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3. Texting Texting The act of sending a text message or many text messages Molly Gastineau Core 3 Group 7

4. Freidhelm Hillebrandt Freidhelm Hillebrandt was where texting all began. Hillebrandt was born in Warstein, Germany, in 1940. Hillebrandt was a keen amateur radio enthusiast and soon became an engineer and a technician. He helped settle on the 160 character limit for each text sent. He was also know as the “Father of the Text”.

5. Statistics The statistics of texting have gone up year after year. Texting while driving has caused many deaths and is the reason why texting while driving is banned in 35 states. Many say they know that texing while driving is dangerous but do it anyway. About 6,000 deaths have been caused each year because of texting while driving.

6. Statistics Continued 1 in 5 drivers have said they have styled their hair while driving 14% of people said they have put make-up on while driving 13% said they have surfed the internet while driving. For every 1 minute of distracted driving, 2 lives are devastated.

7. Carpal Tunnel syndrome One of the pitfalls or dangers associated with texting too much is a physical ailment called Carpal Tunnel syndrome. Carpal Tunnel syndrome is when your "median nerve" is compressed or pinched inside your wrist.

8. Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Some symptoms of having Carpal Tunnel syndrome are numbness and parethesia, which is a burning sensation in a specific area. Your hand may feel like it is falling asleep. You may have discomfort while sleeping because most people tend to bend their wrists in their sleep. You might start to drop things uncontrollably because of weak muscles.

9. Preventing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome You can prevent it by using a wrist brace or a splint. You can also take medication such as, Tylenol and Ibuprofen. There is also a surgery available which consists of the carpal ligament being cut which will prevent further nerve damage and relieve pain. Using surgery may leave your hand permanently numb and there is no guarantee results of the surgery.

10. Mobile Apps and Internet About 8 trillion text messages were sent in 2011. The amount being sent changes every half a second. Not only are people able to text on there cell phones, many of them can also access the internet anywhere at any time as long as they have a proper signal. With the advent of wireless internet, the mobile application was born, allowing people to do just about anything from there cell phone. The "app" has become very popular, allowing people to post to the internet, check their bank account, buy a pizza or play any number of video games, right in the palm of their hand. Almost 300,000 mobile applications, "apps" for short, have been developed in 3 years. 1 in 4 U.S. adults now use mobile apps. 82% of adults use cell phones today. 43% of those users have "apps" on their phones. Half a billion people accessed mobile internet in 2008.

11. Deepak Sharma The record held for sending the most text messages in a single month was held by a grown Indian man named Deepak Sharma. Deepak Sharma sent 182,689 messages in one month. If you calculate the numbers correctly that is 6,100 messages a day, or 4.2 messages sent in one minute. Sharma now sends or receives a text every 15 seconds.

12. So Long, Farewell In closing, texting may be here to stay in one form or another. Phones will only get more fancy and technology is bound to get more and more complicated, allowing people to do even more with the cellular or wireless devices. Teenagers will most likely, text a lot, some people, even though against the law, will text while driving and others will not be able to survive without their electronic devices, much less their cell phones. Texting has changed society in some ways for the better and in some ways for the worse. It is up to the individual person to make good decisions about everything, texting included.