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July 19 , 2005 [..more]
If you're tired of getting subpar results from common, text message-based answering services, then Limor Garcia might have the ultimate solution. The recent graduate of NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program is the creator of Cellphedia, a school project-turned-service that combines the community aspect of a wiki with the mobility of a cell phone.
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May 21, 2005 [..more]
Based on ideas taken from Wikipedia and dodgeball, Cellphedia allows its members to broadcast questions to its community and receive answers, using SMS text messaging on cell phones.
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May 19, 2005 [..more]
Howard Rheingold, author of the landmark book Smart Mobs, told the E-Commerce Times that Cellphedia is an example of the trend toward the convergence of the mobile phone, computer and Internet as technologies.
"The phone gives you instant communication wherever you are," he explained. "And the Internet enables you to connect with people who share an interest. Combining that gives you the ability to create something like Wikipedia with a social network."
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May 12, 2005 [..more]
While you are playing Dodgeball MoSoSo, you should grok Cellphedia. It's like Dodgeball for triva instead of getting laid, and topical groups instead of friends.
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May 12, 2005 [..more]
...it looks like an interesting project with practical considerations such as allowing participants to limit the number of SMS messages per day or not allowing messages for a specified time period.
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May 11, 2005 [..more]
Know how long the Brooklyn Bridge is? The date of Andy Warhol's death? The height of the Sears Tower?
If you're using Cellphedia, a new cell-phone-based encyclopedia application, the answers to these and plenty of other random questions could be just a text message away. |
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