News, especially in the age of social media, changes rapidly. One of the primary ways to stay connected with the news is through mobile communications, and in particular, SMS. SMS, or short message services, is the official name for text messaging, and Facebook has adopted SMS to allow users to receive and respond to notifications they receive through status updates, comments, private messages or changes with a profile in real-time. To use SMS, you must activate the feature in your account settings and define which notifications or alerts you would like to receive. Writer Bio
