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July 27, 2005
Surge in text messaging generates interesting/novel usages
Another article about surging text messaging usage. Good summary of various usages including Bono's ONE program. Article summary: text messaging is exploding (due to interoperability) and it's being used in inventive ways that affect daily life such as: at Live 8, 26 million text messages were generated in support of debt relief for African nations. At U2 concerts, fans text their names to a giant screen behind the band- and thereby register to be part of Bono's poverty-fighting One campaign. Also discusses about appointment reminders, advertising, flirting in bars, traffic reports, buddy services.
Usa Today: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2005-07-27-text-messaging_x.htm
Posted by ben at July 27, 2005 12:37 PM
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