<p>In this photo taken, Thursday, Sept.13, 2012, Affiong Osuchukwu, google's Nigeria marketing manager, speaks to the Associated Press, during an interview, in Lagos, Nigeria. With all its cutting-edge technology, Google Inc. has turned back to the text message in its efforts to break into Nigeria s booming economy. The search engine has started a service in Nigeria, as well as Ghana and Kenya, allowing mobile phone users to access emails through text messaging. That comes as the company s office in Lagos has begun working with small business owners in this nation of more than 160 million people. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)</p><p>LAGOS, Nigeria -- Despite all its cutting-edge technology, Google (GOOG) has turned to the humble text message to break into Nigeria's booming economy.</p><p>The Mountain View Internet giant has started a service in Nigeria, as well as in Ghana and Kenya, which enables mobile phone users to access emails through text messaging.</p><p>That comes as Google's office in Lagos has begun working with small business owners in this nation of more than 160 million people, bringing more than 25,000 businesses online over the past year.</p><p><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_21574190/google-uses-text-messaging-break-into-burgeoning-nigerian?source=rss">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/google-inc-goog-connecting-nigeria-through-text-messaging-19127/">Google Inc. (GOOG) Connecting Nigeria Through Text Messaging</a> (Insider Monkey (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/business/article/Google-goes-low-tech-to-unleash-Nigeria-potential-3874517.php">Google goes low-tech to unleash Nigeria potential</a> (Beaumont Enterprise)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&ned=us&ncl=dVn1lb4HwjgA8YMPGqTEWrslxNSBM">104 additional articles.</a></p>