US 3G Mobile Operator AT&T, have announced the results of a May 2008 survey on the use of mobiles in the modern dating scene. Alecia Bridgwater, AT&T’s Director of Messaging, sums it up “The love note has evolved from “roses are red” references scrawled on stationery to fast and flirty text messages”
Feedback from 26 year old Dee Casey from San Antonio was spot on: “I spend a ton of time texting every day. I think it’s much easier to flirt via text message than in person because you have a moment to think of a cute, flirty, creative response without being embarrassed about what the other person will think.”
But don’t forget to be careful with what you write as the research also shows that more than 50% of us would occasionally share a private text message from a suitor with a friend – to get their interpretation!
AT&T seem to have a great appreciation of the potential for Mobiles to take centre stage in the dating world and they’re branding their new 3G Video Calling service with the slogan “Being there is priceless”.
