Modern digital communication is more than just words on a screen. Even tiny status indicators in our messaging apps carry more weight than a person often cares to admit.

In the modern age of blue and green text bubbles, it’s easy to forget how much effort communication used to take.

Over the past 150 years, telephone technology and the way people use it have evolved dramatically. Many former habits are lost to time, and many new ones are emerging.

When coming up with a name for your baby, why choose a common name like John or Mary when you can opt for more interesting names?

From motion sensors that map your daily routine to Bluetooth beacons logging who you’ve been near, modern smartphones carry a suite of tools that can gather far more than a location pin on a map.