Thumbcast is a term used for the mobile delivery of text, picture, audio, or video content via short message service Short Message Service is a communication service component of the GSM mobile communication system, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between mobile phone devices. SMS text messaging is the most widely used data application in the world, with 2.4 billion active users, or 74% of all mobile, multimedia messaging service Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability which only allowed exchange of text messages up to 160 characters in length, WAP push Wireless Application Protocol is an open international standard for application layer network communications in a wireless communication environment. Its main use is to enable access to the Mobile Web from a mobile phone or PDA, or other mobile distribution mechanism. The term is an evolution specialized for original mobile content, coming from the generally audio-based podcast A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication. The word usurped webcast in common vernacular, due to rising popularity of the iPod and the innovation of web feeds, the input mechanisms of multi-tap and predictive text Predictive text is an input technology most commonly used on mobile phones, and for accessibility. The technology allows some common words to be entered by a single keypress for each letter, as opposed to the multiple keypress approach used in the older generation of mobile phones. The intent is to simplify the writing of text messages, e-mail,, and the distribution of content directly to mobile phones A mobile phone is an electronic device used for mobile telecommunications over a cellular network of base stations known as cell sites. Mobile phones differ from cordless telephones, which only offer telephone service within limited range through a single base station attached to a fixed line, for example within a home or an office. Low-end mobile.

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Think: podcast for your phone. Our thumbcasts are hand-crafted by local correspondents and delivered direct to you as text messages.

Thumbcasts are coming to Boston.

The term 'thumbcast' became one of that day's 'Hot Searches' on the site.

References

Johnson, Carolyn (2007-04-09). "Snippets of news, via cellphone". The Boston Globe (New York Times): pp. E1,E4. http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/04/09/snippets_of_news_via_cellphone/. Retrieved 2007-04-09.

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