Last December I introduced you to Tyne Morgan, our intern with the amazing touch-texting skills. Now that we have an entire generation of Tynes, it’s only logical there would be a Text Messaging Championship:

“When cued, Participants will place their handsets on a marking on a counter-top area. All handsets will need to be closed. Participants will need to stand with their hands behind their back. The Referee will begin the round by counting down from 3, 2, 1 and announce “Go!” When the Referee says, “Go,” participants will then open their handsets and transcribe the phrase verbatim – no abbreviations, no typos – and send it to the designated referee’s phone.”

“Pivot!! Pivot links Time Warner Cable services u enjoy @ home to ur Sprint wireless phone. w/Pivot home is where ur phone is!”

Some nice prizes, too. [Thanks, Scott]

In April of this year, Barb and I attended a performance by Blue Man Group in Columbia, MO. Prior to the show, you could register to win a "trip back stage" by providing your email address. Barb did.

Five minutes after checking into Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, she received an email from… Blue Man Group, inviting her to come see their show while she’s in town.

I’m guessing they have some sort of arrangement with with all the MGM-owned hotels that allows them to match the email database against guest as they check in. As far as I know, they have not abused Barb’s email address since collecting it. They were waiting to use it in this –or some other equally clever– way.