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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.
Could texting be the future of mobile payments?
Companies may soon be able to use these services to engage their customers as well as receiving payments, all through the use of the SMS applications.
Emergency texts can help those in Hurricane Sandy’s path
As Hurricane Sandy pounds the eastern seaboard, many organizations are opting to send emergency texts in order to keep citizens out of harm’s way.
Doctors use text messages to communicate with diabetes patients
This type of service is especially useful for those with diabetes, due to their strict medication schedules and regimens.
New service keeps entrepreneurs motivated via text messages
The inability to save and spend on necessary expenditures is hurting today’s budding executive, but one individual is trying to change this and is using SMS messaging to help her cause.
