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July 28, 2005 By David Burn

USA Today: Text messaging on cell phones is finally taking off in the USA. It has been around for years and is a huge part of life in Japan and South Korea. But in the U.S. market, text messaging had caught on only among teens and American Idol fans voting for their favorites

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About David Burn

I wrote my first ad for a local political candidate when I was 17 (she went on to win her race, and I felt the power of persuasive copy for the first time). Today, I live near Portland, Oregon and spend my days building brands for companies that matter.

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Texting takes off in the U.S.

USA Today says texting is going mainstream here in the U.S. — finally. The article mentions some of the unique ways that people — and companies — are using text messaging. And it continues the third screen idea that Allison
Josh

So I’m helping my buddy move last weekend and there’s a guy there that is probably 25 or 26. The whole time, his phone is beeping and he texts who knows what to some person. A few minutes later, BEEP, and he texts some more.
I don’t get it for people who are over 17, just call the person and help me with carry this couch!