#app-less messaging

[zentranstech]

#RCS, #RichCommunicationServices, #Messaging, #MobileMessaging, #Texting, #SMS, #NextGenMessaging, #MobileTech, #TechTrends, #Communication, #Chat, #DigitalCommunication, #MobileMarketing, #BusinessMessaging, #CustomerEngagement, #InteractiveMessaging, #RichMedia, #VerifiedSenders, #MessagingUpgrade, #FutureOfMessaging, #Smartphones, #AndroidMessaging, #GoogleMessages, #A2P, #ConversationalCommerce

[riddlesnap]

Got a day off tomorrow after tonight's shift! Might not be very active or talkative today though, had to deal with some bs in getting my phone number back as I hadn't made a call/text for a while so that was fun! Got it back without much trouble but you know, talking over the phone.

[touch3d-by-ang3ls]

moots/subs with strict parents / parental controls pls assemble

how the fuck do u get away with using tumblr and or messaging ur online friends??? does ur parents not check ur usage of apps???????

[glassoddity]

man. how do people do their "dailies" (check messages, social media, art/webcomic feeds, app notifs, idk I don't have a better word for this akdlsf) without taking literal hours of their day BUT ALSO without letting too much pile up to become manageable?

I feel like I don't do THAT much more than most, but as an adhd person for some reason it always takes WAY more time to do than I intend, I feel anxiety about NOT doing it for too long, and notifications break my focus so by the end I feel like I don't have enough time to do the important shit I need to do in a day

[emohorseboy]

setting up my new phone (ugh gross but i gave up and decided it probably wasn’t wise to travel internationally with a phone you can only charge via lamp) and i am being ruthless with which apps i allow to send me notifications. unbothered era incoming. you will never hear me swear at my phone because of a gmail notification ever again.

[karinyosa]

good evening lesbians reporting from grindr again. so one thing about this app is i think ghosting probably feels less personal than other platforms bc the dms come at such a rate that it is genuinely hard to keep track of them all and u have to be like extra extra selective. which is kind of nice and also kind of crazy

[smidge-j]

Facebook is getting rid of messenger lite I think I would like to stab mark zuckerberg

[beloved-child-of-the-house]

i see way way way more posts yelling about how wrong it is to tell middle aged women that they’re too old for fandom or tumblr than I see people saying anything of the sort to middle aged women. Like I’m 36 and I’ve never had anyone tell me I’m too old to be here 🤷🏽‍♂️

[icterid-rubus]

After nearly 10 years, im upgrading my phone, and it’s bumming me out because I realized I have to update the tumblr app. Nooooo.

[morimyth]

If I can't talk to a human, I'm not going.

[seedling-lotus]

the one in the morning brain is getting to me

[stonesandswords]

he sent his first message at 11:30 at night too 🙃

why are you so online bro 🙃

it’s giving ✨desperate✨ and ✨horny✨

[venomgender]

just uninstalled all social media from my phone #freedom

[readingwriter92]

This whole weekend has been me having tons of work to do but not wanting to do any of it. So instead I’ve been steadily spending like. Ten/twenty mins working on each thing.

This however results in me having about a gazillion different things open all at once.

I have had about 9 different apps running all at once. Because that’s a good idea and I’m lucky I’m not longer using my old computer.

[lakecountylibrary]

🔥 The beacons are lit; the library calls for aid

UPDATES FROM APRIL 1 AND MAY 5: https://www.tumblr.com/lakecountylibrary/782730356592967680/federal-court-halts-dismantling-of-imls-in-ala

UPDATE FROM JUNE 16: Government Accountability Office finds withholding IMLS funds is illegal (Library Journal) It is still important to call Congress and ask them to fund libraries in the 2026 budget.

The Trump administration has issued an executive order aimed at dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services - the ONLY federal agency for America's libraries.

Using just 0.003% of the federal budget, the IMLS funds services at libraries across the country; services like Braille and talking books for the visually impaired, high-speed internet access, and early literacy programs.

Libraries are known for doing more with less, but even we can't work with nothing.

How You Can Help:

🔥 Call your congressperson!

Use the app of your choice or look 'em up here: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

Pro tip: If your phone anxiety is high, call at night and leave a voicemail. You can even write yourself a script in advance and read it off. Heck, read them this post if you want to.

Phones a total no-go? The American Library Association has a form for you: https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=23577

🔥Tell your friends!

Tell strangers, for that matter. People in line at the check out, your elderly neighbor, the mail carrier - no one is safe from your library advocacy. Libraries are for everyone and we need all the help we can get.

...Wait, why do we need this IMLS thing again?

The ALA says it best in their official statement and lists some ways libraries across the country use IMLS funding:

But if you want a really specific answer, here at LCPL we use IMLS funding to provide our amazing interlibrary loan service. If we can't purchase an item you request (out of print books, for example) this service lets us borrow it from another library and check it out to you.

IMLS also funds the statewide Indiana Digital Library and Evergreen Indiana, which gives patrons of smaller Indiana libraries access to collections just as large and varied as the big libraries' collections.

As usual, cutting this funding will hurt rural communities the most - but every library user will feel it one way or another. Let's let Congress know that's unacceptable.

[mejomonster]

The amount of people on dating apps... who do not know how to converse...