Reaction Article # 10
Date: 12-11-2008
From: Taipei Times

Teen crowned fastest text messenger in Sweden



My Reactions:


This article is talking about the history of the text message and a girl who crowned the fastest text messenger in Sweden. She used 61 seconds to write a 141-character SMS message full of difficult-to-spell words and correct punctuation. Thus, she won 2,650 euro (NT$122,500) prize.



After reading this article, I am interested by the reward. So I want to practise how to type the text messages quickly. Maybe there is a company to take place the same activity like that someday in Taiwan.


On the other hand, do you know why the text message was invented and was set in the cell phone? Originally, the inventers created the text messages that the purpose was for helping the deaf, because they couldn’t listen to any voice.

However nowadays, the text messages are very popular by teenagers and young people for the charge is cheaper than using cell phone to call your friends and Text messages are a convenient way to send telephone numbers. (168 words)