Skip to content
Bricks and Bluebottles

Bricks and Bluebottles

Short, sharp briefings and reportage on local affairs, culture, design and a little more. Published when it happens

  • Home

Tag: IMessages

Reblog: WSJ: How Apple built a walled garden for American teenagers

January 12, 2022 Bricks and Bluebottles

From Tim Higgins’ “Why Apple’s iMessage Is Winning: Teens Dread the Green Text Bubble” in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal.

WSJ: How Apple built a walled garden for American teenagers
Posted in Edits, ReblogsTagged IMessages

Reblog: Apple’s iMessage is winning because of the dreaded green text bubble

January 12, 2022 Bricks and Bluebottles

Green bubbles from those who settle for pretend iPhones ruin group texts for everyone else who uses real iPhones…

Apple’s iMessage is winning because of the dreaded green text bubble
Posted in Edits, ReblogsTagged IMessages

Blue versus Green

January 12, 2022 Bricks and Bluebottles

In news that is shocking as well as not surprising teen iphone users are casting value judgements on people who send messages that appear in a green bubble signifying that are not iphone users.

Image via knowtechie.com

There are never good reasons to discriminate against someone, but this is one of the worst.

It’s time to get out of that bubble.

Posted in EditsTagged IMessages
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Follow Following
    • Bricks and Bluebottles
    • Join 190 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Bricks and Bluebottles
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.