Tweeting the terror: How social media reacted to Mumbai November 30, 2008
The minute news broke of the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, India, social media sites like Twitter were inundated with a huge volume of messages.
A wounded man is carried from the attacked rail station.
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Many Twitter users also sent pleas for blood donors to make their way to specific hospitals in Mumbai where doctors were faced with low stocks …
Email This PostBecker got the bullet from girlfriend with text messages November 24, 2008
Heartbroken Boris Becker has revealed to the German tabloid press that his 25-year-old girlfriend dumped him with five text messages less than a month ago. The 40-year-old three-time Wimbledon champion told Bild that the blow “trampled on my soul.”
Becker got the bad news on October 31 from 25-year-old Sandy Meyer-Woelden, the daughter of his beloved late manager. The pair had announced their engagement last summer during a beach holiday.
“I suddenly got an SMS from Sandy… saying that this was it, that this was over,” Becker told the newspaper. “To …
Email This PostABI Research: Mobile messaging services set for growth despite tough economic times November 19, 2008
Despite the fact that the global economy is slowing down, mobile messaging growth will continue. According to data from ABI Research’s recent report, mobile messaging services revenues will grow from $151 billion in 2008 to greater than $212 billion globally by 2013.
Mobile messaging ARPUs are 85%+ of all handset data services revenues regardless of region and will remain so for many years. This fact will push all mobile messaging suppliers to work cooperatively to serve customers well and propel all parties (operators, device OEMs, content providers and middleware vendors) through these rough economic waters, according to ABI’s principal analyst Dan …
Email This PostCelebrities Fighting Back Against Fake Twitter Profiles November 14, 2008
Twitter, while fun and useful, has become a breeding ground for hacks who dream of becoming the next Fake Steve Jobs. Lance Armstrong, Britney Spears, and Al Gore have all recently joined the microblogging service and have had to reclaim their online identities.
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Email This PostSalvation Army tries text messages to raise funds November 12, 2008
The Salvation Army’s ubiquitous holiday bell ringers will have a new tool as they try to raise funds through the holidays — text messaging. Cellular News reports.
Atlanta-area Salvation Army officials are introducing a program that lets donors give $5 to the charitable organization by sending a text message to a specified number.Beginning in two weeks, cell phone users in the Atlanta area can text message “TSA” — which stands for “The Salvation Army” — to 90999 and a $5 donation will be added to their phone bill.
The number will be posted on signs alongside the familiar shiny red …
Email This PostCarriers Report Text Messaging Surge Following Election Results November 9, 2008
Turns out Barack Obama’s campaign wasn’t the only one using text messaging during the elections. Wireless subscribers used election day to send them, as well, leading to at least a 10 percent spike above normal, according to three of the top four U.S. carriers. All the carriers extrapolated data a little differently, but they all recorded a bump. On Sprint’s CDMA network, the carrier saw 21 percent higher volume in text messaging nationwide than it had the previous four Tuesdays. Verizon saw a 21 percent jump in SMS traffic from a typical Tuesday as well; it also said MMS traffic …
Email This PostGOMOTEXT Gets a Makeover November 7, 2008
Along with the changing face of the economy and the political backdrop, GOMOTEXT decided to go in for a new look. Our website is completely revamped and should we say, it has become really “COOL”.
Check out our new logo and a message from our spoksperson online. We would like to get your feedback on our new look. Visit www.gomotext.com
Email This PostText Messaging With Ex-Lover Constitutes Cause for Divorce November 5, 2008
Who is more to blame for divorce ― a husband who keeps contacting his ex-girlfriend via cell phone text messages, or a wife who monitors the husband’s messages every day?
The court ruled the husband, according to The Korea Times.
Park broke the trust between husband and wife by not severing relations with his former lover. Shin’s monitoring of Park’s life was a consequent countermeasure to uncover the husband’s extramarital affairs,'’ the court said in the ruling.
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