OMG! Texting turns 20

2,958 views · Published 3 December 2012 · 2:39 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: CNN Business · 2012 · News & Politics

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Twenty years ago today, the first text message was sent. SMS texting is on the decline, but it's still big business.

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