A report from independent analyst Chetan Sharma suggests text messaging is on the decline in the US. Results from his report published on Monday show that the number of text messages sent each month by wireless customers has fallen. In the third quarter of 2012, mobile phone owners in the US sent 678 texts per month, a decline from Q2 when customers sent 696 texts monthly.
It's a small drop, but a significant one as it is the first time the number of monthly US text messages has not increased. Sharma lays the blame on alternative messaging services like Facebook and iMessage, which let people send messages outside of the carrier's text messaging service. With billions of Facebook users and millions of iPhones in circulation, it's not surprising tha
