Re:Are Text Messages the New Social Media? One Startup Think...
by Brajeshwar on Sunday April 23, 2023 @08:14AM
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Please don't. Text/SMS is one protocol we have absolutely no control over. I really wish it remains the least attractive medium for people and companies to use. I wish it stays for the mandatory banks, and other institutes to use it to send us updates of our accounts, and other details.
Emails - I can create filters, mark-as-spam, unsubscribe, or even label them. So, I'm OK being in the spam battle and contribute to the war against spam.
WhatsApp and Other apps - all of them have become the best medium of spam for corporates and everyone, who wants to win quick, fast, and dirty. At-least, I can have some form of sanity that I can block numbers, report, and mark as Spam etc.
Emails - I can create filters, mark-as-spam, unsubscribe, or even label them. So, I'm OK being in the spam battle and contribute to the war against spam.
WhatsApp and Other apps - all of them have become the best medium of spam for corporates and everyone, who wants to win quick, fast, and dirty. At-least, I can have some form of sanity that I can block numbers, report, and mark as Spam etc.