Today people are using their cell phones for much more than talking. In fact, the biggest craze that is sweeping the cell phone industry is text messages. Text messages are short messages that are sent either via cell phone or computer to a cell phone. Instead of answering the phone and talking, the person receiving the message can read it and type back a response. Teenagers and adult like text messages but teenagers especially seem to enjoy using text messaging to communicate with their friends. Many people find this a better way to communicate because it is not as disruptive as making a call and less time consuming. This is especially true when someone is at work or school and is already at a computer. It is very quick and easy to send a text message right from your computer to someones cell phone.
Text messages are also useful for when there are situations where you want to communicate but can not disrupt anyone in order to do so. Perhaps there is a meeting and you want to communicate with a colleague. You may not want to disrupt the speaker or presenter my leaning over and talking so a text message is the perfect way to communicate. The meeting is not disrupted and...