{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-572d6a42.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-f4d0de30.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Young Iranians say it with a text' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54bbabd8eafeecae126c79' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54bbabd8eafeecae126c79' 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\nYoung Iranians say it with a text\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'\u003eTehran, Iran- February 28, 20091. Close up of hand sending text messages 2. Close up of face of young man smiling 3. Pan of sidewalk to two young man standing and sending text message in Tehran's Jomhouri neighbourhood, where there is a...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eTehran, Iran- February 28, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Close up of hand sending text messages \u003cbr/\u003e2. Close up of face of young man smiling \u003cbr/\u003e3. Pan of sidewalk to two young man standing and sending text message in Tehran's Jomhouri neighbourhood, where there is a market for mobile phone and electronics \u003cbr/\u003e4. Pan of Tehran's Aladdin Commercial Centre\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close up of sign reading (Farsi) \" 0919 prepaid SIM Cards and 0912 Permanent SIM Cards below the governmental price\" \u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of a customer buying Iran-cell carrier's special SIM card for SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) \u003cbr/\u003e7. Close up of special SIM card for sending SMS and MMS \u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide of Tehran's Aladdin Mobile Phone Market with young man using mobile\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close up of handing exchanging SMS (texting)\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Ali Alavi, Frequent SMS Sender: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I send some 80 to 90 text messages every day and the content can be everything ranging from business messages to love messages because it is easier and emotions can be conveyed better through it (SMS). I choose SMS rather than to make phone calls because it would take much more of my time.\" \u003cbr/\u003e11. Overhead shot of Aladdin Mobile Phone Market \u003cbr/\u003e12. Overhead shot of young man sending text message \u003cbr/\u003e13. Wide of people walking by and Irancell Carrier's sales booth \u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid of a customer discussing whole-sale price of special SMS SIM card \u003cbr/\u003e15. Close up of hand counting SIM cards \u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Reza (no last name given), Irancell Carriers' Sales Representative in Aladdin Centre: \u003cbr/\u003e\"The reason that people highly welcomed it (exchanging SMS) was that different carriers distributed special SIM cards and I think that is the reason people mostly the young people like it.\" \u003cbr/\u003e17. Close up of hand sending text messages \u003cbr/\u003e18. Close up of mobile phone displaying a text message\u003cbr/\u003eTehran, Iran- March, 7, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide of girl entering room and sitting down on bed with a mobile phone in her hand \u003cbr/\u003e20. Close up of girl smiling \u003cbr/\u003e21. Close up of hand rapidly sending SMS \u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Sepideh Bayati, Frequent SMS Sender: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I send some 100 to 150 texts (SMS) every day. Mostly to my friends; college friends, old friends from school. We exchanges jokes, find out about each other and what we do, if there is going to be a get-together, we let everybody know through SMS because there are too many people so we save calling everybody. SMS also goes to their inbox and they won't forget about the would-be event.\" \u003cbr/\u003e23. Wide of Sepideh Bayati entering room and sitting to search for new love messages or jokes \u003cbr/\u003e24. Close up of computer screen on google search\u003cbr/\u003e25. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Sepideh Bayati, Frequent SMS sender: \u003cbr/\u003e\"I mostly rely on my friends for much of the SMS I send everyday but if I want to enter fun past time activity like record-breaking SMS exchanging with someone then I would search the web to get new SMSs. \" \u003cbr/\u003e26. Wide of Sepideh Bayati sitting at her desk searching the web \u003cbr/\u003e27. Close up of the screen of the laptop displaying a funny SMS \u003cbr/\u003e28. Mid of Sepideh Bayati sending the SMS she searched on the web \u003cbr/\u003eTehran, Iran- March 14, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e29. Wide of office with Dr. Mohammad Ahmadi, Sociologist, sitting at desk\u003cbr/\u003e30. Close up of hand checking inbox on mobile\u003cbr/\u003e31. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Dr. Mohammad Ahmadi, Sociologist and University Professor: \u003cbr/\u003e\"There are a number of reasons why SMS exchanging has been very popular in Iran in comparison to other countries. One factor is the culture of Iran because Iranians are good communicators but they found their culture weakened in the aftermath of introducing of new technologies. Now after the introduction of SMS that culture has revived again, which is also a very cheap method. Another factor is the psychological one; especially the youth use it in order to express repressed emotions and feelings through conveying their needs to their partners, which is also kind of fun for them. Generally this (latter aspect) is prevalent among the girls and boys who have just reached maturity. It is more common among this group in comparison to others.\" \u003cbr/\u003e32. Mid of BTS antenna \u003cbr/\u003e33. Mid of young man exchanging SMS \u003cbr/\u003eYoung Iranians love their mobile phones.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd their favourite way to use them is to send text messages (SMS). \u003cbr/\u003eFrom stylish slim phones, to larger ones packed with gadgets - all are on sale in Tehran's shopping districts.\u003cbr/\u003eIn recent times the market has turned into a $1 billion US dollars a year business for importers, according to the Iranian telecommunications authority.\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the biggest cell phone malls is located in downtown Tehran, and offers the latest cell phone models to costumers.\u003cbr/\u003eAppropriately called the 'Aladdin Centre', it is a treasure trove of mobile phone shops, with all sorts of new designs are on sale.\u003cbr/\u003eOne third of the urban population in Iran, aged over 15, owns a mobile phone, according to market research carried out by the Target Group Index.\u003cbr/\u003eAccording to data released by the government's telecommunications authority, there were 8.5 million mobile subscribers registered in 2006.\u003cbr/\u003eAfter just more than a decade of mobile phone use, more than 11 million text messages are sent each day in Iran.\u003cbr/\u003eFrequent texter Ali Alavi says he finds it easier to express himself by SMS. \u003cbr/\u003eReza is the Irancell Carriers' Sales Representative in Aladdin Centre. \u003cbr/\u003eHe says that special SIM cards for SMS offer customers the best deals. \u003cbr/\u003eSepideh Bayati uses SMS to plan get togethers and stay in contact with her friends.\u003cbr/\u003eSome may say she has an addiction - as she admits to sending between 100 -150 text messages every day to organise her busy social life. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Mostly to my friends; college friends, old friends from school. We exchanges jokes, find out about each other and what we do, if there is going to be a get-together, we let everybody know through SMS because there are too many people so we save calling everybody. SMS also goes to their inbox and they won't forget about the would-be event. I mostly rely on my friends for much of the SMS I send everyday but if I want to enter fun past time activity like record-breaking SMS exchanging with someone then I would search the web to get new SMSs.\" \u003cbr/\u003eSociologist Dr. Mohammad Ahmadi says that there are a number of reasons why SMS exchanging has been very popular in Iran in comparison to other countries. \u003cbr/\u003eHe says that Iranians were always good communicators, but western influences which infiltrated the country thanks to television and the internet, weakened a sense of national identity, but SMS means that young people can communicate easily and retain their own culture.  \u003cbr/\u003eDr Ahmadi also says that young people find it easy to express themselves in text rather than face to face.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-report'\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='resource-details-heading'\u003eResource Details\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource-details clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCurator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"star-rating\" aria-label=\"3.5 out of 5 stars\" role=\"img\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-star-half-stroke text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"educator-rating-title\"\u003eEducator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"educator-rating-details\" data-path=\"/educator_ratings/rrp_data?resourceable_id=916792\u0026amp;resourceable_type=Boclips%3A%3AVideoMetadata\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"not-yet-rated\"\u003eNot yet Rated\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eGrade\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd title=\"Grade\"\u003eHigher Ed\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSubjects\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?grade_ids%5B%5D=259\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\u0026amp;subject_ids%5B%5D=1216220\"\u003eAll Subjects\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eMedia Type\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?grade_ids%5B%5D=259\u0026amp;search_tab_id=2\u0026amp;type_ids%5B%5D=4543650\"\u003eNews Clips\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSource:\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDate\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e2009\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-solid fa-language'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eAudiences\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"/search?audience_ids%5B%5D=371079\u0026amp;grade_ids%5B%5D=259\u0026amp;search_tab_id=1\"\u003eFor Teacher Use\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\u003cdd class=\"text-muted\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-solid fa-lock mr5\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e2 more...\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='concepts-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='concepts-heading'\u003eConcepts\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list concepts' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='concepts'\u003eiran, media, telecommunications, communication technology, business\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='concepts-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='additional-tags-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='additional-tags-heading'\u003eAdditional Tags\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='details-list keyterms' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator' data-type='keyterms'\u003econsumer electronics, middle east, telecommunications equipment manufacturing, text messaging, industries, show, mobile phone manufacturing, mobile communications, tehran, mobile telecommunications equipment manufacturing, today, mobile phones\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='keyterms-toggle-buttons' data-identifier='Boclips::VideoDecorator'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' class='more btn-link' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-down ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='true' class='less btn-link' style='display: none;' type='button'\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eShow Less\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fa-solid fa-caret-up ml5'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='educator-ratings-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title sr-only' id='educator-ratings-heading'\u003eEducator Ratings\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"all-educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"educator-rating-form-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Show resource details' class='rp-show-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nShow resource details\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Video player' class='player' id='player-wrapper' role='region'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='relative container mx-auto' id='lp-boclips-visitor-thumbnail'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"block\" data-html=\"true\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-trigger=\"click\" data-content=\"\u003cdiv class=\u0026quot;text-center py-2\u0026quot;\u003e\u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/auth/users/sign_in\u0026quot;\u003eSign in\u003c/a\u003e or \u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold text-danger\u0026quot; data-posthog-event=\u0026quot;Signup: LP Signup Activity\u0026quot; data-posthog-location=\u0026quot;body_link_boclips\u0026quot; data-remote=\u0026quot;true\u0026quot; href=\u0026quot;/subscription/new\u0026quot;\u003eJoin Now\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\" data-title=\"Get Full Access\" data-container=\"body\" rel=\"popover\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Play video: Young Iranians say it with a text\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"resource-img img-thumbnail img-responsive z-10 lp-boclips-thumbnail w-full h-full lozad\" alt=\"Young Iranians say it with a text\" title=\"Young Iranians say it with a text\" onError=\"handleImageNotLoadedError(this)\" data-default-image=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" data-src=\"https://static.lp.lexp.cloud/images/attachment_defaults/resource/large/missing.png\" width=\"315\" height=\"220\" src=\"data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs\" /\u003e\n\u003cspan aria-hidden='true' class='flex justify-center items-center bg-white rounded-full w-16 h-16 absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 -mt-8 -ml-8 cursor-pointer z-0 border-2 border-primary drop-shadow-md lp-boclips-thumbnail-playBtn'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fa-solid fa-play text-primary text-3xl ml-1 drop-shadow-xl'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n"}