LinkedIn launches two-step authentication SMS service
LinkedIn is the latest social media platform to activate a two-step SMS service. According to Tech Crunch, LinkedIn is on board with Twitter, Facebook, Google and Microsoft to help users protect themselves from hackers or phishing scams.
India railway system to launch SMS ticketing
India’s railway system will be launching a pilot SMS service that allows booking via text message July 1st.
Taking on an SMS marketing campaign
Text messages can be sent and read instantly, it does not mean businesses should constantly send back-to-back messages. It is about building a proper SMS campaign for customers.
SMS spam from ‘banks’ cause phishing scams
Bank phishing is the latest SMS scam, accounting for about 153 million text messages in May. Protect yourselves from this growing trend.
Telecommunications company releases SMS newspaper
Now every major news organization drives traffic from a variety of avenues like mobile device applications, email blasts and social media. Globacom Limited, a telecommunications firm in Nigeria can now add SMS service as a way to share breaking news.
Iranians participate in ‘virtual election’ with SMS authentication
Before the official presidential election, citizens of Iran were able to express who they wanted to be the next president through a virtual election. A two-step authentication program via text message or phone call protected votes.
Protect yourself from SMS scams
SMS scams are not too common in the United States but it is a problem in the U.K. According to ITProPortal, 3.5 million are victims of text message scams, accounting for about £3.5 billion, or $5.5 billion, per year.
U.S. Geological Survey possesses text alert service
There is a nationwide SMS water alert system provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Factory workers decreased energy consumption from text alerts
Businesses decreased energy use by 20 percent by participating in a company-wide text alert system.
