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Texting Turns 22

Nic Denholm, TECH CRUNCH (TechCrunch.com)—Half a lifetime ago, 22-year-old Neil Papworth sent the first ever short message service (SMS). His fifteen-character missive – ‘merry christmas’ – was sent to colleague Richard Jarvis on December 3, 1992. This act was considered important enough to mark the occasion with a party but not important enough to invite […]