txt is gr8

Here's a question: what's bigger and far more important than Facebook?  Hint: it's very low-tech and doesn't need a smartphone or even an internet connection….. Two-thirds of the world's population – that's over 4 billion people – have access to it….Got it yet? It's SMS – text messaging to you and me.  

Another very interesting article from John Naughton marks the 20^th birthday of txt msng.  Read it here.   Incidentally, John Naughton authored the first book to really explain the internet to me: A Brief History of the Future: Origins of the Internet. Attracted by the smart title, I read this about ten years ago, and can thoroughly recommend it.