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3 Ways Messaging Will Transform Marketing
Messaging is about to transform marketing in ways you probably don't expect.
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Building a Business
Does Allowing Texting at Movie Theaters Bring People In, or Drive Them Away?
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Quartz to Text You the News, Joining Other SMS-Based Services
The digital news outlet will offers users a reading experience similar to a text-message conversation. It's the latest in a string of startups and tech companies that are emulating the most basic digital communication format.
Tech
Does Ending a Text with a Period Make You a Cold, Unfeeling Garbage Person?
According to a new study, the punctuation mark is considered to be insincere.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
7 Apple Patents We Hope Will Be Used to Make Actual Products
From biometric-tracking headphones to water-resistant electronic parts, we'd be into a lot of these products. Get on it, Apple.
By Laura Entis
Business News
Apple’s Latest Experiment Means You May Never Have to Listen to Your Voicemails Again
Apple is testing a new service that would allow Siri to transcribe your voicemails into text messages.
By James Cook
Tech
This Gadget Lets You Text and Use Apps While Driving, Without Looking at Your Smartphone
Fiddling with your smartphone and driving has been shown to be more dangerous than drunk driving. If you're going to do it, you might as well do it safer. That's the big idea behind RayGo.
Building a Business
6 Easy Ways to Grow Your Subscription-Based Startup
Even the smallest improvements can lead to serious compounding growth over time.
By Sujan Patel
Building a Business
Why Texting is the New Email in the Hiring Process
With the majority of adults owning smartphones with unlimited texting, texts are increasing seen as a professionally acceptable means of communication.
Business News
The Rules of Business Texting
There are, OMG, actual rules of etiquette you should observe.
By John Rampton
Tech
I’ve Seen the New Face of Search, and It Ain’t Google
With mobile quickly overtaking the web, the classic search box may soon be replaced by the text message.
By Alex Iskold
Tech
Taco Bell Pleads: ‘America Wants a Taco Emoji. America Needs a Taco Emoji.’
The popular Tex-Mex chain is petitioning for a taco emoji on Change.org.
Building a Business
Pebble Gets Even Smarter, Rolls Out Interactive Notifications for Android Users
Attention Android-loving Pebble people: More nerdy smartwatch goodness is now yours.
Thought Leaders
6 Epic Online Fails and How to Avoid Them
Everyone makes mistakes, but the online world makes them a lot more visible. What not to do, if you want to keep your job.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
Apple Must Face U.S. Lawsuit Over Vanishing iPhone Text Messages
Lawsuit alleges that Apple failed to disclose that it would obstruct the delivery of 'countless' messages.
By Reuters
Online Presence
The Jury Is Still Out on Texting for Professional Communication
The youngest workers, who've come of age ordering take-out food with an app, seem unaware of the incomparable efficiency of a phone call.
By Eddy Ricci
Building a Business
12 Simple Strategies for Building Your Mobile-Marketing List
The list of people willing to receive your marketing messages is a fundamental business asset that you can grow with steady effort.
Tech
Wish Waiting for a Table Was Less Painful? There’s an App for That.
NoWait efficiently manages waits for tables, reducing stress levels for customers and restaurant owners alike.
Tech
250 New Emojis Are Coming, Including ‘Man In Business Suit Levitating’
The update also calls for 'Fog,' 'Reversed Hand With Middle Finger Extended' and 'Derelict House Building.'
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
How to Make Sure You Still Get Texts If You Ditch Your iPhone
Thinking about switching your iPhone for a non-iPhone brand? Read this guide first.
By Jim Edwards
Tech
New FCC Program Lets You Text 911 in an Emergency
Though not yet nationally available, text-to-911 could change how we ask for help.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Want to Text and Walk and Still See Where You’re Going? Apple Has a Patent for That.
Apple has filed a patent for 'transparent texting.'
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
What Does WhatsApp’s Win Mean For the Future of Texting?
With the success of mobile messaging apps like Viber and WhatsApp, will texting be left behind?
Tech
5 Rules for Texting Anyone You Do Business With
Follow these tips to make sure you're not confusing or aggravating your clients, employees and customers.