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SMS Based Charity Systems

There are tons of uses for SMS (text messaging); Clickatell recently published a guide to 101 business uses for SMS. I'm still making my way through it, but it's a great read. Read/Write Web last week posted a great guide to how SMS is being used for giving.

New York Times Serves Content By SMS

If SMS is enough for some cellphone owners, the New York Times has news and op-ed content available for their texting pleasure.

T-Mobile's Twitter Blocking

If you don’t understand it, don’t allow it. That could be the thinking behind why mobile operator T-Mobile has begun blocking Twitter usage in the US, and opening up a customer service debacle, not to mention a public relations one.

Young Europeans Love Their Text Messaging

E-marketer delivered a Forester study today that showed that 92% of young mobile users in certain European countries report sending SMS text messages on their phone.

Yahoo Launches oneSearch SMS In India

Social security numbers, employee numbers, phone numbers, savings accounts, checking accounts - there are far too many digits we’re all supposed to remember.  Still, if Yahoo fans in India can remember five more, they’ll be able to use the new oneSearch SMS service.

Google Search Available On SMS In India

As seen on 'agencyfaqs!', Google has initiated an SMS-based search service in India. Now, mobile users can use Google SMS by searching the company’s short code, 54664.

SMS Ads Small In U.S., Big In Europe

Close to three-quarters of Western European mobile subscribers received a short message service (SMS) advertisement in July 2007, according to M: Metrics.

Yahoo Mail Speeds Out Of Beta

Yahoo's unlimited storage email service shed its beta label and added the ability to send and receive text messages to and from mobile phones in several countries.

HouseFront Builds Home Info Via SMS

Texting an address to HouseFront's messaging service brings back available real estate information to one's mobile phone.

SMS Marketing and Qtags

No one would deny that mobile marketing shows huge potential.  But right now the space is so crowded and chaotic, it's hard to know where to direct your efforts.  SMS (short message service) marketing is one thing to consider.  Qtags makes it possible to get a text messaging campaign up and running quickly, and without investing in your own short code or back end application.