We could say that the history of text messaging starts in 1984, when Finnish engineer Matti Makkonen conceived the idea of sending text-based messages from one mobile phone to another rather than doing it between pagers. That same year, Friedhelm Hillebrand and Bernard Ghillebaert, two workers at the Franco-German cooperative...

Effective April 1st, 2023, the texting industry’s sole aggregator for toll-free numbers is implementing new limits to messaging traffic for restricted and pending toll-free numbers. Currently pending numbers that have not yet been verified as of April 1st will be subject to these new traffic limits. Messaging that exceeds the...

An SMS short code is a combination of numbers (usually 5 to 6 - shorter than a regular phone number) that are especially used for SMS marketing campaigns. These codes are usually embedded into promotional material like TV ads, printed media, social media posts, billboards, and practically anywhere depending on...

If you’re the owner or work at a medical office, text message appointment reminders are probably an invaluable tool for your practice. If you’re wondering if these text reminders comply with the Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the answer is yes. However, there are certain steps you need to take...

A mass texting service is a type of software or platform that allows businesses to send promotional text messages to a massive number of subscribers at the same time. With mass texting, you can consistently broadcast a message to customers, employees, or prospects no matter how large those contact lists...

In this manual we’ll go over how to integrate Salesforce and Trumpia on Zapier.  Zapier is a tool that helps integrate web applications that you use for your business that may not normally have built-in integration options.  We'll go over how to add a new contact to Trumpia when a...

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An SMS API allows you to add text messaging capabilities to your existing application, software, or website. That way, you don’t need to switch to a new platform or pay for additional features you don’t need. APIs are usually handled by developers in a company’s team, and are recommended to...

If you have a smartphone, it probably happens that you receive unwanted text messages from unknown senders almost on a daily basis. So what happens if you open a scam text message? If you ever tap the link in that message, it’ll very likely to try to install malware like...

SMS for schools is a communication method with multiple benefits for parents, students, teachers, and even staff members. Why is that? Mainly because text messaging has a 98% open rate; which makes them much more difficult to miss than emails or phone calls. But there are many other factors that...