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Americans text more than they talk
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by JeffHuang | September 23, 2008 at 09:08 am
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Now we had a previous article here on NowPublic talking about how texting and driving is more dangerous than drinking and driving here. Here is a research showing that Americans text more than they talk on the phone. So if we tie one and one together, it can be a warning sign for us to stay off the road as that red toyota that is driving towards you might be occupied with someone with a busy thumb.
American cell phone users are sending more text messages than they are making phone calls, according to a Nielsen Mobile survey released Monday. For the second quarter of 2008, U.S. mobile subscribers sent and received on average 357 text messages per month, compared with making and receiving 204 phone calls a month, according to Nielsen. The new statistic is a clear indication that Americans have jumped onto the SMS text bandwagon.
Now I am surprised that tweens are getting into the texting action. When I was a tween, I was still reading Goosebumps and writing letters to Santa. Now they are probably texting letters to Santa
The surge in text messaging is being driven by teens 13 to 17 years old, who on average send and receive about 1,742 text messages a month. Teens also talk on the phone, but at a much lower rate, only making and receiving about 231 calls per month. The report even suggests that tweens or kids under the age of 12 are also heavy text users, averaging about 428 messages per month.
Now here is something to ponder about. Isn't the whole idea behind technology development is to make life easier and cut down the work load for us humans? Don't you think that with more technology we are actually getting busier and busier. Now we are constantly texting, talking on the phone, or even browsing the internet. Don't get me wrong, I am not anti-technology by all means. Just seems like we are constantly doing and not being.
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at 12:05 on September 23rd, 2008
It was great watching this mature gentleman struggling with his mobile - he was 'peck' texting - taken on a tramcar in Lisbon in September 2008.
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at 12:23 on September 23rd, 2008
JeffHuang, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 12:59 on September 23rd, 2008
JeffHuang, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 13:27 on September 23rd, 2008
just to be clear, the subjects in my photo aren't americans but australian architects on lunchbreak while working at the 11th international architecture biennale in venice, texting home to oz... but hey, there have been times in the past decade when the international community has had good reason to think of us as citizens of the 51st state....
at 14:06 on September 23rd, 2008
At a High Schyool Football Game, I turned around to find MY WIFE texting to our Daughter just five rows away. Her comment later was "it is to loud to talk"
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at 14:31 on September 23rd, 2008
I just read my bill today. 14 of 1000 voice minutes used, almost at the limit for text messages.
at 14:32 on September 23rd, 2008
JeffHuang, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 14:40 on September 23rd, 2008
This young lady came with me to a secluded island with no telephone or electricity. Truely a place where one could get away from it all you would think. Perhaps these young teens simply have not yet gotten fed up and tired of it all enough to want to get away. But must we share ourselves with everyone at all times? "I'm afraid you can't reach her; she's away." Now I like the sound of that!
at 14:55 on September 23rd, 2008
Hello Jeff! I like this story. It's good stuff. You may find this quite bizarre as I do use a cell phone and computer, etc. but I have never text anything ever! I must be very old-fashioned when it comes to technology because it is something I just never thought very useful to me! I use my phone to stay in touch with select people, to check my phone msgs. and so forth! But other than that I am pretty old-fashioned ... lol.
I do love reading and watching the news and checking out world links to news stories! Lots of information out there! The downside is offcourse, that I would need about 6 hours a day just to keep on top of all the news items I want to research! There just isn't enough time in one day is there?! Angie
at 15:57 on September 23rd, 2008
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at 19:24 on September 23rd, 2008
Very interesting article, though I am not really surprised... why would I be? I come from the country that holds the title "text messaging capital of the world"... ; )
at 19:56 on September 23rd, 2008
JeffHuang, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 12:53 on September 28th, 2008
So true.
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