What is great about the channel is that marketers are not only reaching consumers with smartphones, but feature phones as well. When used correctly, SMS can become the right tactic for marketers.

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Think about it: what other industry or company do you know of that charges you for service every month but you cannot start using the service for four months? Go ahead, I will give you a few minutes.

An undisclosed number of mobile marketing firms and SMS aggregators have received a legal letter from TeleCommunication Systems Inc. alleging infringement of short code patents. The letter, from TCS ...

Long Codes are 10-digit numbers used for direct two-way communication with two or more parties. Following the traditional number format of landlines and cell phones, Long Codes are used in voice calls ...

Referendum 1, which would authorize the disbursement of $20,000 to TuftsLife to fund the purchase of an SMS short code for a one−year trial period, will be put to a student body−wide vote tomorrow.

Many Web sites and apps now offer two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to enter a short numeric code—the so-called second factor—in addition to ...

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