Lauren Backstrom's Blog – November 2010 Archive (2)

An article on Mashable this morning highlights a plan to move into the next generation for 911 - using text messaging, images and even video as emergency requests.



While the plans make take some time to put into place, the FCC is also now pushing to add the technology to 911 emergency requests. Especially for young people who might prefer to text, finding it quicker and more intuitive, this new plan would be ideal - but we have also seen several examples where texting has been the… Continue

While we all know there are many benefits and positive outcomes resulting from being socially connected, one new study shows that too much of a good thing, is bad for teens.



A new study warns that excessive use of social media -- specifically, "hypertexting" (sending more than 120 messages

per school day) and "hypernetworking" (spending more than three hours

per day on sites like Facebook) -- is linked to dangerous health

problems and… Continue