Every second, 192 thousand text messages are sent around the World.
The SMS (Short Message Service) was an idea of Matti Makkonen, a communication system used with the GSM technology that Works today even with 3G and 4G.
According to a study made by PEW and The American Life Project, sms are the most popular among teenagers. Each day, a teen sends and receives 60 sms and they text more than they talk.
Woldwide, 74% of the population uses text messages on their mobile devices.
The Nokia company was the first one to introduce text messages on their cell phones and until today, the users keep on using them.
The functionality of text messages has been the inspiration for some social Networks, just text and a small amount of characters. The biggest example : Twitter.
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