Texting

Summer it is and a quick escape is to the few open spaces of the city. This lady keeps in touch with friends and home via text messaging, a phenomenon that gave the Philippines the monicker “texting capital of the world.”

Indeed, mobile phones have affected our lifestyles. In addition to the standard voice function of a telephone and text messaging capability, cell phones are able to access the internet, send and receive photos and videos. But like the proverbial knife, this new tool has its downsides. Spam messages have started to proliferate the networks. Remember chain letters which has been suspected of being a ploy to stimulate sale of postage stamps? The service providers are cashing in on the gullibility of subscribers to forward spam material to friends.