February 21, 2004
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
Posted by manne at February 21, 2004 11:18 AM | TrackBack