MMS For Marijuana

from the one-way-to-use-it dept

Tue, Dec 27th 2005 12:40pm — Mike Masnick

We keep hearing about how MMS (multimedia messaging) has been slow to take off, mainly because mobile execs seemed to think that people would gravitate to MMS the same way they did with SMS -- even though text is often a much more efficient means of communication. However, it seems that the "youth" market the industry is now so desperate to attract may have figured out their own way of using MMS: to facilitate drug sales. Apparently, a bunch of suburban teen high schoolers would use MMS to send out photos and details concerning how and where to buy drugs. They apparently thought it was a clever way to contact each other -- except for the fact that parents have been known to snoop on their childrens' phones. One parent found the photos and alerted the police, who tracked down the drug dealing kids and arrested them. So, back to the drawing board on ways jumpstart MMS usage in the youth market.

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Andrew Strasser, 27 Dec 2005 @ 6:39pm

What's the first thing ya learn.
The last is and I ain't worried about the Fed's invesitigation on me. Git yer books right yer good as free.
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David Patrick, 28 Dec 2005 @ 1:18am

Re: What's the first thing ya learn.
Doh... Sadly we have you and your generation of youth to look foward to... If you could of sounded any more ignorant I would of thought you were a avid OC fan.
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ted, 28 Dec 2005 @ 5:29am

Re: What's the first thing ya learn.
HA HA HA.. nicely put
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hautedawg, 28 Dec 2005 @ 6:07am

Re: What's the first thing ya learn.
The first thing you know "Ol' Jed's a Millonaire". However I also know that ignorance is bliss, and there are some dang happy people out there.
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John, 28 Dec 2005 @ 12:20pm

Re: What's the first thing ya learn.
right... I believe you meant "could have" instead of "could of" you ignorant old fuck. Leave the youth alone.
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dadadaddu, 7 Mar 2006 @ 5:24am

Re: What's the first thing ya learn.
your all idiots to do marijuana your killing your brain and ruining your lives you dumb shits
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Anonymous Coward, 3 Nov 2007 @ 5:36pm

who ever wrote: "it's also helpful to invade their privacy as much as you can get away with." is a fuckin lethargic bitch!
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