China embraced the holiday spirit this year, sending up to six times the average number of short messages over computers and cell phones, industry executives said Wednesday. A flood of holiday greetings spelled out in Chinese characters caused a spike in China’s airwaves on Christmas Eve, allowing Web portals and mobile carriers to cash in as bargain-conscious consumers celebrated the holiday.
Internet users sent friends and family members five to six times more short text messages on the night before Christmas than on an average day, said Chen Tong, the Web site manager of China’s popular Internet portal Sina.com.
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