There's been some discussion on various blogs about the appropriate age for kids to get their own cell phones and how much freedom they should have on the Internet, whether its e-mailing, IM-ing, setting up a Facebook account, or surfing the Web.I find it's helpful to gather information as we're making decisions in these areas, so I've been interested in reading comments … [Read more...]
When We Text, Are We Really Communicating?
Oh, boy, I really want to write a follow-up to yesterday's post and explore it a little more (in shorter, digestible, Web-sized tidbits, just like we like 'em, right?).But I have to post this urgent link. In fact, I hope you can still access this article from the Wall Street Journal. It's entitled, "Thx for the IView! I Wud [heart] to Work 4 U!! ;)" (by Sarah E. Needleman, … [Read more...]