March 31, 2003

War prompts SMS Boom

"Phone messaging and email traffic has surged over the past week as people use the latest technology to vent their outrage or voice support for the military invasion of Iraq.

The BBC World Service has been inundated with thousands of text messages from mobile phone users across the globe wanting to express their views about the war".

"Suddenly text messaging appears to have moved on from personal communication to personal statement," said Nigel Chapman, the deputy director of the BBC World Service, in an interview with The Guardian

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