Whether it’s keeping in touch with friends and relatives in other countries or texting your partner to request a takeaway, it’s hard to find someone these days who doesn’t know what texting is or who has never done it before. SMS has now become the most common form of communication on the planet and the number one occupation of teenagers everywhere.
Also see: 14 Interesting Facts about Text Messaging
Here is a infographic from MBA Online that shows the total number of texters in comparison to the world population or the number of Facebook users. It also shows the influence mobile phones have on their users and how text messaging has been used for good causes in different countries.
Also see: Send Unlimited Free Texting and Picture Messaging (SMS & MMS) using TextNow App
Via MBA Online
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Raj
Oct 27. 2011
I guess Text messaging is very pervasive enough alright, but there cannot be an effective ‘call for action’ with text messages. We are very much limited to a few words. Unlike email lists, there is no ‘opt out’ for those unnecessary text messages that we get on our phone. I like the way SMS’s have been used by innovative means to solve real problems. But those are few and rare. Its spamming that goes on un-checked in the mobile messaging world.