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EMERSON, Iowa, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chat Mobility joined forces with Nashville Recording Artist, Rachel Holder, this week to promote driving safety utilizing video and audio Public Service Announcements (PSAs). The No Texting & Driving campaign is a reminder for drivers to be safe, pay attention while driving, and not be distracted by texting or other activities that might take the focus off driving. While visiting local high schools throughout Iowa, Rachel asked...
Repost is redefining the way online content is shared and seen. With just a few clicks, Repost instantly republishes full articles with original branding, attribution, ads, photos, videos and links right onto another publisher or blogger site. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 Digital publishers face some staggering stats: there is less than a 2% chance that a reader will click on a link. Even worse, if someone does click through, it yields an average of just 1.7 pageviews per...
AT&T Driving Simulator Event at Legislature Encourages Students and Adults to Pledge Not to Text and Drive RALEIGH, N.C., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Legislative leaders and educators joined AT&T* today at the General Assembly to raise awareness of a dangerous practice that puts millions of Americans at risk: texting while driving. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120612/DA23287LOGO) "Long ago, North Carolina was dubbed 'the good roads state'," said Speaker of the...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- What could set you back more than $10,000, put you in prison for up to a year, cause you to drive the length of an entire football field basically blindfolded, and increase your insurance rates by around 10 percent in some states? Using your phone to read and send text messages while driving. But in some states, the penalties for using your phone while driving are much more serious than in others. In a new study looking at...
Encrypted Social Sharing App for iOS Devices Keeps Fun Moments Between Friends IRVINE, Calif., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Proms are meant for special moments with special people, creating memories that last a life time. Those special moments should remain between friends but in this social sharing age, that's not always the case. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130415/LA93966LOGO) That's why today's high school students about to experience Prom 2013 should consider...
Attorney Chris Davis provides expert commentary on a recently-released study from the NHTSA, which revealed that a significant percentage of all surveyed drivers admitted to using their cell phones behind the wheel despite a clear understanding of the dangers of distracted driving. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) April 13, 2013 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released the results of an in-depth survey which indicated that although American drivers understand the...
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Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The nation’s largest wireless carrier is looking to attract prepaid customers with a new, no-contract plan. For $35 a month, users will receive 500 anytime minutes of talk as well as unlimited text and Internet. As with other prepaid plans, this is aimed at users who don’t engage in prolonged gabfests. Users who exceed the 500 monthly minutes will face charges of 25 cents per minute. This new plan was first reported by...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Continuing their efforts to become the Internet’s One Stop Shop for all things media, Twitter has purchased music discovery service We Are Hunted. According to the BBC News, this acquisition occurred last year but has only now been announced. The timing of this announcement along with a well-placed Tweet from US radio and TV personality Ryan Seacrest suggest that Twitter could be releasing a new, standalone music app very soon....
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Could texting, tweeting and other use of social media hurt one’s GPA? That’s what researchers from The Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine sought to discover, and the results are that the widespread use of social media among college students, which includes texting to chatting on mobile phones and even just posting status updates on Facebook, could take an academic toll. According to this new...
