Nokia Goes Environmental in Beijing
Just this Saturday, Nokia held an environmental-themed SMS Slogan Contest in Beijing, China where ten children were given the titles of “Environmental Pioneer.”
As with everywhere else in the world, text messaging or SMS have also become very popular in China. Chinese youngsters showed off their texting skills by sending in their proposed slogan via SMS. This year, Nokia received more than 200,000 SMS from over 20 provinces in China, all suggesting their own environmental slogans.
China’s Association for the Promotion of Environment and Culture was one of the organizers of the said event and they believe that by combining the popular text messaging culture with environmental concerns, they will able to reach out to more Chinese citizens and promote environmental awareness. According to them also, the best way to protect the environment is to teach children to love the environment.
One of the young slogan-senders said in his SMS that hopefully in the future, paper could be made from fibers, and ink could be made from chocolate, so that this way, instead of it adding up to our trash, we can eat the newspaper after reading it. We know we’re not alone in saying this, so…altogether now: Aaawwwwww! Smart and cute, just the way little boys should be.
Just this Saturday, Nokia held an environmental-themed SMS Slogan Contest in Beijing, China where ten children were given the titles of “Environmental Pioneer.”
As with everywhere else in the world, text messaging or SMS have also become very popular in China. Chinese youngsters showed off their texting skills by sending in their proposed slogan via SMS. This year, Nokia received more than 200,000 SMS from over 20 provinces in China, all suggesting their own environmental slogans.
China’s Association for the Promotion of Environment and Culture was one of the organizers of the said event and they believe that by combining the popular text messaging culture with environmental concerns, they will able to reach out to more Chinese citizens and promote environmental awareness. According to them also, the best way to protect the environment is to teach children to love the environment.
One of the young slogan-senders said in his SMS that hopefully in the future, paper could be made from fibers, and ink could be made from chocolate, so that this way, instead of it adding up to our trash, we can eat the newspaper after reading it. We know we’re not alone in saying this, so…altogether now: Aaawwwwww! Smart and cute, just the way little boys should be.