Internet Commentary » Text Message http://www.phourd.com Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:49:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Mobile Inauguration http://www.phourd.com/the-mobile-inauguration/ http://www.phourd.com/the-mobile-inauguration/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:06:03 +0000 David http://www.phourd.com/?p=127 Barack Obama’s Inauguration will be the Mobile Inauguation. Most mobile carriers are estimating record number of text messages being sent on Inauguration day. 

Wonder what the chance of micro blogging and social networks being overloaded is?

My money is on Twitter being overloaded and shut down at some point during the day.

]]> http://www.phourd.com/the-mobile-inauguration/feed/ 0 AT&T Spams Their Own Customers for American Idol http://www.phourd.com/att-spams-their-own-customers-for-american-idol/ http://www.phourd.com/att-spams-their-own-customers-for-american-idol/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:11:21 +0000 David http://www.phourd.com/?p=123 In a very strange move, AT&T spammed their OWN network with an advertisement for the American Idol television show, for which AT&T is a sponsor.

What were they thinking?

In this tough economy it seems nothing will be beyond the attempt of a company to draw customers, and that in itself could lead to an even more downward spiral for some companies.

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