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How Do Emerging Economies Compare In Terms of Internet Access?

The Realtime Report

In 2002, he joined up with the government in his native Afghanistan to set up the Afghan Wireless Communication Company. It has become one of the leading players in Internet and mobile phone provision in a country that was at one time largely cut off from the outside world, owing to the prevalence of conflict and political unrest.

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Everything You Need to Know to Run a Successful SMS Marketing Campaign

Convince & Convert

Having led the mobile efforts for Cabela’s previously, I know very well just how many people this type of effort can impact. Having been involved in SMS since 2005, I can tell you that a significant amount of people probably texted with the quotations around the keyword , which actually doesn’t trigger the campaign.

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Text Messages Sent by Cellphone Finally Catch On in U.S. - WSJ.com

Buzz Marketing for Technology

August 11, 2005. August 11, 2005. She says running her "wireless ministry" by cellphone is more discreet and efficient than using email. It also can be more private than email, since an office colleague or family member can more readily see a message typed on a computer screen. DOW JONES REPRINTS.

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The Most Important Blog Post You'll Probably Never Read

Viper Chill

And in my own defense, I made a lot of money in real estate 2001-2005 thanks to the copywriting and content marketing techniques we teach on Copyblogger. He told me this whilst using his next-door neighbours Internet (they had wireless and hadn’t put a password on it). You still stuck around, even with an introduction like that.