A Mobile Phone Christmas Tree at Vodafone

A Christmas window display celebrating the world's first text message.

The world's first text message was sent over the Vodafone network on the 3rd December 1992.

This year Vodafone is celebrating this fact in its Christmas marketing activity, including window displays in retail stores, such as this one on Market Street in Manchester.

Find out more.

Check out the Vodafone website, and this article from 2017 that celebrated 25 years since the first text message, to find out more.

Link:

• Vodafone

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A 'Blockbuster Video' shop in Croydon, South London

A look at a 'Blockbuster Video' store in Croydon, South London.

I recently saw a post on LinkedIn that there was a 'Blockbuster Video' shopfront in Croydon! Luckily a friend of ours was down that way recently and managed to take a couple of snaps of it.

It's intriguing to see the shopfront (and what's in the window) in 2025!

You don't see red telephone boxes that often anymore either!