By Deryck Richards
Managing Partner
DESKTRONIX
desktronix.com
Why Text?
Text messaging is a quick way to stay in touch with everybody for personal or business purposes. With text messaging, you can chat with a partner by typing on the keyboard and reading what they write to you on the screen. Many writing
messaging products can work with cell phone writing
messaging (aka SMS or Short Messaging Service) so you can chat with people who arent in front of their computer. So, why not just pick up the phone and talk?
Its more quickly than electronic mail
and phone calls. And you dont have to pay anything to text. If you absolutely need to chat with someone briefly or inquire of
a quick question, its much less intrusive than calling someone. As with most developing technologies, several types of text messaging are available and each one is incompatible with the others. But do not
let that keep you from trying it out. The main text messaging products are ICQ (www.icq.com), MSN Messenger (www.msn.com), AIM (www.aim.com), and Yahoo Messenger (www.yahoo.com).
btw (By the Way
