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A Philadelphia woman was recently fired from her job at a day care center. What made her termination unusual was that she notified in a text message. Is it wrong to fire someone via text message? Temple psychologist Donald Hantula noted that disputes about the inappropriate uses of new communications technologies are nothing new. "A century or so ago...using a telephone [in a business setting for] communication was seen to be very rude," he said.