Sexting. Dangerous Communication

What is sexting? Well, according to Wikipedia, sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones. The term was first popularized around 2005, and is a portmanteau of sex and texting, where the latter is meant in the wide sense of sending a text possibly with images.

Rihanna has done it. Brett Favre has done. Tiger Woods and Jesse James have also done it. But what are the consequences of sexting?

 

On Twitter, a fan sent pop diva, Rihanna, a tweet that linked to one of her semi-nude pictures and asked, "what is this?" Rihanna simply replied, "That would be... ME when I was skinny!"

Sandra Bullock's husband, Jesse James, made the mistake of a lifetime when he started having an affair with tattooed-covered photo model, Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. The two ink lovers started "hooking up" after James contacted her to be a model for West Coast Choppers. Later, McGee sold the transcripts of the sexts to In Touch to prove to the world that she was having an affair with James.

One of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, Brett Favre, even fell prey to the power of sexting. He sent texts and pictures of his...cough...ahem...private parts to Jets sideline reporter, Jenn Sterger.
 

And who can forget Tiger Woods? Joslyn James, one of his dozens of mistresses, posted all of Woods’ sexts on her website
textingjoslynjames.com. The text messages reference choking, golden showers, and refer to James as 'my f--king wh--e'. (The domain name textingjoslynjames.com., is up for sale on Ebay).

But this dangerous new way of communicating isn't just popular among adults. Teenagers are doing it, too. In fact, sexting is very common among teens. Roughly 20-30 percent of teens admit to participating in "sexting," according to a nationwide survey by AP-MTV Poll and the National Campaign to Support Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. 

There is even a sexting lingo. The number 8 is the lingo for oral sex. GNOC means Get Naked On Cam (webcam). DUM means Do You Masturbate, IWSN means I Want Sex Now and KPC means Keeping Parents Clueless.
This may seem like fun and games, but as we have seen, the results of sexting, in the wrong hands, can be devastating. With adults, it can lead to embarrassment and divorce, but with teenagers, sexting can lead to suicide
and child pornography charges.


With all of this being known, one has to ask, why are people still sexting?

Romantic Valentine's Day-themed iPhone apps. Say What?

Happy Valentine's Day!

So, what did you buy your honey this year?

Well, just in case you haven't gotten your sweetie anything yet, check this out! Apple has love-themed iPhone apps!

Can you believe it? 

For $1.99, The Scene it? app could be all yours. 

 

The FingerMingle Valentine's Edition app could be all yours for FREE! 

FingerMingle Valentine's Edition features includes:

* 18 levels for playing with a partner
* Beautifully crafted game surface with lots of love
* Sounds specifically designed to let you know what your mingled 
  fingers are doing
                          
                                                       

For .99 the Build-A-Card: Cupid Edition could be yours.

Build-A-Card: Cupid Edition features include:

*Build and share custom made Valentine’s Day cards by E-mail, Facebook and Twitter
*Create memorable V-Day cards for your loved ones
*Tons of fun options with your design
*Power to edit and personalize Valentine’s Day card with photos and  various Valentine’s Day themed  overlays

For more apps, click here.

Scene It? features include:

*30 distinct quiz sets with 16 puzzle types Dozens of video clips, images and audio clips
*Head to Head Multiplayer via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth (uses multiple devices)
*Group Play Multiplayer (uses a single device)

New Media. Are we all addicted?

 I'm A Video Game Addict

JM: What are you addicted to?
Doll: The video game Collapse.


JM: How do you play?
Doll: You have to eliminate colored blocks by clicking groups of three or more like-colored combinations while remaining below the top line. You can match them straight up and down, L-shaped or horizontal as long as there are three in a row.


JM: How often do you play?
Doll: (Laughing) About three or four times a day.


JM: Wow! How long does one game last?
Doll: Well, it depends. There's different types of games with eight different levels, and each game takes about 15 to 20 minutes to play. In one sitting, I've played about two to three hours on the upper levels like 19 and 20.


JM: Wait! Two to three hours playing one game?
Doll: Yep. I have to get a new phone because I've ruined my touch screen from playing too much. I need to get an iPod so I can play on there. You know how you might have to charge your battery once a day. i have to charge mine three or four times a day.


JM: Well, how do you know that you're addicted?
Doll: Because one time I didn't visit with my family because I couldn't stop playing. I didn't want to lose my concentration. I had to in the rhythm. Sometimes my fingers hurt (Laughing). Sometimes I fall asleep playing.


JM: That's funny. So, do you have a favorite website?
Doll: iWin and Yahoo Games. That's where you can go to play free Internet games.


Wanna play Collapse? Click here and enjoy.

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