ThumbprintCity lets you read and write about your world by text message. You can use it for any kind of writing you want: it could be a diary of the football season, a poem about your favourite sandwich shop, or just a "Happy Birthday!"

Share your local knowledge about Birmingham by text

Start a text with the name of the place, all one word, such as YELLOWBRICKROAD
followed by what you want to share.
Use no more than 160 characters.

Text it to 07624 804 273

To read what other people have written...
Just text the place name, all one word, and nothing else to the same number.

This is a normal mobile number, so it only costs the same as a text to your friend's phone. You don't have to sign up for anything.

100

Is this Birmingham Alabama or is it one of those other Birminghams?

Dont

Test just trying to find out what happens when i send in a text that is longer than the standard 160 characters. Does it get cut off at the exciting bit or do we find out who did what and when?

100

A little toddler bends down to stroke the cat but the cat makes a sudden movement and the toddler steps back. She then realises her mum has carried on walki

fountain

Is it on, or is it off? Half full, or half empty?

bullring

find the middle of any british town or city and you'll find the shops you are looking for from the last british city you were in.

kingsheath

moseley's slightly less boho upstart cousin

bullring

Went shopping in the bullring a few weeks ago. Didn't see any cows but it was very nice.

villapark

I just remembered that i was a villa fan when i was a young kid because my best friend was.