“I think it makes sense for these social conversations to be lightweight or light-hearted in terms of the syntax,” said President of Dictionary.com Shravan Goli. “But ultimately, in the world of business and in the world they will live in, in terms of their jobs and professional lives, students will need good, solid reading and writing skills. I’m a little worried about where we are in America with literacy levels dropping. Are these [electronic devices] helping us, or making it worse? I think they may be going the other way and making it worse.”

I think that is where we come into play with Dictionary.com,” Goli said. “I have two kids at home. I see them using this technology, and I think there is a lot of value in leveraging that technology for educational purposes. Using these ‘cool’ technologies are great vehicles for teaching kids the proper ways to communicate.”