Text messaging and instant messaging are similar because they are both used to send text messages. However, text messaging ("texting") uses the cellular phone service, whereas instant messaging ...

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The contest began June 9 with the Regional Qualifiers and ended July 7 with the final texting show down at the Roseland Ballroom in New York. Winners of the first round advanced to the National Online ...