Texting After A Disaster

Soon after the 5.9 magnitude earthquake on the east coast (epicenter at Mineral, Virginia) a few weeks ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) asked cell phone users in the earthquake region to use text messaging and email, instead of making voice calls, when contacting love ones to let them know they were OK. As …

Why Texting Makes No Sense

One thing I get hassled about all the time for by friends and family is not having text messaging (or SMS) on my cell phone. That’s right. I am probably one of the few cell phone subscribers in America that do not have a plan that includes text messaging or even the ability to text …