http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2010/01/new-website-teaches-teens-about-safe-texting-will-it-work.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:34:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2010/01/new-website-teaches-teens-about-safe-texting-will-it-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-26119 Untrue Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:35:39 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=6658#comment-26119 Seriously not even kid in Grade 7 has a phone, or even participates in this... Most likely if kids are doing this already they won't listen to any of this. Seriously not even kid in Grade 7 has a phone, or even participates in this… Most likely if kids are doing this already they won’t listen to any of this.

]]> http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2010/01/new-website-teaches-teens-about-safe-texting-will-it-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-26027 KeZ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:37:52 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=6658#comment-26027 These phrases (in the acronictionary) are rarely used anyway. I don't see use for anything except LOL, OMG and similar popular acronyms. And I'm a teen. I'm wondering if these are based off actual messages or just made up for the sake of being there. These phrases (in the acronictionary) are rarely used anyway. I don’t see use for anything except LOL, OMG and similar popular acronyms. And I’m a teen. I’m wondering if these are based off actual messages or just made up for the sake of being there.

]]> http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2010/01/new-website-teaches-teens-about-safe-texting-will-it-work.html/comment-page-1#comment-26023 Simon Cohen Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:18:13 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=6658#comment-26023 I don't know if teens will use it, but it could be a good resource for parents who never text. However the acronictionary needs to be beefed up. Even popular and benign acronyms like FTW (for the win) aren't included, never mind the more suggestive ones. If parents are hoping to decode their kids' messages, they'll need to know the bad and the ugly as well as the good. Otherwise why would any teen need to text "POS" (parent over shoulder - another omission from the list)? Parents, if you want to really know what's going on, checkout <a href=http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2007/05/20_im_terms_par.html rel="nofollow">Marc's post from 2007</a> on 20 IM messages that parents need to know. I don’t know if teens will use it, but it could be a good resource for parents who never text. However the acronictionary needs to be beefed up. Even popular and benign acronyms like FTW (for the win) aren’t included, never mind the more suggestive ones. If parents are hoping to decode their kids’ messages, they’ll need to know the bad and the ugly as well as the good. Otherwise why would any teen need to text “POS” (parent over shoulder – another omission from the list)?
Parents, if you want to really know what’s going on, checkout Marc’s post from 2007 on 20 IM messages that parents need to know.

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