Atlantica - 01.05.2007, Page 20

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the 21st century love letter
to replace the 19th century
poem?
Hannu says: It is one
possibility. But I think it is
also important to meet other
people face to face and have
some discussions by phone and
also send traditional love
letters with poems. You cannot
take care of all your affairs
by messaging. If somebody
thinks so, I am afraid he/
she is exceptionally shy or
a coward (like Kungfutse told
hundreds of years ago...)
sara says: i read recently
that britney spears announced
her divorce to kevin federline
over SMS. i’m guessing this
probably isn’t how you would
suggest SMS be used...?
Hannu says: No, that is not
the right way. If you want to
divorce or break up you should
meet and tell the truth kindly
to the partner.
sara says: there was a
cheating scheme uncovered
during final exam week at
the University of Maryland,
where 12 students were caught
cheating on an accounting
exam through the use of SMS.
in another example, during
the 2004 U.S. Democratic
and Republican National
Conventions, protestors used
an SMS-based organizing tool
called TXTmob to garner
support. what are the
potential political and social
impacts of SMS?
Hannu says: That is a
difficult one... The mobiles
have already changed the
world. There are a total of
3 billion mobiles to be used.
I heard that the Russian
government sent text messages
to the chechen rebels. They
sent a telephone number where
those who want to surrender,
can register themselves. I
think no one has announced
yet. Txt can change the world
Hannu says: Perhaps the most
important thing, the beef
is, that you can always be
reached, whether you want to
or not. a