Tue, 12/04/2012 - 10:01pm
My how time flies! And the comment-sphere just shows how we take all this for granted and in stride now. Funny how it's seen as a diminished form of communication or something that is contributing to the diminishment of communication. A scholarly author released a book not long ago which traced the introduction of new media into societies and how the reaction was typically negative, initially. When writing was first introduced, it is said that people were concerned about oral tradition being kept. Looks like we made it through that and many more changes okay, and will continue to do so. Can you hear me now?
So the first text message ever sent was on Dec. 3rd in 1992! That was 20 years ago this week. According to CNN, in this day and age, 6 billion text messages are sent every day in the U.S. That's over 2.2 trillion a year and that amount quadruples when we're talking about the whole world's texting habits. Although the industry has seen a steady increase of use over the years, this birthday may mark the peak of texting. With the increase of people using third-party messaging services such as Facebook and other apps on their smart phones , this could signify the slowing down of traditional SMS...What does the gabby world have to abbreviate on this one...
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