<div dir="ltr">Does ordering this content via SMS cost any money?<div><br></div><div> Asaf<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 2:39 AM, Barry Newstead <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bnewstead@wikimedia.org">bnewstead@wikimedia.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Hi all,<br>
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We just had a demo of an interesting SMS application called <a href="http://www.txtweb.com/" target="_blank">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>
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They have developed an app for English Wikipedia that has been
rolled out in India. The whole platform is India only for now. <br>
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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 style="border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:13px;line-height:19px"><br>
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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" target="_blank">http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Txtweb_feedback</a><br>
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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>
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Feel free to pass this on to other lists or groups.<br>
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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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