“it works and its FREE – send a text message saying 2 (and nothing else) to 07919 315556 and you get a text message poem sent to your mobile phone. Send 2 again and you get another different one. Funded by the Arts Council so no nasty corporations get any money and its more fun than texting to Big Brother. citypoems.co.uk“

Found at the 20six moblog, “fisharepeopletoo”. Some lovely snippets there, including the author’s odyssey through the National Health Service to get a plastercast removed from their arm – including glum and surly waiting room inhabitants and the cheery nurse poking her tongue out at moblogging patient.

Recommended.

» 20six: fisharepeopletoo

Sometimes a phrase, however mundane the context or application, just hits you like sub-bass and makes your teeth vibrate:

“The problem is that it’s very hard to get a feel for how these new planetary-scale applications might behave in the wild,” says Timothy Roscoe, a scientist at the Intel Research Berkeley Laboratory. “That’s the idea behind PlanetLab.”

Planetary-scale applications. Ooooh.

» Intel Research: PlanetLab: “Thinking Locally, Experimenting Globally” by David Pescovitz

Reason One: you won’t be able to pretend you’re in the Kings of Leon.

Reason Two: they’re installing interactive TV.

“Having hair extensions can be a lengthy business. And going blonde requires patience, dedication and sitting still for hours. But what happens when you’ve  flicked all the way through Heat magazine? If you visit some of the UK’s top salons, the answer could be staring you in the face: interactive TV screens.

The screens – each measuring about 6.4in across and designed for one customer’s individual use – run a 45-minute loop of magazine programming, with fashion, lifestyle news and advertising. They invite viewers to touch onscreen buttons for more information on certain items, with the lure of prizes and special offers.”

» ft.com: telly, telly on the wall