text messaging

Getting Teens to Help — And Helping Them — Via Text

Arik Hesseldahl in Dive Into Mobile on April 16 at 1:33 pm PT

Doing something.

Verizon Adds iMessage-Like Capabilities to Its Text Messages

Ina Fried in Mobile on March 21 at 3:46 pm PT

Verizon’s new messaging service works with Android phones and tablets and iPads as well as PCs.

Mysms, Evernote Team Up on Text Message Archiving Service

Bonnie Cha in Product News on November 5, 2012 at 9:00 am PT

A new partnership between Mysms and Evernote allows you to view your text messages on any Web-connected device.

Pirq Snaps Up $1.2 Million for Low-Tech Loyalty Program

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 1, 2012 at 5:45 am PT

Many believe that the future of tracking purchases and making payments lies with smartphone applications or NFC, but this company is betting on text messaging.

Some Tips for Staying in Touch During Hurricane Sandy

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 29, 2012 at 1:59 pm PT

That old landline phone you refused to get rid of may come in handy right about now.

Voices

Email Turns 30

Jeff Rohrs, Vice President of Marketing Research and Education, ExactTarget in Voices on September 4, 2012 at 3:25 pm PT

There are over 3.375 billion email accounts worldwide, with nearly 145 billion email messages sent each day.

Voices

Social Media Is Turning Us Into Simpletons (Comic)

Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on December 9, 2011 at 4:11 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.

Samsung Gets Its ChatON

Ina Fried in Mobile on October 18, 2011 at 4:40 pm PT

The Korean electronics giant announces its answer to Apple’s iMessage and Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Messenger.

News Byte

Skype Pays Around $85 Million for GroupMe

Tricia Duryee in Mobile on August 21, 2011 at 3:21 pm PT

Skype has agreed to acquire GroupMe, a company that has developed a way for groups of people to send messages to each across various smartphone platforms. People familiar with the transaction say Skype will pay around $85 million for GroupMe, which was founded at a TechCrunch event in April 2010. Early investors include First Round Capital, Lerer Ventures and Betaworks; last fall, Khosla Ventures won a bidding war for a $10 million funding round that valued the company at around $35 million. Skype is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft.

A Norwegian National Tragedy That Unfolded on the Web (Updated)

Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 22, 2011 at 4:45 pm PT

The details of a horrifying two-part attack in Norway’s capital city unfolded in large part on Twitter and YouTube. Update: The number of confirmed dead has now reached 80.