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Special character sets for group communication

Girls i Japan are actually developing a more cumbersome way of typing messages on their cells in order to feel more artistic and keep a specific feeling of group belonging.

At the same time it protects from bystander screen-reading. The post linked below also mentions what seems to be the total opposite:

Recently a new trend to send personalized messages was introduced by these girls. They do not send emails to friends anymore. Instead, they jot down their message on a piece of paper, take a photo of it and send it as a picture message to their friends.

Hey, makes it a whole lot harder to snoop the messages as well. ;) I am looking forward to trying out the handwriting functionality of the P900. If I understand correctly I will be able to write on the screen and send the writing as pictures.

VenChar: Gyaru-moji and imageg-based text messages

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