Guinness Book record for “Fastest Text Messaging While Skydiving”
December 21, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Unwired Oddities
Yup. Samsung is making an attempt to grab the record for fastest text messaging while free falling from the sky.
Samsung Telecommunications America, (Samsung Mobile) a leading mobile phone distributor in the U.S., attempted to establish the Guinness World Record for “Fastest Text Messaging While Skydiving.” A team of professional skydivers text messaged while freefalling from 12,000 feet outside the Los Angeles city limits at the Samsung Mobile XTREME TEXTING event. The team of 10 skydivers used a variety of Samsung Mobile messaging phones during this challenge, including the Samsung Propel(TM), Samsung Gravity(TM), Samsung Rant(TM), Samsung Alias(TM) and Samsung Messager(TM). …read more
Which method of invite is better? SMS or Email?
August 28, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under The Unwired Life
From direct mail to email to SMS and now through Facebook event invites, friends and colleagues use various means to invite us to socials. Although all of these methods have their more appropriate use, I feel that SMS invites are the ones that stick. Here’s why.
More often than not, SMS invites that I send out for events usually have a higher turnout for events, even if I indicated an RSVP – and they DON’T RSVP but still come. Hmm. Also, based on experience, I get replies that ar 24 hours late – but still replies nonetheless confirming attendance to …read more
