R u txting? Is the Use of Text Speak Hurting Your Literacy?

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What to do about bad language on the internet (2013, background): “A survey of laypeo-1 boyd and Crawford (2012) note that “public by default” data still raises important ethical considerations. ple found that more than half of the respondents agreed with the following partial explanations for non-standard spelling on the internet: “people are unsure of the…”
Text-message abbreviations and language skills in high school and university students (2012, background): “It seems likely that standard patterns will emerge over time, and some textisms are already widely used and recognised, for example 4 for for and b for be (e.g., Crystal, 2008; Drouin & Davis, 2009).”
Texting while stressed: Implications for students’ burnout, sleep, and well-being. (2013, background): “…of increased cell phone use have been considered in terms of a variety of domains such as social relationships (Kabat-Zinn, 2005), communication skills (Drouin & Davis, 2009), academic performance (Junco, 2012), and personal and public safety (Drews, Yazdani, Godfrey, Cooper, & Strayer, 2009).”
Measuring Affect for the Study and Enhancement of Co-present Creative Collaboration (2013, background): “There is, however, an increasing amount of evidence to suggest that these changes are significant, affecting the way we interact [5]–[8], and the way we think [9].”