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When it comes to social networking services, Twitter is very well known worldwide. More than that, it became so famous that the government of the United Kingdom is proposing that Twitter becomes part of each and every pupil’s life, as it is wanted to be taught in primary schools. My, oh, my! What do you say about such a decision?



If it’s so important for everyone that Twitter turns into something that we can’t live without, then maybe the exclusive agreement between Vodafone UK and Twitter shouldn’t come as a surprise for anyone. Vodafone UK decided to sign it in order to give its customers the possibility to send and receive Twitter messages by sending SMS.



Starting yesterday, Vodafone customers will receive text messages from those who they choose to follow this way and they will “send text messages to a short code (86444) for their “tweets”, @replies, or to follow someone on the go”. In the first couple of weeks, people will post the SMS updates on Twitter for free.



“We are delighted to be the only operator in the UK today to offer Twitter on SMS to our customers”, said Al Russel, the Head of Vodafone Internet services at Vodafone UK. In addition, he said that “since we made social networks on the move both simple to use and great value, customers have flocked to using these services which have been exploded in popularity”.

And here’s another great thing: if you’re receiving a text message from Twitter to contain a URL, you’ll be able to click on it and access it directly from your handset.

This is another proof to let us know how far the Twitter hysteria has gone. From now on, you’ll know how to Twitter on your phone.

(Source: Press release)