SAN DIEGO, Feb. 3, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- As Valentine's Day approaches, the world's largest mobile community is anticipating an increase in the number of messages sent to mobile phones. In a recent poll conducted by SMS.ac, 77.3% of nearly 23,000 respondents from the U.S. said that they planned to send one or more text messages relating to Valentine's Day. SMS.ac has nearly 10 million registered in 220 countries. Today's SMS.ac poll can be viewed at www.sms.ac.
You don't have a sweetheart? There's no need to worry, says SMS.ac's chairman and chief executive officer, Michael Pousti. "Searching for and finding a potential Valentine is as easy as visiting www.sms.ac/flirt," said Pousti. "Nearly 10 million people have profiles and/or pictures on the SMS.ac product because they want to meet new people. There's a pretty good chance that there's a match out there for just about everyone."
How does the search process work? Let's use an example where a gentleman is seeking a blonde-haired, blue-eyed female living in a certain U.S. city. He may also desire someone possessing the attributes of passion, athletic inclination and impetuousness. Utilizing the user-friendly search functionality on either smsPeople (www.sms.ac/people), or smsFlirt (www.sms.ac/flirt), he is able to browse through a number of eligible candidates, one of whom is francoiseparker.
On the other hand, if international romance is on your mind and you are a female seeking a rugged, fun and handsome male from Australia to flirt with, your search might lead you to aussiejake, who is a lifeguard living in Perth.
"It's all about person-to-person communications," continued Pousti. "Consumers are telling us they want to reach within and beyond geographic boundaries to develop relationships. That's the excitement of wireless data, the notion that you can connect with anyone, anywhere in the world, at any time."
Two-way text messaging is popular among the flirtatious crowd and with diverse demographic make-ups that have varied interests. More than 37,000 smsClubs (www.sms.ac/clubs) have been created on SMS.ac thus far, providing a wireless forum for people across the globe. Participants engage in topics ranging from soccer and scuba, to games, government and religion. The size of smsClubs can vary from two participants to thousands in a single "room," with the creator of the club determining whether the club is public (open to everyone), or private.
"Experience for yourself the viral excitement and connectivity that clubs provide in a wireless environment, visit an smsClub -- it's addicting," said Pousti.
SMS.ac's proprietary MMSbox is a technology platform that was designed for the interoperable delivery of text and multimedia messages to virtually any enabled device. For more information on SMS.ac's core technology, visit www.sms.ac/mmsbox.
SMS.ac (www.sms.ac) is host to the largest mobile community in the world, with nearly 10 million users in 220 countries registering to use the company's wireless products and services. To learn more about SMS.ac and to discover how its brandable text and multimedia-capable technology can be integrated into your company's existing infrastructure, visit www.sms.ac and contact bizdev@sms.ac.
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About SMS.ac
SMS.ac is host to the largest wireless community in the world. With nearly 10 million members registered in 220 countries, SMS.ac is a truly global mobile community that has connectivity to more than 400 networks worldwide. Through its core MMSbox(TM) technologies, SMS.ac, Inc. enables worldwide wireless interaction between network operators, technology standards, the Internet, businesses, consumers and application/content developers. The result is interaction not previously possible amongst a critical mass of developers, consumers and businesses -- igniting the widespread adoption and use of wireless data.
SMS.ac drives revenues through technology licensing, subscriptions, sponsorships and shared revenue opportunities. SMS.ac's consumer site (www.sms.ac) is an example of the brandable web interfaces to MMSbox(TM) technologies available for licensing. SMS.ac and MMSbox are trademarks of SMS.ac, Incorporated. Other trademarks or service marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. To view the SMS.ac corporate Website, visit www.sms.ac/corporate.