BlackBerrys help Venezuelans Twitter through traffic

Using a mix of BlackBerry smartphones and the Twitter social network, Venezuelans have escaped some of the world's worst traffic jams. "There's a big supply of texts and mobile devices and a lot of demand for traffic reports since traffic's unbearable," said Juan Nagel, a local economist.

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This story published in CTIA SmartBrief on 11/13/2009





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