Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:56 AM EDT2013-06-18 09:56:03 GMT
Eager to cash in on the recent run of good news about the Stock Market, but you don't know how to get started? Here's how!
Eager to cash in on the recent run of good news about the Stock Market, but you don't know how to get started? Good Day Atlanta goes to the pros for answers!
Monday, June 17 2013 12:05 AM EDT2013-06-17 04:05:45 GMT
The loyalty cards on customer's key chains may be going out of fashion making way for the loyalty apps. There is a new one that has hit Atlanta called Front Flip.
The loyalty cards on customer's key chains may be going out of fashion making way for the loyalty apps. There is a new one that has hit Atlanta called Front Flip.
Friday, June 14 2013 8:56 AM EDT2013-06-14 12:56:09 GMT
Retailers got the go-ahead to pass along some extra charges to you, but not without some rules attached. You might not have noticed them just yet, but you should be on the lookout.
Retailers got the go-ahead to pass along some extra charges to you, but not without some rules attached. You might not have noticed them just yet, but you should be on the lookout.
Thursday, June 13 2013 7:16 AM EDT2013-06-13 11:16:10 GMT
You might think saving the environment has to cost a lot of money. But, Good Day Atlanta's Tacoma Perry found way to go green and save green at the same time.
You might think saving the environment has to cost a lot of money. But, Good Day Atlanta's Tacoma Perry found way to go green and save green at the same time.
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It was 20 years ago this week when the first text message was ever sent and our thumbs have not been the same since. Texting has significantly changed our world, but the text message is still just 160 characters despite our smart phones now having the ability to merge them into a continuous conversation.
Gossip, vital information, and entertainment have all been sent using the Short Service Message or SMS.
The first text message was sent on December 3, 1992. It was a simple holiday greeting from engineer Neil Papworth to a colleague at a Christmas party. Papworth admits, he didn't think texting would amount to anything.
It did and by 1998, the texting craze was in full force, causing a cultural and social revolution for better or worse. GOOD DAY HOT TOPIC: WHAT DO YOU LOVE OR HATE ABOUT TEXTING? Post your comments on our FOX 5 Atlanta Facebook page, or tweet us @GoodDayAtlanta. We'll read some of your comments during the 9 a.m. hour of Good Day on Monday!
Text messaging has replaced many of the face-to-face conversations we used to have. More than seven trillion text messages are sent each year. That is roughly 200,000 texts sent each second. To put it into perspective, the average 12 to 15 year old sends about 193 texts a week.
Texting has caused the downfall of celebrities, politicians, and athletes. But don't despair; our society has learned to express ourselves in fewer words and sometimes without using any words. :)
And speaking of words or lack thereof, there are whole dictionaries devoted to text lingo like OMG, LOL, and BFF.
Here's the favorite part for FOX 5's Doug Evans, the auto correct feature. It was developed to make your life easier and to lend a hand by making you a world-class speller, but it also has given rise to many fails. Websites devoted to such involuntary miscommunications that have met with hilarious ends.
For some examples of such auto correct fails, watch the video above.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:42 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:42:12 GMT
The NAACP is holding an information session about its planned gun buy-back program at 6 p.m. at a northwest Atlanta church as part of ongoing efforts to cut back on gun-related violence in the community.
The NAACP is holding an information session about its planned gun buy-back program at 6 p.m. at a northwest Atlanta church as part of ongoing efforts to cut back on gun-related violence in the community.
