Tag: estonia
Ride-hailing service Bolt (formerly Taxify) re-launches in London
Estonian ride-hailing service Bolt has launched service in London two years after a short-lived attempt to expand in the capital. The company, previously known as Taxify, kicked off its service […]
Skype installs its first phone booth
Now this is an interesting concept – Skype phone booths. The project is underway – the first booth has been installed at Tallinn Airport in Estonia. Travellers can use the booths to place calls using Skype credit, in the…
Forward-thinking Estonia engaging the youths by allowing voting by TXT MSG
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The modernist regime of Estonia is EMBRACING the inexorable decline of future society and the eventual eradication of all vowels by allowing its citizens to vote via TXT MSG in the country’s 2011 general election.
It’s not quite as easy as simply texting in your choice of leader and an emoticon, though – all would-be text voters will need a special security-enabled SIM card to validate their identity and ensure there’s no funny business…
