• The first text message was sent in 1992 • Over 70% of mobile phone users send text messages • Text messages contribute to 20% of operator revenues • 94% of 18-24 year olds send personal texts (MDA Professional text messaging report 2003) • 34% of those aged between 18-24 send 36 or more messages a week (MDA Professional text messaging report 2003) • 14% of people send business text messages on their mobile phone (MDA Professional text messaging report 2003) • On New Year's Day 2003, the number of text messages sent in one day topped one hundred million for the first time, and on New Year 's Day 2004, the daily total reached 111 million messages On New Year's Day 2005, the highest daily total ever recorded by the Mobile Data Association was reached, when 133 million messages were sent The Mobile Data Association predicts that 30 billion text messages will be sent during 2005
95% of all text messages are delivered within 10 seconds 23% of world-wide mobile users use SMS more than once a day 55% of world-wide mobile users who SMS more then once a day are 18 years old or younger
53% of Northeners use their mobile phone for sending/receiving personal text messages 51% of women would rather receive a text message than a card on special occasions - MDA Mother's Day survey Who sends you personal texts? - 80% said friends/ 61% partner/ 39% parents/ 22% children -MDA Professional text messaging report 2002 50% of women use text messaging as a way of keeping in contact with friends and family MDA Mother's Day survey
42% of women recognise text as a way of sharing a popular interest with their children MDA Mother's day survey A text message is the best way to show you care, according to 47% of women - MDA Mother's day survey The peak hours for texting are between 10.30pm and 11.00pm You can send the same text to up to 50 people with group texting
Some simple ways to keep those text messages short and sweet: 1 = one, won, want 2 = to, too 4 = for 4VR = forever 8 = ate AFO = adult fan of ... ATM = at the moment B = bye B4 = before BBFN = bye-bye for now BBL = (I will) be back later
BYO = bring your own CU = see you CUZ = because DDG = drop-dead gorgeous EA = e-mail alert EOD = end of day ETA = estimated time of arrival flame(s) = negative or derogatory e-mail or chatting GTG = got to go IGU = I give up IMO = in my opinion IMHO = in my humble opinion IRT = in regards to JAM = just a minute JIT = just in time JJ = just joking JK = just kidding K = OK L8R = later LMHO = laughing my head off
LOL = laughing out loud lurk = to hang out in the background/viewing M = am M8 = mate, boyfriend or girlfriend N = an, and NA = not acceptable/applicable NE = any NOS = new old stock O = oh OIC = oh, I see POV = point of view PS = postscript QR = quick response R = are ROTFL = rolling on the floor laughing ROTFLOL = rolling on the floor laughing out loud RUOK = are you OK? spam = unwanted e-mail or chat content SRO = standing room only SUP = what's up?
THX or TX = thanks TOM = tomorrow TTYL = talk to you later U = you U2 = you, too UR = you are WYSIWYG = what you see is what you get Y = why YER = your, you're YT = (are) you there?
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13 Year old Morgan pozgar won the texting championship this year by texting this phrase in 42 seconds: "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocios! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious. If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious.”