Social media reduces SMS appeal !!

[IndianMascot]

Facebook , Twitter and other social media have so reduced the appeal of text messaging that it adversely hit the revenues of global telecom service providers by as much as $13.9 billion in 2011, a report by analyst firm Ovum said. The revenue loss was $8.7 billion in 2010.





Social media reduces SMS appeal - The Times of India

 

[moindear]

Rather than sending the message "Happy New Year" to tens of people with charges of 1.50 per sms, people prefer posting it on FB/Twitter