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27 Apr Listen to the radio
Today Mobile Vikings was featured on Belgian national radio. Or how a movement for free internet can spread.
On Friday we got a phonecall from the VRT (Flemish Radio and Television) to ask if we had an SMS expert. They wanted someone to come and talk about why our youth is sending so many SMS messages whilst making so few phonecalls.
I eagerly agreed to come to the studio, hoping that we could talk more about mobile internet then sms. In the morning I quickly asked my kids why they think young people send sms messages. The 8 year old responded "because if you make a phonecall people always start talking about other stuff". And the 5 year old added "and if you call you can only chat to 1 person at the time".
Convinced that this expert opinion would get me through the interview, I left for the studio. When I arrived there I learned they found a real expert (a researcher from IBBT that made a study on why young people use SMS) but that they would interview me anyway to ask the point of view of an operator.
I'm verry happy with the result. I was asked to explain the Mobile Vikings offer and I got the chance to explain how mobile internet is changing our communication habits. If you want to hear the small interview, you can download the recording.
Maybe with the upcoming elections, you will see more of the Mobile Vikings movement in the press.
Comments
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steven
Mon 27 Apr 2009 23:25twitter is better than sms... it's recorded; friends can follow you...it's cheaper.
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Jannick
Thu 30 Apr 2009 14:13Het is zalig om gewoon te kunnen chatten op MSN, je mails even na te checken, de files opvragen voor je gps, een fotootje trekken en doorsturen naar een vriend of vriendin dan gewoon een sms.
Wel is mobiel internet inderdaad wat verslavend... Maar dat probleem lost zichzelf op wanneer je batterij van je gsm weereens leeg is :D
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