Book description
The simple text message application that appears on virtually all mobile phones is the ultimate thin client, allowing your users access to the full computing power and informational depth of the Internet from a cheap cell phone on a mountaintop. Building an SMS service can be quite simple. This tutorial guides you through a variety of implementations, giving you the information you need to choose one that best fits your unique needs and circumstances. More than that, though, it seeks to help you understand the core principles necessary to make your service a success.
Table of contents
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How to Build an SMS Service
- A Note Regarding Supplemental Files
- Introducing SMS
- Types of SMS Service
- SMS Interaction Design Considerations
- SMS Short Codes
- SMS Fundamentals
- Six Ways to Implement SMS
- Using an SMS Aggregator
- Using a Smartphone as an SMS Modem
- Using Email to SMS Gateways
- Using a Mashup: 411Sync
- Using Twitter to Build a SMS Service
- Using Windows Live Alerts
- Summary
- About the Authors
Product information
- Title: How to Build an SMS Service
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2007
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596558024
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