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    1. Back to School Checklist for Texting Teens, Parents and Carriers

      Explore Article Mobile Messaging 2.0 (20 hours, 31 min ago) Operator Services
      by Brenda Suarez

      Back to School Checklist for Texting Teens, Parents and Carriers It’s that time of year again. Parents are taking their teens shopping for new clothes, gathering schoolbooks, pencils, pens, backpacks and the latest must-have before they enter the classrooms. The leaves are starting to turn color, there’s no doubt… It’s Back to School time. In addition to new school supplies, students will also be equipped with cell phones. In fact, three-quarters of teens now own cell phones, which is up from 45 percent in 2004. And of those who own cell phones, 88 percent text, up from just over half in 2006. According to the latest Pew Internet & American ... (Read Full Article)

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    2. Text 100 People for the Price of One: Will iOS4 Group Messaging Spread?

      Explore Article Mobile Messaging 2.0 (Aug 18 2010) SMS
      by Jim Chou

      Text 100 People for the Price of One: Will iOS4 Group Messaging Spread? If we’ve learned anything about iOS4, it’s that it didn’t come short of new features. In fact, it seems like every day a cool, new capability is uncovered. And as we have mentioned here before, the iPhone SMS capabilities in particular have seriously been taken to a new level. Most recently, I came across an interesting post on ZDNet’s The Apple Core. Jason D. O’Grady discovered that Apple and AT&T; have made it easier and cheaper for users to take advantage of Group Messaging. With iPhone 4, users can now send one text to 100 people for the price of ... (Read Full Article)

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    3. Mobile Social Networks Change the Game for Instant Messaging and SMS

      Explore Article Mobile Messaging 2.0 (Aug 17 2010) Mobile Social Networking
      by Jay Seaton

      Mobile Social Networks Change the Game for Instant Messaging and SMS In December 2009 global consumers spent more than five and half hours on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter according to The Nielsen Company. That is an 82 percent increase from the same time the prior year, when users were spending just over three hours tweeting, updating Facebook statuses and more. It’s no secret that social networks have experienced a snowball effect in popularity. So you may be asking why I am highlighting that fact and more specifically, why I would want to talk about it on a mobile messaging blog. Put simply, that stark rise in activity on ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   Twitter   SMS   Facebook

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    1. Adults, Cell Phones and Texting

      Explore Article textually.org (16 hours, 45 min ago) SMS , EMEA

      Adults, Cell Phones and Texting PewResearchCenter on adults, cell phones and texting: Texting by adults has increased over the past nine months from 65% of adults sending and receiving texts in September 2009 to 72% texting in May 2010. Adults who text typically send and receive a median of 10 texts a day; teens who text send and receive a median of 50 texts per day. 5% of all adult texters send more than 200 text messages a day or more than 6,000 texts a month. Heavy adult texters -- those who send and receive more than 50 texts a day -- also tend to ... (Read Full Article)

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    2. USTA taps in-stadium SMS to interact with tennis fans at US Open

      Explore Article Mobile Marketer (Aug 31 2010) Mobile Marketing , SMS , Americas

      USTA taps in-stadium SMS to interact with tennis fans at US Open The United States Tennis Association is using in-stadium mobile marketing tactics to let fans interact via their mobile phones at this year’s U.S. Open. (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   iPhone   WAP

    3. Mobile Phone Payment Processing - A Powerful New Alternative to Accepting Payments Online

      Explore Article Best Articles (Aug 30 2010)

      For years, PayPal (which is owned by eBay) has been the leader in online payment alternatives to credit and debit cards. But ever since the big G introduced it’s own payment system, Google Checkout, there has been a fierce competition going on between the two. (Read Full Article)

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    4. Primetime Emmys adds SMS program to engage TV audience

      Explore Article textually.org (Aug 25 2010) SMS

      The Primetime Emmy Awards has added mobile to its repertoire with a new SMS program that engages television audiences in the run-up to its 62nd annual ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 29. Mobile Marketer reports. Up to and throughout the program’s TV broadcast, viewers can text the keyword “EMMYS” to the short code 888777 to receive text messages straight to their mobile phone. A button on the Emmys.com homepage reads, “Get the latest on the Emmys sent to your mobile phone. Text EMMYS to 888777.” Read full article. (Read Full Article)

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    5. California to Deploy Mass Emergency Mobile Alert System

      Explore Article textually.org (Aug 25 2010)

      California and Sprint have officially joined forces to spearhead a mobile alert system, which means warnings about terrorist attacks, wildfires, hurricanes, school shootings and other emergency situations could soon be at citizens' fingertips. The Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) is a public safety tool that uses technology to deliver warnings and safety information via text alerts to wireless phones in specified areas. The first CMAS pilot program will begin in San Diego County this fall, in partnership with the county's Office of Emergency Services (OES). Read full press release. Related: -- New York City Launches Emergency Alert System on Cell ... (Read Full Article)

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    6. Primetime Emmys adds SMS program to engage TV audience

      Explore Article Mobile Marketer (Aug 24 2010) SMS

      Primetime Emmys adds SMS program to engage TV audience The Primetime Emmy Awards has added mobile to its repertoire with a new SMS program that engages television audiences in the run-up to its 62nd annual ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 29. (Read Full Article)

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    7. Top 5 Mobile Advertising Trends To Watch

      Explore Article mashable.com (Aug 19 2010)

      Top 5 Mobile Advertising Trends To Watch With approximately 90% of the U.S. population owning cell phones, according to CTIA’s semi-annual wireless industry survey, and 98% of those phones being SMS-enabled out of the box, SMS is one of the most popular communication methods in the world. The rise of text messaging can be attributed to its low cost and ease of use. If you have a cell phone, you have the capability to text — no downloads or installations needed. And with the advent of unlimited messaging plans, texting has become the mobile communication option of choice for cell phone-toting teens, beating out e-mail, and phone ... (Read Full Article)

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