Comments on: 115,000 Brits text [Mid-East] CEASEFIRE in 3 days http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: steveprocter http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html/comment-page-1#comment-240880 steveprocter Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:14:13 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13516#comment-240880 It is great to see another charity "getting" sms. We've done similar for a few others and the penny is definitely dropping about how mobile can work for charities.<br><br>115,000 is great and a boost to the charity's campaign/petition, and I would recommend this kind of campaign over and over. But lets look at that number in comparison with the millions (literally many millions) who voted on X Factor in a short period of a few hours (which was stnd rate+£1 whereas this charity petition was just stnd rate). Prime time ITV certainly gets more viewers but these 3 leading daily newspapers have one hell of a readership.<br><br>So does this say something quite worrying about the British public and where our priorities are!?<br><br>cheers<br><a href="http://steve/itagg.com" rel="nofollow">steve/itagg.com</a> It is great to see another charity “getting” sms. We've done similar for a few others and the penny is definitely dropping about how mobile can work for charities.

115,000 is great and a boost to the charity's campaign/petition, and I would recommend this kind of campaign over and over. But lets look at that number in comparison with the millions (literally many millions) who voted on X Factor in a short period of a few hours (which was stnd rate+£1 whereas this charity petition was just stnd rate). Prime time ITV certainly gets more viewers but these 3 leading daily newspapers have one hell of a readership.

So does this say something quite worrying about the British public and where our priorities are!?

cheers
steve/itagg.com

]]> By: steveprocter http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html/comment-page-1#comment-234152 steveprocter Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:14:13 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13516#comment-234152 It is great to see another charity "getting" sms. We've done similar for a few others and the penny is definitely dropping about how mobile can work for charities.<br><br>115,000 is great and a boost to the charity's campaign/petition, and I would recommend this kind of campaign over and over. But lets look at that number in comparison with the millions (literally many millions) who voted on X Factor in a short period of a few hours (which was stnd rate+£1 whereas this charity petition was just stnd rate). Prime time ITV certainly gets more viewers but these 3 leading daily newspapers have one hell of a readership.<br><br>So does this say something quite worrying about the British public and where our priorities are!?<br><br>cheers<br><a href="http://steve/itagg.com" rel="nofollow">steve/itagg.com</a> It is great to see another charity “getting” sms. We've done similar for a few others and the penny is definitely dropping about how mobile can work for charities.

115,000 is great and a boost to the charity's campaign/petition, and I would recommend this kind of campaign over and over. But lets look at that number in comparison with the millions (literally many millions) who voted on X Factor in a short period of a few hours (which was stnd rate+£1 whereas this charity petition was just stnd rate). Prime time ITV certainly gets more viewers but these 3 leading daily newspapers have one hell of a readership.

So does this say something quite worrying about the British public and where our priorities are!?

cheers
steve/itagg.com

]]> By: steveprocter http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html/comment-page-1#comment-233976 steveprocter Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:14:13 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13516#comment-233976 It is great to see another charity "getting" sms. We've done similar for a few others and the penny is definitely dropping about how mobile can work for charities.<br><br>115,000 is great and a boost to the charity's campaign/petition, and I would recommend this kind of campaign over and over. But lets look at that number in comparison with the millions (literally many millions) who voted on X Factor in a short period of a few hours (which was stnd rate+£1 whereas this charity petition was just stnd rate). Prime time ITV certainly gets more viewers but these 3 leading daily newspapers have one hell of a readership.<br><br>So does this say something quite worrying about the British public and where our priorities are!?<br><br>cheers<br><a href="http://steve/itagg.com" rel="nofollow">steve/itagg.com</a> It is great to see another charity “getting” sms. We've done similar for a few others and the penny is definitely dropping about how mobile can work for charities.

115,000 is great and a boost to the charity's campaign/petition, and I would recommend this kind of campaign over and over. But lets look at that number in comparison with the millions (literally many millions) who voted on X Factor in a short period of a few hours (which was stnd rate+£1 whereas this charity petition was just stnd rate). Prime time ITV certainly gets more viewers but these 3 leading daily newspapers have one hell of a readership.

So does this say something quite worrying about the British public and where our priorities are!?

cheers
steve/itagg.com

]]> By: Graham http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html/comment-page-1#comment-240878 Graham Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:45:29 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13516#comment-240878 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Hmm, I still don't get one-click politics. http://is.gd/fPxA Why would anyone listen to you if you didn't put any effort into speaking?</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/exmosis/status/1117993483">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> Hmm, I still don’t get one-click politics. http://is.gd/fPxA Why would anyone listen to you if you didn’t put any effort into speaking?

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: Steve Bridger http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html/comment-page-1#comment-240879 Steve Bridger Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:34:45 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13516#comment-240879 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">115,000 people text CEASEFIRE in 3 days http://is.gd/fPxA for SCF UK http://tinyurl.com/8f76zq (hat tip <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/mattoneill">@mattoneill</a>)</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/stevebridger/status/1117981817">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> 115,000 people text CEASEFIRE in 3 days http://is.gd/fPxA for SCF UK http://tinyurl.com/8f76zq (hat tip @mattoneill)

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: Graham http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html/comment-page-1#comment-246751 Graham Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:45:29 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13516#comment-246751 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Hmm, I still don't get one-click politics. http://is.gd/fPxA Why would anyone listen to you if you didn't put any effort into speaking?</span></span> Hmm, I still don’t get one-click politics. http://is.gd/fPxA Why would anyone listen to you if you didn’t put any effort into speaking?

]]> By: Steve Bridger http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/01/115000_brits_text_mid-east_ceasefire_in_3_days.html/comment-page-1#comment-247512 Steve Bridger Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:34:45 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=13516#comment-247512 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">115,000 people text CEASEFIRE in 3 days http://is.gd/fPxA for SCF UK http://tinyurl.com/8f76zq (hat tip <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/mattoneill">@mattoneill</a>)</span></span> 115,000 people text CEASEFIRE in 3 days http://is.gd/fPxA for SCF UK http://tinyurl.com/8f76zq (hat tip @mattoneill)

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