{"id":15008,"date":"2012-12-03T13:17:30","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T19:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=15008"},"modified":"2013-02-07T14:20:50","modified_gmt":"2013-02-07T20:20:50","slug":"happy-20th-birthday-texting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/software\/happy-20th-birthday-texting\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 20th Birthday, Texting!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Texting isn\u2019t just about teens anymore \u2013 today is the twentieth birthday of text messaging. The quick and oft-used method of communication is all grown up, but it doesn\u2019t show any signs of stopping. Let us reflect upon and celebrate the great gift of portable and nigh-immediate transcontinental communication in written form<\/a>. The first text message was sent on December 3, 1992 by Neil Papworth<\/a>. Texting began as a novel concept to send quick and short messages; an astounding 150 billion Short Message Services (SMS) were sent last year in Britain alone.<\/p>\n To give you an idea of how impressive and widespread this technology has become, here\u2019s a reference point: according to the CTIA<\/a>, The Wireless Association, over two trillion<\/em> text messages are sent each year. I know that seems like a big number, and it is, but consider how many wasted sheets of paper these seemingly superfluous text messages save. Texting might have crept into a hidden niche in the world, and continues to expand, so this tech\u2019s birthday should be celebrated. Make sure to spam all of your friends under the guise of \u201ceducation.\u201d<\/p>\n