The infiltration of text messaging these days is astounding, and after years of being way behind our European counterparts, us Yanks are mosying up to SMS like never before -- to the tune of billions of text messages a month in the U.S. But let's talk about love -- is it coming into its own regarding the text messaging game?

ENGADGET: AT&T releases wireless survey all about love Mobile

Editor's note: Dan Harris, the Seattle lawyer quoted above, says in a subsequent blog posting that he would love to hear from anyone with information (or even a good feel for) regarding VAT collection efficiency with respect to foreign and Chinese companies.

FORBES: Magazine Article

It runs on the old Mars-Venus dichotomy of emotional repression versus expression, but brings out a far stranger and more specific current of underlying discord, regarding the isolating comforts of prosperity, the fault lines of friendships, and the murky depths of what passes for love.

NEWYORKER: I Love You, Man