News tagged with short messages
Twitter study reveals explosion in Arabic 'tweeting'
The popularity of Twitter has soared in the Arab world over the past year, a study published Thursday revealed, reflecting the key role of the social networking site in the "Arab Spring" revolutions.
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Kakao is sweet for S. Korean smartphone users
South Korean student Hwang Jin-Joo no longer sends text messages to his extensive circle of friends, he "KaTalks" them.
Jul 17, 2011 |
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Twitter raising funds at $7 billion valuation: WSJ
Twitter is raising hundreds of millions of dollars in new funding at a valuation as high as $7 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Twitter offers new button for attracting followers
(AP) -- Twitter is trying to make it quicker and easier to track the world's most interesting people on its short-messaging service.
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Facebook status appears glitchy Saturday
(AP) -- Facebook users have been complaining about problems at the social media site.
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Modern wireless technologies could save bushfire lives
Mobile technologies, including the global system for mobile communication (GSM) and the ZigBee short-range wireless data connection technology could be used to monitor and detect bushfires, according to two research papers ...
Jan 07, 2010 |
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Writing in air not pie in the sky
It's a familiar scene in airports and train stations. Hands full with luggage, briefcase, laptop or coat and there's something you need to remember, like the level and row numbers where you parked your car in the deck. What ...
Jun 10, 2009 |
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As Web communication shrinks, so do links
(AP) -- On the short-messaging service Twitter, space is at a premium: You've got 140 characters to make your point, and you probably don't want to waste half of it on a super-sized link to your latest YouTube obsession.
May 31, 2009 |
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Lose your job? Tell your Facebook, Twitter friends
Just minutes after she was laid off from her job earlier this month, Brittany Ward pulled out her cell phone and typed a short message. "Needs a job."
Apr 28, 2009 |
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British pupils to get lessons on Twitter: report
Children in British junior schools could soon be taking lessons in Internet applications like Twitter under proposals to change school curriculums, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday.
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Mobile multimedia revenues tipped to dethrone text
Multimedia services will surpass text messaging this year as the main source of mobile operators' non-voice revenue in the Asia-Pacific region, industry analyst IDC said Monday.
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Firm feeds demand for iPhone apps
Companies are increasingly pitching their products using text messages and cellphone applications. But a South Florida entrepreneur is taking the idea to the next level by designing iPhone apps for large companies, and using ...
Aug 28, 2009 |
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