Various embodiments are directed to improved message addressing techniques. In one embodiment, a computing device may comprise a messaging client arranged to receive an input sequence of alphabetic or alphanumeric characters as a destination of an outbound message. The messaging client may recognize...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20090117942?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20090117942 - MESSAGE ADDRESSING TECHNIQUES FOR A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE