Screw it, I will publish them…

By on November 17, 2008 in News

My mobile number is public, right? It’s upon the site here and available on dozens of pages on the site — and duplicated by tons of content scrapers all over the place. So I get a ton of weird nexts now and again, from depressed teenagers wanting to kill themselves (I recommended the Samaritans along with a bit of tough love) to folk hunting for discounted Nokia N90s. Instead of quietly remarking to myself, I am going to publish them anonymously from now on. Here’s the first:

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Hi Ewan..h r u?just if you could help me,im having a little fun to discover new things..I NEED WOULD YOU PLZ, GIRLS OR SL*TS PHONE NUMBER IN LEBANON OR MAIL’S?! – - – - -

Fascinating. Really fascinating. I dunno WHO that one’s from. Sorry I can’t help either…

If I get any more I will put’em straight up!
Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

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  • http://www.rickyc.co.uk Ricky Chotai

    Now this is a wicked feature

  • http://mostlythis.com Mac Morrison aka mostlythis

    HI ewan

    if you get depressed males
    C.A.L.M. is the place to send them
    they also have txt / online chat as well as phonelines

    http://www.thecalmzone.net
    not that i like to talk about my work for charity

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    Text charged at 500 GBP? Plus vat? ;)

  • Anthony

    maybe there is an opportunity to open up a new revenue stream for MIR here? you could be the first blogger pimp

  • http://mostlythis.com Mac Morrison aka mostlythis

    HI ewan

    if you get depressed males
    C.A.L.M. is the place to send them
    they also have txt / online chat as well as phonelines

    http://www.thecalmzone.net
    not that i like to talk about my work for charity

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    Text charged at 500 GBP? Plus vat? ;)

  • Anthony

    maybe there is an opportunity to open up a new revenue stream for MIR here? you could be the first blogger pimp

  • http://mostlythis.com Mac Morrison

    HI ewan

    if you get depressed males
    C.A.L.M. is the place to send them
    they also have txt / online chat as well as phonelines

    http://www.thecalmzone.net
    not that i like to talk about my work for charity

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    Text charged at 500 GBP? Plus vat? ;)

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