Papa John’s faces class action lawsuit for inappropriate text message marketing
Sending text messages to the public without considering specific rules and regulations will negate any possible success of a campaign.
Oakland University implements emergency text message service
In an effort to boost school safety measures, the Oakland University Police Department is implementing a text alert service designed to reach students, faculty and staff across campus.
Michigan implements emergency text service
While many states are embracing mobile integration into their emergency services Michigan may be leading the nation by capitalizing on today’s evolving smartphone technology.
Twenty years of texting: Why it’s still tops among mobile communication
In 20 years, adoption has grown exponentially and today every new phone contains the SMS application.
NASA launches text alert service to tell people when the ISS is flying overhead
NASA is launching a service that will notify people as soon as the International Space Station (ISS) passes over their house, and they will do so by sending them a text message.
How text messaging can improve the restaurant business
By signing users up to a text message service and using SMS to announce the latest special, restaurants can reach a greater number of people in an even shorter amount of time.
SMS messaging reaching more consumers in Canada each day
Canadian consumers have already sent enough text messages to represent 60 percent of the total volume from all of 2011. CWTA data shows 72 billion texts were sent between Canadian consumers last year.
SMS texting an increasingly preferred method of communication for doctors
Historically, physicians in hospital settings have relied upon their trusty pagers for medical alerts and immediate updates, but a report suggests that more doctors may instead prefer to receive text alerts via SMS messaging.
Users can help hurricane victims by texting donations
Individuals in the areas hit especially hard – namely New Jersey and New York – are patiently awaiting disaster relief, but many organizations are taking it upon themselves to implement SMS services to help their efforts.
