According to ND Century Code (Chapter 54.59.01), Information Technology means the use of hardware, software, services, and supporting infrastructure to manage and deliver information using voice, data, and video. To further this definition for the sake of IT budgeting, ITD offers the following guidance.
Short code is a popular form of mobile marketing, and one that many businesses may want to consider. Short code is just one type of SMS (short message service) marketing, however, so it is important to understand what short code is and how short code works to decide if it is right for your business.
A lot of these (like TextNow) won't accept short-code texting, which sites like FreeEat use. Short Code texting is the 5-digit numbers (Text 'Boobs' to 55822 for free boob pix on ur phone) that some companies use. Also Bing just flat-out won't work without a real phone number. Not even Google Voice works with it, and it's one of the best out there.