Is It Ever O.K. to Snoop on Your Spouse’s E-Mail?
Nick Bilton of the Bits blog tackles Internet etiquette, including the ethics of going through the e-mail and text messages of a spouse if you suspect of infidelity.
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Bilton on ABC: Dos and Don’ts of Digital Etiquette
Diane Sawyer of ABC interviews the Bits blogger Nick Bilton about texting at dinnertime and the propriety of poking around the e-mail or cellphone of a significant other.
What We’re Reading: Vanishing Text Messages and Online News Habits
Monday’s roundup of Web nuggets includes an application that deletes text messages from both phones, a 1995 essay on cyberhype and a study on how people read news online.
Advertising: Take a Step Closer for an Invitation to Shop
Using a technique called geo-fencing, the North Face will send shoppers text messages as soon as they set foot near a store.
Cries for Help via Text Messages Are Used to Direct Aid to Haiti
A new emergency relief effort relies on text messages and social networking Web sites to help coordinate humanitarian aid in quake-ravaged Haiti.
Drilling Down: For Teenagers, Messaging on the Go
Instant-messaging led over cellphone text-messaging in 2007, but the balance of power shifted in 2009, according to a survey.
As Data Flows In, the Dollars Flow Out
The average American is expected to spend nearly $1,000 this year on services like cable, Internet and video games.
Have a Medical Question? Text a Group of Doctors
A start-up called Truth on Call lets reporters, financial analysts, pharmaceutical executives and, soon, patients, text questions to a group of doctors.