Posted 08/11/08 at 08:50:13 PM by Paul Lilly

There's no stopping it folks, the text messaging revolution is here and it's sweeping the nation from the pre-teen crowd all the way up to the potential presidency. Don't believe it? Let's have a look at the evidence.

Exhibit A

Morgan Pozgar, a 13-year-old girl from Claysburg, Pennsylvania, wins last year's text messaging championship and takes home a $25,000 purse for for typing Supercalifragilisticexpialidoucious! Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious in just 42 seconds. To become the champion, little Miss Pozgar estimates she sent 8,000 text messages a month in preparation for the contest.

Exhibit B

Democratic candidate Barack Obama and his team have set up a website where you can register to receive a text announcing Obama's choice for a VP running mate the moment it becomes official (and it won't be Hillary).

Republican candidate John McCain has accused his rival of being too much of a celebrity and not enough of a political leader, but could this latest move be a way to gain supporters among the tech savvy crowd? Post your thoughts below.

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Posted 04/02/08 at 04:49:57 PM by Paul "One4yu2c" Lilly

AT&T partners with Microsoft to launch Surface, Ebay closes Pwn 2 Own auction, text shopping arrives, Creative backpedals, and more!

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Posted 05/08/07 at 03:09:08 PM by Paul Lilly

Text messaging paid big bucks for little Morgan Pozgar, but Paul Lilly wonders if we're paying a bigger price by encouraging this up and coming sport.

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