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text thursday: Texting Messaging Gone Wrong: Scams - 03/20/08 12:29 PM
By: Chris Brubaker
Finishing our two part series on Texting Gone Wrong is scams. Last week we talked about spamming and the negative affects it has on the texting industry (Text Spam). This week we're focusing on texting scams and shady business practices.
Premium Texting
What does text messaging cost? Usually around $0.15 to $0.20 per message sent or received. What if the next time you looked at your bill you saw a message that cost $0.50 or $1.25. This type of SMS is usually labeled as a "Premium Text Message". Services such as your daily horoscope, weather, sports scores or more can cost … (4 comments)
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text thursday: Texting Messaging Gone Wrong: Spam - 03/13/08 02:39 PM
By: Chris Brubaker
In this two part series, I’m going to talk about two key problems in the SMS (text messaging) industry affecting growth and innovation; spam and shady business practices.
Spam
Let’s first start out with some numbers. In 2006, 800 million spam text messages were sent, in 2007 that number increased to 1.1 billion and is expected to reach 1.5 billion this year. That calculates out to six unsolicited text messages per cell phone user in the US. The worst part is, it’s not an even distribution, some users get no spam and others a ton.
Obviously, service providers … (7 comments)
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text thursday: Smartphone Envy? - 01/24/08 02:19 PM
By: Chris Brubaker
Receiving email on your cell phone was once reserved for those with data plans and smartphones. Not any longer. One company getting rid of smart phone envy is teleflip with FlipMail. Plain and simple it allows you to send and receive email on your cell phone through text messaging.
I know what most of you are probably thinking, you receive 200+ spam messages a day and 200 emails would equal 200+ text messages...ouch. Rest assured the company has a work around for you. Instead of receiving every message, you get to specify the email addresses of the people you … (11 comments)
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text thursday: RSS via SMS - 01/17/08 04:30 PM
By: Chris Brubaker
Google Reader, My Yahoo, FeedDemon, Bloglines, NewsGator. These are a few of the more popular RSS readers on the net. RSS = Real Simple Syndication, in other words a way for you to get the latest updates from your favorite blog or news site without having to go to each site. RSS feeds allow you to get all of your information in one spot (using sites/programs like the ones listed above). This year there’s a new player that just entered the game, Pingie.
Launched on January 1 of this year, Pingie is adding a mobile twist to … (6 comments)
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text thursday: Best Texting ideas of ‘07 - 01/10/08 04:32 PM
By: Chris Brubaker
As texting expands to the masses, more companies are integrating text messaging. In our series Text Thursday, we highlight unique companies which provide useful ways to use your text messages. Continuing our week of wrap-ups we’ve put together some of the more creative ways companies are using text messaging. All services we mention are free to consumers, so give them a try.
HouseFront
(Well of course we’re going to put us first) It’s been a year of growth for us here at HouseFront, launching in April of 2007 with our website HouseFront.com and our … (15 comments)
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text thursday: Best Phones of ‘07 - 01/03/08 02:17 PM
By: Chris Brubaker
There are a multitude of different phones and carriers to pick from in today’s mobile world. Cutting through the clutter is Consumers Reports annual best cell phone report, breaking it down by phone, smartphone, and carrier. Here’s a brief list of those that topped the charts in each category.
Top Phones in 2007:
1. T-Mobile’s Motorola V195
2. At&T’s Samsung Sync SGH-A707
3. AT&T’s Sony Ericsson W810i
Top Smartphone in 2007: 1. Apple iPhone (surprised?)
2. Palm Treo 755p
3. Samsung BlackJack
Top Carriers in 2007:
(based on call quality, dropped calls, … (17 comments)
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text thursday: Mom’s go high-tech - 12/20/07 03:45 PM
By: Chris Brubaker
When I was a kid the rules for toys were no small parts, hard objects, or sharp pointy things. Today, parents have so much more to worry about. With so many toys imported from other countries and the variable standards of safety, it’s no wonder potentially harmful toys are popping up. From easily dislodged parts, to toxins ranging from Lead and GHB; toys are being recalled by the millions. With no government intervention insight, consumer advocacy groups are arming themselves with knowledge.
Two such groups are MomsRising.org and Heathlytoys.org collaborating to keep parents informed of potentially … (5 comments)
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text thursday: Text Thursday: Having a Party - 12/13/07 02:36 PM
By: Chris Brubaker
When planning a quick get together or a birthday bash using online invitation systems help automate the invitation process. One such company making it even easier to plan those holiday parties this season is Evite, an online party planner allowing users send out and respond to events via text messaging.
Evite works by sending emails to guests, allowing them to respond back if they are attending or not through a linked webpage. Evite Mobile has now made the process even simpler, allowing everyone to receive and respond to party invitations via text messaging. Creating an event is … (4 comments)
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text thursday: US Airways going wireless - 12/06/07 01:03 PM
By: Chris Brubaker
The busiest travel day of the year has passed but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods yet. The holidays are a busy time for everyone and traveling can be a big headache for all involved. US Airways, the 5th largest carrier in the US is looking to alleviate some of the stress this holiday season by providing as much up-to-date information to travelers as possible.
US Airways is touting their new SMS service as the first in the airline industry. By texting your flight number to TEXTUS (839887) the company will respond … (6 comments)
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