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New York City Phone Line Lets People Anonymously Apologize for Their Wrongdoings

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:15:18 +0000

It’s a sorry state of affairs in New York City. An anonymous man, identified only as “Mr. Apology,” has created a hotline where people throughout the Big Apple can call to say they’re sorry for their various misdeeds. Mr. Apology has placed signs throughout the city letting people know how they can cop to their [...]

Do You Cast Your Newspapers Aside for eReaders? – Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:46:41 +0000

Apple’s release of their iPad 3 set the tech world abuzz last week. While the tablet has many functions, it is often used as an electronic reader, and its competing devices are eReaders, like Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook.

According to a new survey from Harris Interactive of 2,056 adults there is plenty of demand for all these tablets, as eReaders are becoming more and more popular.

Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:00:54 +0000

According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.

How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.