The phenomenon of text messaging has probably been the mobile phone’s greatest cultural influence. The Mobile Data Association quotes annual total messages as hundreds of billions, increasing each year. In Spain texting and the free whatsapp service are very popular so you will find yourself texting or whatsapping friends, taxi drivers, plumbers and restaurants.
Reasearchers in the US are currently working on rubber mobile phones that can transmit vibrations. The idea is to allow people to add emphasis and emotion to their calls by squeezing their phones. Many models on the market vibrate when there’s an incoming call, but the phones being developed at the MIT Media Lab in Massachusetts promise to go further. They record the strength of their user’s squeeze and transmit that as a vibration to the recipient. When the user grips the phone they depress tiny speakers and pressure sensors that vibrate against the skin. Squeezing with a certain finger will transmit a vibration to the recipient’s corresponding finger. This new form of expression will probably be come to be known as ‘vibralanguage’.
It should be remembered that, in keeping with other European countries, Spain has introduced a fine of 600 euros for anyone found guilty of using a phone whilst driving without a hands-free system.
How To Text Emotions
🙂 Smiling
🙁 Sad
😀 Laughing
:-|| Angry
😉 Winking, just kidding
😮 Wow!
:Q What?
🙁 Frowning
:-& Tongue-tied
:’) Clowning
Text Abbreviations
@ – at
2 – to
2morrow – tomorrow
2nite – tonight
4 – for
agreemt – agreement
aka also – known as
ayor – at your own risk
asap – as soon as possible
b – be
bday – birthday
b/c – because
b4 – before
b4n – bye for now
c – see
ctr – centre
cu – see you
cu @ – see you at, around
cuz – because
d or de – the
ez – easy
gtg – got to go
HAK – hugs and kisses
HAND – have a nice day
how r u – how are you
Ic – I see
l8r – later
luv – love
msg – message
nvm – never mind
r – are
thx – thanks
u – you
ur – your
y – why
