{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Drishtikone","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone","author_name":"Desh Kapoor","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/author\/drishtikone\/","title":"Mobiles, Prashant Tamang, and SMS messages","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bomAOOh1fT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2007\/09\/mobiles-prashant-tamang-and-sms-messages\/\">Mobiles, Prashant Tamang, and SMS messages<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2007\/09\/mobiles-prashant-tamang-and-sms-messages\/embed\/#?secret=bomAOOh1fT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mobiles, Prashant Tamang, and SMS messages&#8221; &#8212; Drishtikone\" data-secret=\"bomAOOh1fT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Suchitra Krishnamurthi is mad, because of scammy SMS messages which ask to be forwarded on to friends! She got one - ostensibly started by this girl who had lost her arms in the Hyderabad blast. She decided as a good samaritan to put this unfortunate girl in touch with an NGO which helps such patients. But when she called the girl's &quot;phone number&quot; - there was no such number! Now, was this chain started by someone as a prank or was it actually the handiwork of the phone company itself? She is mad because these phone companies are creating new &quot;days&quot; for people to send messages to others:   In the meantime the friend who originally sent me this sms, has sent out this 'sos' message from the young student in Hyderabad to atleast a hundred people on her phone book, who in turn have sent it out to people on their lists too. I myself had sent it to almost 50 people before I realized it\u2019s a scam. Just another way for the cell phone operators to make a quick buck.   Its bad enough that they have bullshitted people into sending each other greetings for the most ridiculous occasions like \u2018happy pets day\u2019(if you have a pet) and \u2018happy left handed day\u2019(if you are left handed) and \u2018happy rightfooted day\u2019(well I made that up!) and \u2018happy to be happy day\u201dThe voting system via sms on television and radio shows is probably not getting them enough revenue so they have to come up with new ideas every day","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.intentblog.com\/images2\/Suchitra%20Krishnamoorthi.jpg"}