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Topic 1: SMS and the web

• SMS on wikipedia

Google Search: TXT 466453 (GOOGLE)
Commands examples:

• General information 'help'
• Local: 'blockbuster sf'
• Weather: 'w nyc'
• Movies: 'm 94114'
• Flights: 'ua 14'
• Sports: 'ny jets'
• Stocks: 'goog'
• Define: 'd clew'
• Froogle: 'f ipod'
• Calculator: '127*56'
• Personalized SMS queries: 'set location'+city & state,or zip

Google Calendar: TXT 48368 (GVENT)
(need to link with your profile)
Commands examples:

• Next event: 'next'
• Today's events: 'day'
• Tomorrow's events: 'nday'
• or text a new event to add it via quick add.
• To Cancel: 'stop'

• Goog411 with maps

4info: TXT 44636 (4INFO)
Commands examples:

• General information: 'help'
• SPORTS: 'cubs' 'mlb' PLAYER STATS 'lebron james' 'partiots qb'
• WEATHER: w+ zip,city,area code, airpot code 'w 33124''w boston''w 651''w sfo' BY DAY 'w'+ day(tomorrow,friday) +zip,city,areacode,airport 'w tomorrow 651'
• 411: 'pizza 10016' 'best buy miami fl'
• STOCKS: 'ibm' FUND 'qqqq' INDEX 'dji'
• YELLOW PAGES and Driving directions: business type +zip,city 'pizza 94110' business name+city,zip,area code,airport code 'locksmith 651'
• All search categories:'MENU'
• Other search categories:
• flight status,movies,wifi hotspots,news,horoscopes,drinks,jokes,pickup lines,price compare, package tracking,tv guide, hotel reservations, city search, celebrity gossip
• To get detailed help, text HELP and category: 'HELP SPORTS'
• To Cancel: 'stop'

Facebook:TXT 32665 (FBOOK)
(need to link with your profile)
Commands examples:

• Update status:'@ out at john's party'
• Get profile info:'john smith'
• Get cell:'cell john smith'
• Message:'msg john smith whats up?'
• Poke:'poke john smith'
• Fire:'fire john smith'
• Wall post:'wall john smith happy bday'
• Add a friend:'add john smith'
• Write a note:'note this is a mobile note'

Twitter: TXT 40404
(need to link with your profile)
Commands examples:

• To your stream: type your message
• Track a subject: 'track'+ subject
• Turns off tracking for that subject: 'untrack'+ subject
• Shows all of you current tracks: 'stats' or 'track' alone
• Turns off all tracking: 'track off'
• User information: 'whois username'

Jaiku: TXT ?
(need to link with your profile)
Command examples:

• General information: 'help'
• To your stream: type your message
• To a channel: #channel then your message '#jaikufans Hello everyone'
• Activates updates: 'start'
• Stops updates:' stop'

Paypal: TXT 729725 (PAYPAL)
(need to link with your profile)
Command examples:

• General information: 'help'
• Send money: 'send'
• Request money: 'request'
• Buy things: 'buy'
• Donate: 'give'
• Cancel transaction: 'stop'

More txting services:

• Remember the milk
  
• Ping Me
  
• Text Memos
  
• AnonTxt
  
• Rssfwd
  

Txting widgets for websites

• Txtdrop
  
• 4info
  

FACEBOOK QUESTION
What alternative uses for SMS do you use on your phone? (ie. Google, Paypal, Twitter)
With responses from: Jason McLaughlin, AJ J, Dean Jensen, Joel Peter Anderson, Ascii Adam


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