After the 12 January earthquake in Haiti, texting HAITI to 90999 gave $10 to the American Red Cross; the campaign raised more than $30 million and showed how mobile phones and social media could mobilise relief.
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Texting in 2010
Trillions of SMS messages, unlimited plans, and T9 thumbs
Text messaging peaked in the early 2010s: Americans sent well over a trillion texts a year, teenagers sent thousands a month, and unlimited texting was the must-have plan feature. On feature phones...
