{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-c03aa079.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-517835be.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Mobile phone text messaging set to break records' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54bac5d8eafeecae11ff72' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54bac5d8eafeecae11ff72' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nMobile phone text messaging set to break records\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eLondon, UK - January 27, 20051. Man walking down street talking on phone2. Man texting message on phone3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop: \"A texter, definitely a texter...4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop: \"I use a mobile phone...5....\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLondon, UK - January 27, 2005\u003cbr/\u003e1. Man walking down street talking on phone\u003cbr/\u003e2. Man texting message on phone\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop: \"A texter, definitely a texter...\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop: \"I use a mobile phone...\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (english) Vox pop: \"Normally I am a talker...\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close up of hand texting message: 'Where are you?\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close up of text message reading: \"In coffee shop\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. UPSOUND: (English) Mike Short, Chairman of Britain's Mobile Data Association: \"Could you text me.....\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close up of mobile phone\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mike Short, Chairman of Britain's Mobile Data Association: \"Texting continues to boom...\u003cbr/\u003e11. Woman texting in street \u003cbr/\u003e12. Zoom into sign reading: 200 free texts\u003cbr/\u003e13. Zoom into man writing text in his car\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various of woman at computer, receives text \u003cbr/\u003e15. Close up of text message reading: Ok great! \u003cbr/\u003e16. Set up shot of psychologist, Tom Stewart, walking into office with phone\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tom Stewart, Systems Communications: \"The system was brought in....\u003cbr/\u003e18. Various of people texting messages\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close up of smilies on text messaging menu\u003cbr/\u003e20. Close up of text message\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop: \"I text for pleasure...\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vox pop: \"If you want something really personal....\u003cbr/\u003e23. Close up of text message reading 'Love You'\u003cbr/\u003e24. Woman in cab texting\u003cbr/\u003e25. Woman at computer terminal receiving text\u003cbr/\u003e26. Wide of Short looking at 3G mobile phones\u003cbr/\u003e27. Close up of 3G phone downloading snow boarding lesson\u003cbr/\u003e28. UPSOUND: (English) Mike Short, Chairman of Britain's Mobile Data Association: \"They're teaching them...\u003cbr/\u003e29. Close up phone reading: sending message, message sent\u003cbr/\u003eThe Philippines may be the global capital of mobile phone text messaging, but the rest of the world appears to be catching on, with Britain now set to smash new records in 2005.\u003cbr/\u003eBritain's Mobile Data Association (MDA) says global text messaging is on the rise and in the UK alone, they're forecasting a total of 30 (b) billion texts will be sent this year.\u003cbr/\u003eWith the ability to use SMS to book cinema tickets, text voting, or check news or sports - text alerts are growing ever more popular. \u003cbr/\u003eWhile industry experts say mobiles are becoming increasingly sophisticated with much more multimedia applications, they still maintain that texting will remain one of the most useful functions of mobiles. \u003cbr/\u003eIn the world of mobile users, there are two types of people: the talkers and and the texters.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"A texter, definitely a texter, I just find it easier, quicker, I think it's cheaper.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"I use a mobile phone but I never use text messages, I really don't know how to use it.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"Normally I am a talker but I'm becoming more of a texter.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox pop\u003cbr/\u003eWhatever you are, according to mobile industry experts, more and more people are texting than ever before.\u003cbr/\u003eUPSOUND: Mike Short, Mike Short, Chairman of Britain's Mobile Data Association, talking on phone\u003cbr/\u003e\"Could you please text me the number or the name?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMike Short, chairman of Britain's Mobile Data Association, says text messaging is heading for new global records.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"Texting continues to boom, it's expected to grow from 750 (b) billion messages last year, 2004 to over 1 (t) trillion messages during 2005. \"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Mike Short, Chairman of Britain's Mobile Data Association: \u003cbr/\u003eIndustry experts say the main reason for the texting boom, is the low cost. \u003cbr/\u003eBut there's been another revolution - the age of texters. \u003cbr/\u003eTraditionally they were the 16-24 year olds, but now the average age is increasing with more people using texts in their everyday lives.\u003cbr/\u003ePsychologists like Tom Stewart say the mobile phone inventors never predicted that texting would be this popular. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"The system was brought in so little voice mail could tell you, you have a message. So that was the reason, then when it was offered to customers, it really took off and I think that took them by surprise. I presume its because its cheaper than phone and it hit a niche. They found there was a role for that kind of communication. \"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Tom Stewart, Systems Communications\u003cbr/\u003eAnd that 'kind' of communication has evolved as well. \u003cbr/\u003eAs mobile phones become increasingly personalised and seen as an extension of ourselves, texting etiquette is constantly being redefined. \u003cbr/\u003eOnce viewed as a formal way communication, texting has been given a whole new face, depending on what you want. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I text for pleasure, I text my sister up in Glasgow a lot, we text each other backwards and forwards, so we've got a textual relationship. \"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"If you want something really personal and you're in the company of other people, you can just write it.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop\u003cbr/\u003eTexting has proved so integral to our lives that experts say it's bound to set new records in 2005. \u003cbr/\u003eIn the UK alone, 30 (b) billion texts are forecast for the year. \u003cbr/\u003ePicture messaging is the next big wave, say experts, and consumers will soon be able to download everything from video clips to snow boarding lessons. \u003cbr/\u003eUPSOUND: \"They're teaching them to turn and twist.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBut Mike Short says nothing will threaten text messages, which were around before the internet. \u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Texting has evolved significantly with bigger screens available, colour screens now available, but also the ability to input text much more easily.  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