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Ben Bator
Co-Founder, Texts From Last Night

Ever since the first text message was delivered, we've laughed and cried privately and among friends over the mishaps and misfires created by pressing the "send" button a little too liberally.

Enter Texts From Last Night (TFLN), a website founded in 2009 by Lauren Leto and Ben Bator, two college friends who wanted to share the exploits of their friends a bit more publicly. They decided to open the site to anyone with a text to share and quickly redefined the art of the late night text. Read More

Currently getting 3-5 million hits a day, TFLN has been called a "living document of twentysomething life". It shares private conversations between friends, family, lovers, potential lovers and enemies via 30-40 posts of the day's best submissions, identified only by area code. With the messages posted "as is" complete with spelling errors and grammatical mistakes, TFLN provides a unique glimpse into the lives of a gadget-obsessed nation.

The texts show how we interact with each other, the cause and effect of last night's party and the real-time weighing of these actions. Its popularity has grown into a book, Texts From Last Night: All the Texts No One Remembers Sending, mobile applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android platforms and a television show is currently in production.

From our lexicon to our decision making, TFLN has altered the way we text and communicate with one another-especially when it's last call and you can't bring your drink home with you.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

BEN BATOR
Ben deferred a scholarship to law school to start Texts From Last Night after perfecting his texting skills at Michigan State University. He admits that he is no stranger to: breaking up via text message, having "phantom vibrations" in the absence of his phone, typing on computer keyboards with his thumbs and waking up in a bathtub on a holiday.

He co-founded the website Texts From Last Night (TFLN) and co-authored (with Lauren Leto) the book of the same name. He is currently involved in the production of the television series based on Texts From Last Night.

Full Biography (

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Speaking Topics

From Blog To Book (And Beyond)

Even Lauren Leto and Ben Bator were surprised when their website reached 5 million hits a day, but clearly they had struck a chord with a huge (and growing) fan base. In their lively, funny and interactive presentation, Lauren and Ben discuss the phenomenon that is Texts From Last Night and are happy to field any and all questions, guaranteeing a time that stays in the audience's memories a lot longer than the evenings their followers typically text about!

Accolades & Praise

Michigan State University

Thank you for the magnificent performance at Michigan State University. I think each and every student was impressed with your tremendous entrepreneurial spirit and creativity. I was knocked out at the degree to which you engaged the students in conversation that produced so many ideas.You and Lauren are great speakers, casual and yet well organized. You are an inspiration to us all.

Notable Works

Buy Now
Texts From Last Night: All the Texts No One Remembers Sending

Relevant Links

Twitter

Official Website

TFLN

Facebook

“TFLN” Named on Favorite App List

American Consumer News

Texts From Last Night, developed by 2010 Mark Frenkel, is now available from the App Store and has made Apple’s Top 300 iPad/iPod applications list. The app was last released on August 07, 2009 and sells for $0.99.

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