Hi all,
We just had a demo of an interesting SMS application called
txtweb. 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.
They have developed an app for English Wikipedia that has been
rolled out in India. The whole platform is India only for now.
How it works:
Type: @wikipedia<space><article name> e.g., @wikipedia
mumbai gets you the Mumbai article.
Send the SMS to 92433-42000
Links have a letter associated with it e.g., (B)Maharashtra. If you
reply (B) it will send you that article.
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: http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Txtweb_feedback
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.
Feel free to pass this on to other lists or groups.
Best,
Barry
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Barry Newstead
Chief Global Development Officer
Wikimedia Foundation
Tel: +1-415-839-6885 x. 6634
Skype: barry.wikimedia
Twitter: @bazanews