Comments on: Verizon’s War on Free Speech http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html Web Marketing Strategies for Small Business Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Denise aka The Blog Squad http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-618 Denise aka The Blog Squad Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:29:37 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html#comment-618 <p>I forgot to mention that yesterday, by coincidence, we interviewed Russell Morgan, an expert on mobile message markting, on our show Blogging and Beyond. We discussed this issue and he said it's probably about the money.</p> <p>Apparently, one way to send text messages is by email. If that's what NARAL was doing, then Verizon would not make any money on the organization. Only if they use "short key" technology, then the organization would be paying for the messages and the mobile company gets paid by both the sender AND the receiver.</p> I forgot to mention that yesterday, by coincidence, we interviewed Russell Morgan, an expert on mobile message markting, on our show Blogging and Beyond. We discussed this issue and he said it's probably about the money.

Apparently, one way to send text messages is by email. If that's what NARAL was doing, then Verizon would not make any money on the organization. Only if they use "short key" technology, then the organization would be paying for the messages and the mobile company gets paid by both the sender AND the receiver.

]]> By: Denise aka The Blog Squad http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-8490 Denise aka The Blog Squad Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:29:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html#comment-8490 I forgot to mention that yesterday, by coincidence, we interviewed Russell Morgan, an expert on mobile message markting, on our show Blogging and Beyond. We discussed this issue and he said it's probably about the money. Apparently, one way to send text messages is by email. If that's what NARAL was doing, then Verizon would not make any money on the organization. Only if they use "short key" technology, then the organization would be paying for the messages and the mobile company gets paid by both the sender AND the receiver. I forgot to mention that yesterday, by coincidence, we interviewed Russell Morgan, an expert on mobile message markting, on our show Blogging and Beyond. We discussed this issue and he said it's probably about the money.

Apparently, one way to send text messages is by email. If that's what NARAL was doing, then Verizon would not make any money on the organization. Only if they use "short key" technology, then the organization would be paying for the messages and the mobile company gets paid by both the sender AND the receiver.

]]> By: Rich Brooks http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-617 Rich Brooks Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:06:46 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html#comment-617 <p>Denise,</p> <p>Thanks; heard that they reversed it after the fact. Still, very scary.</p> Denise,

Thanks; heard that they reversed it after the fact. Still, very scary.

]]> By: Rich Brooks http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-8489 Rich Brooks Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:06:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html#comment-8489 Denise, Thanks; heard that they reversed it after the fact. Still, very scary. Denise,

Thanks; heard that they reversed it after the fact. Still, very scary.

]]> By: Denise aka The Blog Squad http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-616 Denise aka The Blog Squad Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:56:55 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html#comment-616 <p>After a ton of public pressure, Verizon reversed their decision yesterday. And yes, just imagine if it were something else, not abortion rights. It's scary to think a corporation can restrict what we see, read or hear. Especially when the messages being sent have been REQUESTED by the person receiving them.</p> After a ton of public pressure, Verizon reversed their decision yesterday. And yes, just imagine if it were something else, not abortion rights. It's scary to think a corporation can restrict what we see, read or hear. Especially when the messages being sent have been REQUESTED by the person receiving them.

]]> By: Denise aka The Blog Squad http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html/comment-page-1#comment-8488 Denise aka The Blog Squad Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.flyteblog.com/flyte/2007/09/verizons-war-on.html#comment-8488 After a ton of public pressure, Verizon reversed their decision yesterday. And yes, just imagine if it were something else, not abortion rights. It's scary to think a corporation can restrict what we see, read or hear. Especially when the messages being sent have been REQUESTED by the person receiving them. After a ton of public pressure, Verizon reversed their decision yesterday. And yes, just imagine if it were something else, not abortion rights. It's scary to think a corporation can restrict what we see, read or hear. Especially when the messages being sent have been REQUESTED by the person receiving them.

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