I have always wondered about the reasons behind the length limitation of SMSs, that has been inherited by numerous applications that use it. Mark Milian has an interesting story of how the length came out to be 160 characters. The story highlights that the research conducted to deduce the number, that was sufficient to convey messages, was driven by usability and effectiveness than technology limitations. [Continue]
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ifacethoughtsGupShup – Emailgroups For SMS
GupShup is a SMS service from Webaroo, a startup based out of IIT Bombay. It lets you create your group and invite friends to join it. Send a SMS to the group and all the subscribers of the group receive it. [Continue]
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