Philippines – Text Capital of the World?

The Philippines has been widely touted as the “text capital of the world” for a few years now. You will hardly find any source on the web that will not mention the Philippines.  Read more…

Short Message Service / SMS Tutorial

This SMS tutorial provides information about SMS application development. ... and where to find some free SMS messaging libraries and tools. .... This article should be useful to both developers and non-developers.
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Using SMS in Recruitment
SMS is an important marketing medium, but has limited application in Recruitment/Job Search. Most of the messages you could send are transactional. The key to a successful SMS marketing campaign relies on the 3 pillars - planning, content and execution. In this blog post I have just summarised my thoughts and ideas into various groups - Uses in Recruitment, Advantages, Disadvantages, Measuring SMS, Questions to ask yourself before sending SMS, Tips and Common mistakes I hear from recruiters. read more...

Did the U. of Florida Get a Racist SMS Blast?
A possibly racist text message sent to the cell phones of 42,000 students and faculty of the University of Florida at Gainesville, Fla., has sparked widespread anger.
"The monkey got out of the cage," the message said.  Angry recipients filed complaints with campus police and university authorities. The message was sent out Tuesday night.  The text messaging service, which is part of the university alert system, was immediately shut down by its providers, Mobile. Read more… 

 Australian government moves on SMS spam
 Australian mobile text messaging may be spared the tsunami of spam that cripples.  read more…

Meerut police get SMS threatening blasts
Meerut police get SMS threatening blasts ... Uttar Pradesh received a message on his mobile phone warning of blasts in the area, a senior police official. Read more...

Cashing in on the mobile craze
Rapid technological advancements in the wireless sector and the anticipation that its products generate from the market has made it one of the most monitored sectors in the world of information technology.  With the market constantly waiting for the next development in mobile phones, wireless platforms and gadgets like personal digital assistants (PDAs) -- be it a new function, a new model, a capacity to handle new applications or a feature that could make their lives easier. Read more…