the SMS revolution and its impact on us... figures are a bit dated, but essence still relevant.

1. SMS Diffusion of information

2. “ Overcome time and all you have is now. Overcome space and all you have is here.” Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

7. And this revolution is led by a phenomena known as the S hort M essaging S ervice

9. … gentxt Each generation has its own language of expression, influenced by the medium

10. LMAO M8 WUCIWUG KIT ROTFL PU POS L8R GAL WWJD MYOB RTFM KOTC LOL KISS = later = that stinks = get a life = keep in touch = keep it simple. stupid = what would Jesus do = what you see is what you get = kiss on the cheek = mate = rolling on the floor laughing = mind your own business = laugh my a** off = laugh out loud = parent over shoulder = read the f**ing manual

11. “ Medium is the message…global village” Marshall McLuhan A prophetic statement.

12. S hort M essaging S ervice Quite an accidental discovery The first message…believed to have been sent in December 1992 from a PC to a mobile phone in UK

18. But, the biggest factor is that unlike most other mediums, the mobile phone is a personal product. It affords a sense of space (privacy) like no other medium. This sense gets accentuated with a silent revolution called SMS

27. Victor Hugo “ An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.”