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  2. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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    Spreading rumors and gossip by text message, using text messages to bully individuals, or forwarding texts that contain defamatory content is an issue of great concern for parents and schools. Text "bullying" of this sort can cause distress and damage reputations.

  3. SMS - Wikipedia

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    SMS messages are delivered to the operator's SMSC, but not the subscriber's handset; the SMSC takes care of further handling of the message through the SS7 network. [ citation needed ] Another type of SMS gateway provider is based on SS7 connectivity to route SMS messages, also known as "international termination model".

  4. Mediated communication - Wikipedia

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    Electronic mail is digital mechanism for exchanging messages through internet or intranet communication platforms. [19] The first message that was sent through a computer was on October 29, 1969, by Raymond Tomlinson. [20] Text message. A text message is defined as a short message sent electronically usually from one cellphone to another. [21]

  5. 5 New Texting Scams To Watch Out For - AOL

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    Scammers are trying harder than ever to take advantage of unwitting victims via text message scams. According to "The RoboKiller Report: 2022 Mid-Year Phone Scam Insights," more than 147 billion...

  6. 30 years of the text message – Nearly one in three ... - AOL

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    The first text message was sent by engineer Neil Papworth on December 3 1992 and read simply, “Merry Christmas”. ... and 1% said they had been sacked via text message.

  7. How to identify a fake text message: Online skills 101 - AOL

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    Frequently impersonated businesses and government agencies, including Amazon, Netflix, PayPal, the IRS, the SSA, and the USPS, all have pages with spam text message examples or explain common scam ...

  8. Instant messaging - Wikipedia

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    A classic example of instant messaging on a desktop computer: the left window of this software showing a list of contacts ("buddy list") and the right window an active IM conversation An example of instant messaging on mobile, featuring the exchange of pictures and audio on top of text

  9. SMS language - Wikipedia

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    SMS language displayed on a mobile phone screen. Short Message Service language, textism, or textese [a] is the abbreviated language and slang commonly used in the late 1990s and early 2000s with mobile phone text messaging, and occasionally through Internet-based communication such as email and instant messaging.