Verizon Wireless launches new vtext.com SMS services

BEDMINSTER, N.J.-Verizon Wireless introduced new services on its vtext.com short message service companion Web site. Vtext.com includes up to 20 people in its group distribution address book, and the new Communities feature, which is a group chat room, allows customers to start their own community or join an established chat room. The site also includes Custom Quick Text, which allows users to create a custom quick-text dictionary that retrieves personalized mottos and sayings for quick message writing. The Web page also offers 35 new wallpapers.