SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2003 / 09 / 19

In an entry for Keitai Log, Kinrei Hana goes over a discussion he had with his class on things "a cell phone can do"; "things a cell phone cannot do"; and "what cell phones mean" to his student

Text messaging is often the start of beautiful friendships, according to new research by Macquarie University psychology professor, Kipling William

On the tabloid side of SMS, a South African MP is being divorced after a text message meant for his girlfriend went to his wife instead, according to Ananov

A new campaign for raising money to mobilize against poverty, offers verses of the Bible by text message at a premium rate, according to UK ChruchTime

In Johannesburg, a couple hijacked in their car, were delivered by the police, following text messages sent by a network of "grannies" (woman of esteem in the community), who helped police nab a suspect within an hou

According to the BBC, the internet and text messaging are fuelling "dogging", a practice which involves unprotected sex with strangers in public park

Something to be concerned abou

Freever and the Metro newspaper have been collecting thousands of text messages for illusionnist David Blaine as he indures starvation in solitary confinment suspended from a crane by the River Thames, in a glass box for 44 day

The UK has made spam a criminal offence to try to stop the flood of unsolicited messages, according to the BB

Airlines companies seem to be coming up with new text messaging services everyda