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The urban youth choose free mobile apps over text messages

The urban youth choose free mobile apps over text messages Apps inspire youth to communicate creatively Traditional cost-incurring SMS seems to have taken the backseat over the past few years with the massive growth of internet calling, and mobile and PC applications that allow free messaging. With mobile internet, 3G, and free apps becoming common on the now-ubiquitous smartphones, the tech-savvy generation is moving on to more “fun” ways of communicating. The former DGM, Mobile Services (Operations and Installations) at BSNL, S. M. Hegde, admits that SMS usage has decreased. He said, “My son is also using mobile apps and free services rather than SMS.” A recent study by research firm Informa said that during 2012, around 19 billion messages were sent each day via chat apps, while SMS texts numbered 17.6 billion daily. However, Mr. Hegde says there is hardly any revenue impact on telecom service providers as income from SMS has merely shifted to data usage. ...

Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World

How Today’s Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World  No one has failed to notice that the current generation of youth is deeply—some would say totally—involved with digital media. Professors Howard Gardner and Katie Davis name today’s young people The App Generation, and in this spellbinding book they explore what it means to be “app-dependent” versus “app-enabled” and how life for this generation differs from life before the digital era.   Gardner and Davis are concerned with three vital areas of adolescent life: identity, intimacy, and imagination. Through innovative research, including interviews of young people, focus groups of those who work with them, and a unique comparison of youthful artistic productions before and after the digital revolution, the authors uncover the drawbacks of apps: they may foreclose a sense of identity, encourage superficial relations with others, and stunt creative imagination. On the other han...

Maths Question Paper - Xth

Mathematics Question Paper - X Matriculation Board Exam Preparation Test Probability,. Mensuration , Statistics ,Trigonometry  Test Read more, click here or use the below link http://allstudentnews.blogspot.in/2014/01/xth-matriculation-mathematics-question.html

Youth Apps: Resume Blaster for youth

Free resume distribution Only from Best Jobs Email your resume now We have introduced a unique concept called “Resume Blaster”.  Resume blaster is an effective way of findings jobs.  We put your resume in the hand of the thousand of target recruiters and hiring companies through our well established contact and social network sites.  Do send your resumes (ms word) format and we will take care of the rest. We are waiting!!!  It's simple and easy. Resume Blaster is 100% free for hiring companies and recruiters. Free resume distribution, only at Resume Blaster. Resumes distribution pro-actively  gets your resume in front of recruiters and direct hiring companies fast Key Pointer: Provide a valid contact number and email ID DO NOT SHARE YOUR FULL DATE OF BIRTH; your age should be sufficient. NEVER DISCLOSE YOUR PASSPORT NUMBER DO NOT SHARE YOUR FAMILY DETAILS Try avoiding images in your resume for easy pu...

UN Youth News

Expert Group Meeting on Youth, development, and rights Monday, 11 November 2013 DSPD Focal Point on Youth will convene an  Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on "Youth, Development and Rights"  from 13 to 14 November 2013 in New York. The EGM aims at exploring the barriers facing young people in exercising their full set of rights to participation in civic, political and economic life. In addition, the meeting will identify strategies and policy recommendations on how these barriers can be overcome. Biographies of Participants Concept Note Draft Agenda of the Meeting Presentation Briefs For more information, please visit: http://undesadspd.org/Youth/OurWork/Meetingsandworkshops.aspx