| New technology is being developed to make living | | | | have created price schemes that allow everyone to |
| more convenient for people. Text messaging is not | | | | send unlimited number of messages. |
| an exception. It was primarily created for short | | | | Communication has also become more active as |
| communication exchange. That is why in many | | | | everyone you want to say hello to is just a text |
| countries, text message is free. It is was never | | | | away. Young people have remained close their ties |
| designed for long messages. | | | | because of this. They are also able to express |
| There are many controversies now around it primarily | | | | themselves more often. A daily exchange of hello |
| because the negative effects are being highlighted | | | | already provides your friends an assurance that you |
| while popular culture such as Gossip Girl are further | | | | remember them. Friendships, in return, are stronger. |
| pushing its popularity by making it a major activity | | | | It has also developed a "here and now" culture. |
| integrated in what they portray to be the hip and | | | | Things can get done right away because it's just a |
| cool young people. | | | | text away. Planning a movie with friends isn't so hard |
| I do agree that there are negative effects but there | | | | because you can text a certain number to get movie |
| are also some good ones. | | | | schedules. Ordering food isn't so hard because even |
| For countries where mobile calling is expensive, text | | | | that has a phone line. This, ideally, developed a sense |
| messaging is the cheaper alternative. Imagine the | | | | of urgency to people. They are able to spare more |
| amount of information exchange that they are able | | | | time to other things. |
| to accomplish for a very small amount. Philippines, the | | | | What would be interesting to see is for the market |
| country known to be the texting capital of the | | | | to realize the mature way of using text messages. It |
| world, has made text messaging so affordable to | | | | is not a substitute to face to face communication, it |
| their market. Each text is about one cent and they | | | | is a supplement. |