Drunken Text Tees April 30, 2009
Having trouble remembering that drunken text you sent out to your best friend, your ex or accidentally to your mom? Well, you better be careful, because it just might turn up on TextsFromLastNight.com.The creators of this website discovered the joys and embarrassments of the drunken text and in February 2009, decided to create a website that posts any comedic, disgusting and nonsensical texts that are sent in to document debaucherous nights past.I’m not going to lie, I’ve sent a drunken text or two that I wish I hadn’t, but don’t act like you haven’t either…Via Trend Hunter
Email This PostGOMOTEXT Announces the release of it Mobile Marketing White Paper April 26, 2009
Apr 26, 2009 – GOMOTEXT.COM, a leading provider of mobile messaging and marketing solutions, announced the release of a long-awaited “white paper” outlining a thorough framework for understanding the decisions, effects and challenges involved in implementing a Mobile Marketing CampaignThe white paper can be downloaded by visitinghttp://www.gomotext.com/mobile-marketing-white-paper/Read the complete press release at PR Log
Email This PostTexting Record Attempt Racks Up $26K Phone Bill April 23, 2009
Two Pennsylvania pals, 29-year-old Nick Andes and 30-year-old Doug Klinger, have just been charged $26,000 on a phone bill in an attempt to set a text-messaging record.After 217,000 text messages and a whopping $26,000 phone bill, the two guys have seemingly succeeded in setting a monthly text-messaging record, although whether it will be recognized or not is still up in the air.Nick and Doug were surprised by their phone bill because they were relying on their “unlimited texting’ plan - and T-Mobile is reportedly investigating the charges.So after sending thousands of ‘LOL’s and ‘Hello’s, the two guys managed to total …
Email This PostText-Message Commentary Coming to the Movies? April 21, 2009
Thought movie hecklers were annoying? Well, if a new project takes off nationwide, prepare to be uber-annoyed by heckling via texting/Twittering projected directly onto the movie screen. MuVChat creator Rien Heald describes his Frankenstein-like creation to the Chicago Tribune as “a mash-up of ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000‘ and Twitter.”
At MuVChat screenings (currently only in St. Charles, Illinois), ADD-afflicted Gen Y-ers and Millenials can text their thoughts and heckles to a central number, and then the comments are displayed via a live scrolling feed at the bottom of the screen. So far, the …
Email This PostSMS Help to Earthquake Victims in Italy April 17, 2009
Recent charity drives to raise money following two natural disasters in Italy have been bolstered by money sent in through text messages on cell phones.
“Help Now,”the campaign organized by daily Corriere della Sera and news program TG5, has seen donations sent in by so-called ‘thumb tribes’ or mobile phone users top or equal those sent in by credit card. Aid for earthquake victims in San Giuliano was approximately three million euro for both credit cards and SMS messages; at 942,000 euro the amount pulled in from text messages is more than triple sent in by credit cards to …
Email This PostAT&T Workers Create “Ready to Strike” Ringtone April 16, 2009
AT&T and the union representing its workers are still in contract talks, but workers have published a song, with accompanying ringtone, called “Ready to Strike,” just in case.
The song’s pro-labor lyrics include “Get ready to strike, get ready to walk the line” and “Protect my health care, don’t lower my wages / Realize, recognize, mobilize, stay alive” and even a shout-out to technicians who support U-verse, AT&T’s TV service.It was co-written by Ray and Rachael Rodriguez, AT&T employees who are active in the Communications Workers of America Local 6222, as well as Riley Wallace, a Toronto hip-hop …
SMS updates now available for Dubai court cases April 14, 2009
The new service allows users to find out the status and resolutions of cases using their mobile phoneThe Dubai Public Prosecution (DPP) has gone live with a new SMS service that can be used by the general public as well as lawyers and prosecutors to find out the details of specific cases.The SMS feature is presently limited to the Judiciary and Public Prosecution areas but is expected to expand to other government authorities in the future.It involves sending a text message directly to the DPP with details of the enquiry, such as the case type, case number and year, for …
Email This PostPro-democracy activists in Egypt call to strike by SMS April 7, 2009
Police in Egypt have been deployed in large numbers to prevent a national strike by pro-democracy activists, reports the BBC.Police had orders to arrest anyone taking part, and a number of activists have been held in recent days.Protests appear to have been small, but about 100 MPs, out of 454, walked out of parliament as part of the protest.The organisers of Monday’s action had urged people to wear black and called for protests including sit-ins at places of work or study.The call to protest was circulated through SMS messages and social networking sites.Via Textually
Email This PostCTIA: U.S. chatters sent 1 trillion SMS messages in 2008 April 2, 2009
This just in: Cell phone users in the States have warmed up to text messages. And boy, do we love to talk.Speaking at the annual CTIA keynote Wednesday, CTIA CEO Steve Largent told show-goers that the numbers of SMS messages sent by U.S. wireless subscribers rose to a staggering 1 trillion last year—or triple the piddling 363 billion text messages we sent in 2007.If my math is correct, that comes out to about 3,700 text messages annually—or 10 texts a day—for every cell phone subscriber (about 270 million as of December 2008, according to the CTIA) in the States. …
