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Hi all,<br>
<br>
We just had a demo of an interesting SMS application called <a
href="http://www.txtweb.com/">txtweb</a>. It is a beta platform
that allows content developers to publish their content using an
apps model. It was developed by some engineers at Intuit as a side
project a few months back.<br>
<br>
They have developed an app for English Wikipedia that has been
rolled out in India. The whole platform is India only for now. <br>
<br>
How it works: <br>
Type: @wikipedia<space><article name> e.g., @wikipedia
mumbai gets you the Mumbai article. <br>
Send the SMS to 92433-42000<br>
Links have a letter associated with it e.g., (B)Maharashtra. If you
reply (B) it will send you that article.<span
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font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
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text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"
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It would be great if folks tried out the service and provided
feedback to us (and we'll pass it on). I've set up a page on
Strategy Wiki for people to add comments: <a
href="http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Txtweb_feedback">http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Txtweb_feedback</a><br>
<br>
I'm particularly interested in how folks use such a service and
whether the limited length of the message delivers a decent user
experience. Also, how would you improve the UI.<br>
<br>
Feel free to pass this on to other lists or groups.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Barry<br>
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Barry Newstead
Chief Global Development Officer
Wikimedia Foundation
Tel: +1-415-839-6885 x. 6634
Skype: barry.wikimedia
Twitter: @bazanews
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