Keep Texting

By Shiraz Lelani

Cell phones aren't just for talking anymore. Using the text, rather than the voice, function on any cell phone, messages can be sent from one cell phone to another. It's called short text massaging (SMS) and it's all the rage among teens in Europe and Asia. Because phones are limited in the number of characters they can transmit, a whole language using abbreviations and codes has emerged.Texting has become so hot that industry reports show it has grown from about a billion messages a month in summer 1999 to 15 billion a month by December 2000. Teens love it because it's cheaper and more convenient than a phone call, and, most important, it's private And now it's poised to take over North America. All the major digital phone service providers are pushing SMS and are targeting teens as their market. These four Little Books are the perfect sourcebooks for this new communications wave, mixing how-tos with phrases and hands-on advice with sample messages. In Get Texting, readers will discover everything they need to know to get started. Total Texting shows how to get the most from your phone, plus lots more. Keep Texting offers jokes, quizzes, and taglines. And Love Texting provides bonafide ways to date and chat.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0740720163
• ISBN13: 9780740720161
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 3.4" x 4.0"