It appears today that an essential teenage fashion statement is the mobile phone and along with the mobile phone there is a new language which is being created right in our midst, and many of us may not be aware of it. Aided by the rise of social networking sites we are now in the middle of a revolution – and like all revolutions it started out with the best of intentions, but where it goes from here is problematic.

Because of the cost of mobile programmes it was considered important to get the messages across using the least amount of words or characters – a sort of mobile shorthand. This was acerbated by the rise of sites such as twitter which severely limits the number of characters allowed in a message – so to get maximum impact with minimum characters became the challenge.

Now, every generation has its own specific language that is used to separate them from the older generations. Who can forget the “Daddyo’s” of the 50’s films, or the overuse of the words “Cool Man”? In every case, as we grew older such language gradually fell out of use, and we found ourselves bewailing the impossibility of understanding the new generation of teenagers!

But this was spoken language, and as such usually had a limited life; in addition it often did not impinge too much upon the written word. Texting or SMS language is specifically a written language, and has the ability to translate itself into customary communication. We speak the same language, but we write it differently.

In fact, the use of Instant Messaging (IM) is becoming so wide spread that educators are now beginning to recognise the problems that it may cause and some interesting research is coming to light.

It is estimated that up to 74% of online teens use instant messaging and many of them will use it use it several times a week. The use of a completely new way of writing is growing.

At the moment, I would venture to say that that the main exposure to the written language would still be in books, online articles and blogs which use correct formal language; so that even though the new language has a toe-hold it hasn’t yet superseded the main stream – but given time, who knows?

I admire the ingenuity of the texters, but I do worry about the clarity of the message. Miscommunication is common with formal language where the possibility of misunderstandings are less; but with the new texting shorthand how easy is it to understand precisely what the writer wanted to say? LOL can be either “Lots of Love” or “Laughing out Loud” – a misunderstanding could be the end of a relationship!

There are also some real concerns that terminologies used in IM are now being found in school work. Homework essays are being received which are written in abbreviations more usually found on the internet or mobile phone. Increased exposure to the texting revolution increases the sense of common use. One teenage girl admitted “I was so used to reading what my friends wrote to me on Instant Messenger that I didn’t even realise that there was something wrong”

And while supporters of the IM language insist that there is a clear differentiation between it and formal language, this teenager admitted that she was having difficulty in separating her use of texting abbreviation from her use of formal language. In effect, the texting was becoming the normal form of communication.

Some educators now claim that they have to “un-teach Internet Speech”. The amount of researched information supporting this position indicates that constant use of IM is indeed affecting the way in which young people read the written language.

My concern is with clear communication, the ability to get your message across to the listeners or the readers, and convey the precise information without confusion. It is difficult enough with formal language, and many misunderstandings already occur – but I wonder where we are going if IM becomes mainstream.

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Source by Michele Keighley

It is 11:47PM on a Friday night. As you pull into your long, pitch black driveway, your cell phone alerts you of a new message. You immediately view the message. Your heart begins pounding. “I’m watching you,” reads the message…

Has something similar ever happened to you?

Maybe it wasn’t as horrifying as this example, but many people receive harassing or mysterious text messages. You can choose to ignore the messages or you can trace who is sending you these text messages and put an end to them.

How can I trace the sender of a text message?

View the message on your phone. Look for the sender’s 10 digit phone number, which is usually located above the message body. Write this phone number down, as you’re going to need it to trace the sender.

Tracing the text message sender…

Follow these three steps to find information about the sender:

1. Search Engine – Search Google or Yahoo for the text message sender’s phone number in XXX-XXX-XXX format. Look through the results. If you notice other complaints of messages from the same number, it’s probably just a mass text message spammer — nothing you should worry about, as they are not specifically targeting you. You may find forums or profiles where the phone number has been posted online. Look for the author of these, as their username may give you a clue to their identity.
2. Call or Text the Number – Be careful here! If the SMS message was harassing or illegal in nature, you may not want to do this. However, if you think the message was your friend’s joke, calling or texting the phone number back may prove to be useful in identifying the sender.
3. Text Message Trace Report – While this is not widely known, you can purchase a report for under $15 that will tell you the owner’s name, address, and lots of other information about any cell phone number. This information will let you know, without a doubt, who sent you the text message. It can prove invaluable when addressing your concern to the individual, reporting them to the authorities, or simply putting your mind at ease.

Putting an end to the problem…

Often, letting the sender know that YOU know their identity is enough to make them stop. A text message trace report includes information about their home, other household members, etc. Use this information to your advantage. Most SMS message senders will be surprised that you were able to trace so much information about them and will quickly stop sending you messages.

Your safety comes first

Please, if you feel threatened or feel you are in any danger, call your local law enforcement. Do not take matters into your own hands, as it is not worth the consequences.

Source by Alexander Hoffman

Do you know how to trace text messages on cell phones? My guess is that if you are reading this article, then you probably want to find out! Today I am going to show you how to trace text messages, so you can learn who is sending them with a reverse cell phone search.

A reverse cell phone search allows you to trace text messages, picture messages, or phone calls when you do not know where they are coming from. If you are getting prank, harassing, or annoying text messages and do not know who is sending them, then you need to trace the text message and find the owner using a reverse cell phone number database.

To learn how to trace text messages on cell phones all you really need to do is get the number or numbers that you need to trace, and head over to a quality reverse cellular phone directory. Because cell numbers are private and not available to the public, you will have to pay a one time small fee to access the database, but it is well worth it.

The key is to make sure that you use a database that is not free, because while they do exist, these databases have trojan viruses and malware all over them, and you do not want to damage your computer, because that would cost you much more money! Also stay away from any cell phone databases that want to charge you a recurring fee, because it is not needed.

Learning how to trace text messages on cell phones is pretty easy, so go ahead and give it a try today to find out who is sending all of those random texts!

Source by Dave Jarzenski

According to Nielsen, American teenagers send and receive, on average, 2,272 messages per month. This equates to nearly 80 messages a day. In fact, text messaging is so popular that in North America (as of 2006), 40% of cell phone users actively use SMS. In Europe the average is 85%. Throughout the world, the use of text messaging has developed very rapidly. In 2000, 17 billion text messages were sent. By 2004, that number reached nearly 500 billion, that’s almost 85 text messages per person in the world.

The popularity of text messaging has placed people in positive and negative situations. For example, former Detroit Mayer Kwame Kilpatrick had his whole life turn upside down through a text messaging sex scandal. He went from being the youngest to the only mayor to be charged with a felony in Detroit. On the positive side, text messaging is utilized as a source of information and reminders. Many credit card companies provide SMS reminders on upcoming due dates. With the increased popularity of cell phones with internet capabilities, people would be able to pay their bills upon receiving the alert. In addition, one can send a text message to Google to find out directions, weather, flight status, sports scores, etc. Services like ChaCha allow us to answer any of our questions. All you do is send a question to ChaCha and a live person will send you a message back, within a few minutes, with the answer to your question. However, these convenient services, as well as general text messaging, have its outcomes.

Many experts agree that text messaging has served more bad than good, especially to the teenage population. There are obvious safety concerns, especially with recent proposals to ban text messaging while driving. This obviously creates a distraction to drivers, putting other drivers and pedestrians at risk. Even while walking, people have most of their attention to typing their messages, instead of what’s ahead of them. Especially in busy places, I’ve noticed people still don’t pay attention. The other day I was walking by Times Square and got very annoyed at people who suddenly stop in the middle of the sidewalk to finish a message. That, and a combination of tourists, makes Times Square a trap.

Teenagers are easily distracted at school. Instead of paying attention in classes, students are texting away. I’ve seen this happen a lot in college. Especially in high schools, this leads to falling grades, and poor report cards. Some kids are up late messaging their friends, which experts believe could have a significant impact on sleep. I’ve seen a lot of people struggle in college because they use their phones so much. I think this is because when you send a text message, it is likely that you are in the middle of a thought. Thus, a response means the inclination to respond right away, distracting you from other things (studying). I saw this happen at my school library all the time. Especially during finals, it would take forever to find a table. It’s really frustrating when people take up study space but just sit there typing on their phones. During group projects, there is always one kid who keeps pulling his or her phone out to send a message. This creates a huge distraction from work and has significant impacts. I’ve also read articles that provide cases of students using text messages to cheat. Even though teachers and professors state not to bring phones to exams, they never enforce the rule.

I would think that increased cellular phone use, especially for text messaging, could have negative effects for your hands. The concept of texting is similar to typing, which has proven to cause problems for many. Although text messaging is not as comprehensive as using a computer keyboard, the increased usage may still be enough to cause musculoskeletal disorder. However, data is very limited on this subject.

What about the use of the English language? One would think the use of abbreviations, short messages, and incomplete sentences could lead to sloppy language skills. Although text messages are brief, they are sent so many times that in aggregate, it could have an impact in linguistics. Many experts feel this way; however, others present an interesting counter-argument. Text messaging may not be all that bad. Some experts add that the use of abbreviations is a novel way of communication that demonstrates dexterity and creativity. This method of communication expands our language capabilities and demonstrates ingenuity. There are cases in which people catch themselves using “text message lingo” in academic papers, while causing no harm for others.

I’ve noted a few ways in which text messaging benefits individuals. One other way is that this method of communication connects people. Many people are in constant contact with each other. They develop a strong interest to know what’s going on in people’s lives and share information that they wouldn’t otherwise. Some conversations, or at least topics of discussion, would never arise in direct dialogues. Sometimes it’s because we’re too scared or forget later on. There are other situations where sending a text message may be more appropriate then conversing on the phone (in a quiet public place). Thus, it adds a lot of convenience and doesn’t distract others.

I have mentioned many ways in which text messaging harms human beings. I’m fully aware that these interpretations are only valid with credible data and statistical analysis. However, the rise in text messaging is a recent phenomenon, and not enough data is available to construct definitive conclusions. Many experts have developed a number of hypotheses that they hope to test in the near future. I’ve come across a few studies, but found a lot of flaws that lead to inaccurate justifications. Some studies sample just a few students from one specific high school, which leads to invalid results. I chose not to share this data or conclusions for these reasons. For a future study, it would be interesting to stratify data by type of cell phone (compare regular phone vs smart phone and see if there is a significant difference in effects – whether positive or negative).

Source by Anupam Kathpalia

The SMS Long Code has hit a level where its adoption rate is significant enough to get attention from Short Code providers. When searching for information about the Long Code you will find plenty of “opinions” for and against its use from providers of both technologies.

As a veteran of 25 years in the telecommunications industry and having worked within both the wireless and landline sides of the industry, I will do my best to present the facts without prejudice and let you the reader decide what you think is right and what is best for your situation.

I will start with what the Long and Short codes are, and a brief history on how they evolved.

Short and Long Code Background

Short Code

The Short Code was created by the primary cellular carriers, CTIA, Neustar and a handful of others in 2003 as a solution for carriers to handle the higher volume, more bursty A2P (Application to Person) text messaging traffic. P2P (Person to Person) text messaging would be handled through standard 10 digit phone numbers. The Short Code was created as a 5 or 6 digit number that is leased on a monthly basis for higher volume A2P traffic at a cost of $500 or $1000. Numbers deemed “common” are $500/month and vanity numbers are $1000/month.

Once a Short Code is obtained the lessee then has to submit to the carriers a quite comprehensive plan outlining how the code will be used. This is usually done through a handful of aggregators that work with all the carriers.

Neither the Short nor Long Code escape the transactional charges that are applied to each message sent and received. The transactional costs to the end user can range from $.02 to $.05 with the Long Code usually being less expensive than the Short Code.

Long Code

The Long Code is a 10 digit telephone number that has been enabled for text messaging. Until 2003, the Long Code was the only way text messaging was transmitted because the traffic was all P2P. There is a lot of controversy over using the Long Code for A2P traffic in which I will discuss later.

For now, there are two flavors of the Long Code, and it is important when reading articles to identify “prejudice” opinions. It would be equally horrible to commit your company to a bad idea as it would to omit something that makes sense.

Reputable companies such as ILEC’s, CLEC’s, Virtual Telephone Service Providers, Cable Companies, ASP’s and others I may have missed, can use the Long Code for text messaging. I will label these companies as legitimate, reputable users or potential users of the Long Code, but will again cover the controversy within this later.

The second flavor of the Long Code will often be referred to as Grey Route numbers. It is a loosely used term, rarely clarified and often used as propaganda to create confusion in the competitive Short Code/Long Code debate. It is most often associated with companies/people who are trying to get around ethical use of the Long Code.

The concerns around Grey Routes are their use for questionable applications, such as spamming (sending messages to someone who has not asked for it, ie… “opted in”). This is usually executed by companies setting up banks of SIM cards, purchased from a mobile carrier and used to blast out unsolicited text messages to many people at once. Because it is coming from what appears to be a cell phone it looks like P2P text messaging, when in reality they are just masking what they are truly doing.

It is called a ‘grey route’ because it is simulating an individual users (P2P) account, however it could be sending out thousands of messages at a time and will slip through the cracks until reported.

Businesses who are approached to work with a mobile marketing company that suggests or conducts their business through Grey Routes should realize the potential risks of losing their money and more importantly the potential concerns for promoting a product through spamming.

The cost for a Long Code is simply a feature charge on top of the regular monthly cost of a phone line. Costs for the additional feature should be in the low 10’s and never 100’s or 1000’s.

The Issues

Both the Short and Long Code have supporters and both have valid points to support their opinions.

Short Code providers defend the right to block 10 digit NANP (North American Numbering Plan) numbers enabled with SMS because they deem any messaging traffic from a 10 digit number, sent to multiple people at once, or being sent at rates faster than someone can type, is spam and therefore will block it.

In a recent Mobile Marketer article, Jay Emmet, General Manager of OpenMarket, a leading aggregator for Short Codes said – “Any organization that sends an unsolicited text message to a consumer is in violation of the “Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003″. One of the key concerns is establishing and maintaining consumer protection. With Long Codes or grey routes, an unscrupulous content provider can send unsolicited SMS to a mobile subscriber, using unauthorized carrier access.”

This is a good example of a statement made about Long Codes that was said for one of two purposes. Either Mr. Emmet doesn’t understand that Long Codes can be deployed through non-grey routes by legitimate, respectable phone companies, which he does clarify by calling them “unscrupulous content providers” or he is labeling Long Codes and Grey Routes one in the same. Maybe he is doing both but lumping together the reputable companies with the spammers, of which no one stands behind spammers from either of the Long or Short code supporters, is an injustice for the reputable content providers and the businesses who would truly benefit from the Long Code.

One of the more challenging issues of the Short Code is it’s unnecessarily costly and there are many approvals to go through, sometimes taking up to six months before it can even be used. Short Code supporters say the system was created this way to protect the end user from annoying and unwanted text message solicitations.

Long Code providers that fall into the reputable category, as I discussed before, feel the text messaging market is monopolized and the wireless carriers illegally block legitimate traffic in fear of it being spam.

Even the reputable Long Code providers shun the use of a 10-digit phone number through a grey route and strongly look down upon any company sending unsolicited text messages to subscribers.

Other issues expressed by Long Code providers are how inter-carrier messaging decisions are made by associations and companies that have a vested interest in their own companies. It is felt that these decisions and actions create barriers for fair competition and ultimately hurts the small business and the consumer.

The Controversy

The companies and associations that control the Short Code are very powerful and are financially very strong as a group. In 2003, the introduction of the Short Code was an example of their power.

The new rule said SMS over a 10 digit number that appeared to be A2P texting would be blocked and all companies sending A2P texting moving forward would have to start paying a monthly lease for a Short Code and a transactional fee for sent and received text messages.

In a class action suite filed by a reputable messaging company which makes its living with solutions for both the Short and Long Codes, filed 4/5/2012 against the Short Codes governing body companies, to list a few: AT&T mobility LLC, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel Corp., T-Mobile USA, Inc., US Cellular, CTIA-The Wireless Association, Syniverse Technologies, Inc., Nuestar, WMC Global, Inc. and others, here labeled “Carrier Defendants”, it is stated –

“The Carrier Defendants conspired to set up systems under which persons transmitting A2P SMS could not use inexpensive ten-digit telephone numbers, but were forced to use common short codes (CSC’s) – five digit (and later six-digit) numbers at materially higher lease and transmission charges with additional fees for connectivity and content review, all of which resulted in substantial overcharges to persons transmitting A2P SMS and materially higher revenues for the Carrier defendants and other defendants.”

Summing that up, the Class Action law suite is claiming the Carrier Defendants have violated Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act of 1890, a landmark federal stature on competition law that prohibits certain business activities that reduce competition in the marketplace (anti-competitive) and requires the US Federal government to investigate and pursue companies and organizations in violation.

Interesting as well, in a closed meeting, as recent as last falls CTIA show in San Diego, CA, the CTIA put it in writing to prohibit A2P messaging using the Long Code in their new inter-carrier text messaging guidelines.

My Take on It

The Short Code was created in a time when text messaging was just starting to catch on. If one keeps in mind a statistic published in 2003 from the CTIA showing monthly volumes of text messages sent in the US were reported to be 1.2 Billion The CTIA’s latest data shows that same monthly number at a whopping 193.1 Billion. That is a 16,092% increase in text messaging volume.

With that said, it is safe to say times have changed. During this time, consumers and companies have gone through an educational and adoption process with text messaging. How it used, who it is used by, and more importantly what the consumer wants out of text messaging has all changed.

I agree that the consumer needs to be protected, but assuming that consumers would tolerate spam is an insult to our very own text messaging education we provided them during adoption and more importantly an insult to the consumer.

Grey routes used for unapproved purposes should not exist and those who choose that route should be shut down and I am sure this process would happen quickly because the average consumer won’t tolerate it, nor pay for it.

What ever the evolution of messaging follows it will only be a band-aid until the next technology comes around. The companies who can adapt in a “fair playing field” are the ones I will be writing about in another 9 short years, the amount of time it took text messaging to grow by 16K percent.

Short Code providers need to let go of their strong hold and realize the industry has changed. If they aren’t aware of these huge changes, maybe they should read this article

Businesses have a legitimate need and right to use both the Long and Short codes but Long Codes can’t support these businesses because traffic will be blocked by the carriers.

Example: A College that needs to send out an emergency alert message to their students, technically, based on the way the rules of inter carrier message are written, cannot use a Long Code because it will either be blocked or throttled to a speed to slow in the time of an emergency.

Overall, such a great job has been done building the communications infrastructure in United States and it should be used to its fullest potential. In order to do so, we can not focus on yesterdays needs. We need to focus on today’s needs and how to meet the needs of the future.

Source by Greg Prescott

Make someone’s morning brighter, day joyful and fill someone’s night with sweet dreams with cute messages.

The cute SMS love message is sure to cheer up one’s mood and will fix a constant smile on one’s face throughout the day- imagine a day of hectic work at office and you are driving back home. A cute sweet SMS from your beloved asking you to drive safely can do some magic really. The feeling that someone cares for you acts like a magic pill and you will be active even after being famished at office.

You don’t need a reason for sending cute SMS just like there need not be a reason to be joyous or happy. Bring a smile on your friend’s face who is feeling low or cheer up your spouse, beloved, brother, mother, sister or father with a cute good morning SMS.

Cute Text Messages for Every Occasion

Cute text messages can be such fun, you send them for every reason and for absolutely no reason. And if you are madly in love, you can flood and overwhelm the girlfriend/boyfriend with cute SMS almost at anytime without any rhyme or reason.

A morning messages, good night message, congratulations message, good luck wishes, missing you SMS, cute love SMS or just about anything under the sun can be sent as a cute text message for almost anybody. It really does not matter as long as your intentions are clear to make some one happy.

Online Cute Text Messages

You would love to send infinite messages to your friends or family members to stay connected or keep them cheerful. Obviously, it is difficult for you to think of cute messages every time. Now don’t get nervous because the sea of cute text SMS you find online will make your job easier and help you choose that perfect cute, sweet SMS for everyone and for every occasion and all festivals. You can actually get inspired from different messages you find on the Internet and create your own messages.

Cute text messages can be a small poem, welcoming the morning, love song, beautiful quote, good night message or birthday wishes; all that a cute message conveys is that you care for that person and are always there by his/her side in all ups and downs. It is a wonderful way to share your happiness and spread the smile/joy into others life as well.

Source by Fatima Waheed

One of the largest crazes of our modern age is the advance of the cell phone. One of the most popular activities that is done using a phone is texting. Sending a text message can be fun for everyone. The problem is that sometimes people will get messages that are not from people they know. Here are a few tips on how to trace an SMS text message instantly.

If you have a family with children old enough to have their own cellular phone, you are aware that they may spend more of their time typing out a message to their friends then they will actually talking to them. This is because texting is a very addictive and growing social form of interaction.

In the early days when telephones had just come out, it replaced conventional mail. People did not have to wait several days or weeks to receive a message from friends that lived far away. They could pick up the receiver and dial a phone number that would put them in contact with friends and family almost immediately.

These antiquated systems remains localized to what are called land lines for many decades. It was not until just a few years ago where the capability of having a mobile telephone was a possibility for the general public. Even more advanced then a cordless model, these products can be taken anywhere allowing you to be in contact with the outside world where ever you may go.

With the appearance of the Internet on a worldwide basis, the ability to socially interact through Web browsers and e-mail has become a staple part of almost all cellular systems. Part of that is the ability to send a text message. The problem is that it is very difficult to maintain anonymity on the World Wide Web. Therefore, receiving prank calls and messages is becoming a large problem.

There are a few ways that you can trace unwanted messages that you have received:

The first way is to check your cellular phone records. They will show you where most of your calls and messages originated from. You can even tell from what area of the country and what cell tower that was used to make the connection.

The second way is to use a service that actually allows you to get the name, address, and number of these unknown people that may be calling and harassing you on a regular basis. Some of these services allow you to type in the number on their website and you will be able to identify who the other person is instantly. Simply locate one of these websites online today, type in their number, and you will have your answer today.

Source by George Steinman

Basically, this is just another expression for SMS dictionary, or SMS shortcut. These abbreviations are simply the text messaging shortcuts that people use each and every day to make sending SMS messages so much quicker and easier. Some of the shortcuts below are only used for instant messenger messages, or at the end of a text message to convey the mood of the person sending the text message. Some of the txt msg shortcuts are good examples of how people shorten words when they send text messages.

So let’s take a look at some common text message abbreviations, then.

SMS Abbreviations:

Anything - NTHING
Are you OK - RUOK?
Are - R
Ate - 8
Be - B
Before - B4
Be seeing you - BCNU
Cutie - QT
Date - D8
Dinner - DNR
Easy - EZ
Eh? - A?
Excellent - XLNT
Fate - F8
For - 4
For your information - FYI
Great - GR8
Late - L8
Later - L8R
Lots of love/laughs - Lol
Love - LUV
Mate - M8
Please - PLS
Please call me - PCM
Queue/cue - Q
Rate - R8
See/sea - C
See you later - CU L8R
Speak - SPK
Tea - T
Thanks - THX
Thank you - THNQ
To/too - 2
To be - 2B
Today - 2DAY
Tomorrow - 2MORO
Want to - WAN2
What - WOT
Work - WRK
Why - Y
You - U
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Happy/Smiley  -:-)
Angry - :-||
Very happy - :-))
Confused -  %-)
Tongue tied - :-&
Sad - :-(
Saintly - O:-)
Laughing - :-D
Crying - :'-(
Surprised/shocked - :-O
Screaming - :-@
Kiss - :-*
Pig - :@)
Clown - *:-)
Wink - ;-) 

There are more SMS shortcuts that could make up a so-called SMS dictionary, but the more words you use the less effective the shortcuts are as people stop understanding what you’re actually saying.

In this case, a short ‘vocabulary’ is best so everyone knows what is being said.

Source by Steve Nash

Are you constantly getting harassing SMS messages from someone you don’t know, or perhaps getting forwarded messages from someone who refuses to identify himself? Would you like to trace the identity of this SMS sender? This article will tell you how.

It is easy enough to trace an SMS sender with the use of a reverse cell phone directory. This is an online tool that gives you all the information that you need, including the phone owner’s name and address. In fact, you can pull up any information that is associated with the cell phone number in question, as long as the information is available from public documents such as court records.

By using this online tool to trace an SMS sender, your unidentified harasser will no longer be unidentified. In fact, you may be able to get more information about him than he has on you. The next time you get an SMS message from him, you can ask them about their existing court record for misdemeanor or perhaps the numerous speeding tickets that they got this year. More often than not, the realization that you know who they are will deter them from harassing you further.

If your tactics do not work on your SMS sender and he continues to harass you, then you can use the information you gathered to report them to the police. The good thing about the reverse lookup tool is that you can use it to trace any phone number, whether it is a cell phone or landline number. Even unlisted numbers can still be traced. And the other party will never know how you traced them.

Of course, you will have to pay for the service, since the companies that provide the information did not obtain it for free. The good news is that the fees are relatively small and you have the option of paying only for a single search or for a one-year subscription. The subscription allows you to trace as many numbers as you want within the one-year period.

Source by Michael Jobbs

Both SMS and E-mail are very common, convenient, fast and efficient way of communication. There are so many similarities between these two forms of communication. Both forms of communication can be and are used in many businesses to make it grow. SMS marketing and E-mail marketing can be used very effectively even better sometimes than direct marketing. Another factor is that you might be able to do SMS marketing and E-mail marketing with less money than other forms of marketing. It is very personal to send a message than E-mail and it is a very good way to maintain a good relationship with your prospective customers to attain their loyalty. Customer loyalty is very important for the success of your business.

If you compare SMS to E-mail, there are many differences as well. In both ways of communication, you can type in the message in your computer or in your mobile phone and send it to multiple contacts at the same time. One of the differences is that if you are sending SMS, there is more possibility of the person actually reading the message than when you send E-mail. You always tend to read your SMS than your E-mail may be just for the reason that you always carry around your mobile phone and you tend to read the message and you also have more possibility of seeing the message sooner than when you send E-mail. The effort is definitely less to read a SMS than E-mail. To read an E-mail, you got to get to a computer usually, type in your e-mail address and password and then only you get to read the e-mail. Still the possibility is there that you may not open the e-mail after seeing the subject line. To read SMS, not much effort, as you get a beep sound, you open the message and you can read your message immediately. Of course with the latest forms of mobile phones where you can also read your mails, the process of reading E-mail also have become simpler and fast, but still reading SMS is more easier than reading E-mails. You have the prospect of getting new customers faster when switching from SMS to email.

The only true benefit that E-mail marketing has over SMS marketing is that it does not cost anything to send an E-mail compared to SMS marketing. Sending SMS usually costs money unless you have a scheme where you can send free SMS or if you have signed up on certain SMS websites that lets you send SMS for free. If you have the option of sending SMS for free from your mobile phone, it is well and good and if you can send SMS for free from website, then you need to have a computer and internet connection to do this, even though the person receiving the message will be able to read this in their mobile phone without any computer or internet. The person can receive the message just like how they receive any other message.

Source by Robert Fogarty