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- Program invitations can be sent through SMS.
- New arrival of books and other products can be announced through SMS.
- New interesting web sites can be announced using SMS
- News such as IRC closure for holidays, events can be sent via SMS
Exercise 2: I sent invitations to 20 guests I want to attend our Women History Month Program for March 9, 2011. I called up 5 guests and asked if they received my message. The message was instantly received, and they all agreed that it was useful but asked that I send a print copy of the invitation.
From my findings, the message got to them immediately and got to those I was aiming at reaching. Becuase I had only 160 characters to use in writing, I have to abbreviate so many words, used signs and other jargons to accomodate my message. I wondered if everyone that received my message understood what I meant. My guests requested a print copy of the invitation as a follow up to the SMS. With a print copy, it will remind them of the program and date.
Interesting that the folks wanted a printout of the information too. I agree that it's hard to get a lot of information in a text message. I think it works best when folks have an internet connection too, so you can send a link to more info!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Elizabeth, for doing this experiment.