembles texting, which as linguists have confirmed mimicks spoken language rather than formal writing.
Image Description | Donald Trump on a stage being photographed.
Image Tags | camera, male(s)
Columbia Suspends Wrestling Season Over Lewd and Racist Text Messages
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 14.11.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | cyberbullying, school, social media, texting, threat
Summary | Group chats from the Columbia wrestling team leaked and they are so offensive that the u niversity administration blocked the team from participating in competitions until the issue is investigated. Many students express how they are glad the university administration are addressing sexually aggressive behavior like these text messages. A protest was held in front of a fraternity house where some wrestling team members live.
Image Description | Columbia University library.
Image Tags | school
Was It Something I Texted?
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 22.11.2015
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | misunderstanding, sexting, texting
Summary | A woman waits for her current love interest to text back. The night before she had sent him a text with sexual innuendo and he hadn't texted back until morning. Now she is obsessing over checking her phone constantly to see if he texted back. She starts over-interpreting how he may have misunderstood or what might have tipped him off. She concludes that, ultimately, it would be better if they figured out this early that they are no good match. Finally, he texts her back.
Image Description | Illustration of a woman blow-drying her hair with the smartphone laying nearby.
Image Tags | female(s), smartphone
Dear Doc, :-(
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 18.1.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | (mental) health, texting, youth
Summary | Physicians report that their children who are away at college frequently text them to ask about symptoms such as throat aches or send them images of their swollen toes, turf burns, or their roommates' rashes. Given the fact that today's teenagers conduct an increasing amount of their social interactions over their smartphones, it is not surprising that they would seek medical counsel through that medium as well. Hospitals are already looking into possibilities of diagnosing certain ailments via digital communication in order to expand medical coverage to remote areas.
Image Description | Illustration of a smartphone taking an x-ray of a foot.
Image Tags | hand(s), smartphone
To Text or Not to Text: A Dating Conundrum
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 28.1.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | misunderstanding, texting
Summary | A woman and a man meet, show interest in each other, and go on a date. After that they text for two months without ever seeing each other again face to face. The woman is upset that the man does not aske her out again but she cannot overcome traditional conventions about women not initiating a date. After two months she breaks up the non-relationship by saying that she does not need a penpal. Then the man invites her for dinner and they get married several years after.
Image Description | Illustration of a man and a woman with a giant smartphone separating them and the woman holding a chainsaw.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone
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