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Text Messaging as Emergency Communication Superstar? Nt so gr8.

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Title:Text Messaging as Emergency Communication Superstar? Nt so gr8. (ID: ERM0839)
Author(s):Dewitt Latimer (University of Notre Dame)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (05/07/2008)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

The popularity of SMS messaging among the college-age demographic, as well as its perceived speed of delivery and ease of use, have led some campus planners to view SMS messaging as the superstar player in an emergency notification strategy. But rapid is not the same as reliable, and ease of use doesn’t equate with robust.

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