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  Faith
on hand (english.pravda.ru, January 2004): The Bible SMS-school is a newly developed
project of educating youth to cultivate faith. The Diocese was
the first to enable such interaction with the Church
by means of mobile phones. Students can text the
Diocese asking to be connected to the free delivery of teaching
materials. They then receive a weekly message with a text of
the Old Testament, for instance, along with assigned homework.
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Jetstar
airline to take SMS reservations (news.com.au, May 2004):
Australia's low-cost airline Jetstar becomes othe second carrier in
the world to introduce SMS bookings. "JetSMS", developed
in conjunction with Optus and SMS company Start Corporation, begins
at the end of June and will be available to customers of any
mobile-phone carrier at normal messaging rates. It goes further than
a similar system used by Asian carrier AirAsia by introducing a
ticketless process involving an SMS reservation number that can be
used at check-in.
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Mobile Lottery (Adverblog.com, March 2004): T-Mobile has launched “ Mobile Lottery”, an
instant-win interactive lottery played via mobile phone. As the
Company explains, each ticket costs £1 and offers multiple chances
to win, with a better than one in five chance of scooping a tempting
cash prize up to £1,000. Charities benefit, too, as the Mobile
Lottery donates 20p from each £1 stake to 10 selected UK charities.
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me SMS
(star-techcentral.com,
March 2004): Malaysian rock band plans to sell its album exclusively
via SMS as an alternative music distribution channel. The new
service will be offered by music and distribution company Global
Movie& Music Catalogue on its website. In this way, it will be
possible to lower the cost and offer the album at a cheaper price.
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Day U quit: Smokers find new ally in SMS (The Sun herald,
April 2004): In Australia, NSW Health has started a trial online
quitting program in which smokers can sign up to receive
personalised text messages and emails to help kick the habit. "Messages, which will be sent in a four-month
period to keep the smoker on track, include: "Rmbr - not even 1
puff!". "Congrats! 1 whole wk smoke free! Go for it!"
And, "U champ. 3 months a non-smoker. Looking good, feeling
good". "
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Coachella
Music Fest offers useful tips by SMS (thedesertsun.com,
April 2004): The 2004 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in
Indio, California, will for the first timeoffer an SMS service to
keep visitors updated on what is happening prior to and during the
show. Participants must register to receive: daily artist
performance times for all stages, last minute set time changes,
traffic and weather updates, alternate parking directions, art
exhibit performance times.
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SMS
Text Fidelity Test: TextCheats suggests a way for users to
test the fidelity of their lovers or spouses. With a simple SMS, the
service sends anonymous SMS texts with flirts and pick-up lines to a
chosen partner. A report is then sent out with a fidelity
"score".
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traffic violations in India
(newstodaynet.com,
April 2004): In India, the Chennai City Traffic Police introduced a
new SMS service and a caution system for those violating
traffic rules. "Through the SMS service, the public can inform
the traffic control room about traffic accidents, vehicle breakdown
and traffic jams”. Also, the public can get detailed information
before buying a particular vehicle that might have violated traffic
rules by just sending an SMS with the registration and
engine number of the vehicle.
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Copenhagen
Stock Exchange 's SMS
price service (finextra.com,
January 2004): The Copenhagen Stock Exchange has launched an
SMS service that delivers price information over mobile
handsets. The Exchange is providing investors with text
messages containing current buy and sell orders on shares
included in the Exchange's KAX All-Share Index. Users of the
messaging service also receive the price of the most recent
trade as well as the day's turnover in the share.
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helps Kenyans find Jobs
(guardian unlimited, April 2005): Jobseekers wishing to find
employment in Kenya used to have to travel long distances to the
nearest town with a cyber cafe. That changed with the creation
of Kazi560, a text messaging service offering vacancy alerts to
mobile phone users. The service allows candidates to find out where
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Mastercard:
buy, text and win (adverblog, March 2004): Mastercard has
launched in Italy a competition connected to the European Football
Championship which will take place in Portugal next June. After a
purchase with the credit card, Mastercard's owners can enter the
competition by texting an SMS with the first four digits of the card
and the purchase authorization number. Entrants can win a travel to
Portugal, digital cameras, and official Euro 2004 balls.
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Cinemas usher in tickets by text (vnunet.com, March 2004):
Mobile phone operator Orange has unveiled the UK cinema industry’s
first mobile ticketing service. The initiative, called ‘Orange
Wednesdays’, which was launched on 31 March 2004, has been
developed in partnership with the UK cinema industry to encourage
movie lovers to visit the cinema more often, and enjoy a wider range
of films. The initiative signed for an initial three-year period,
will also offer Orange customers the opportunity to access
information on every film released in the UK and the opportunity to
personally connect with their own choice of film titles at any time.
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Nobel
SMS (star-techcentral.com, April 2004): MALAYSIAN
science fans can participate in The Nobel Prize SMS Quiz Master challenge,
where the grand prize winner will get a 10-day all-expenses-paid trip to
Stockholm, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark. It is intended to draw
interest from the local public on the various Nobel Laureates’
scientific contributions. Users can
participate by typing “NOBEL” in the SMS (short message service)
screen, and sending it to 39300.
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 SMS sets the
pace at London marathon (vununet.com, March 2004): More than
33,000 runners competing in the marathon on 18 April had their
position tracked and recorded by electronic tags attached their
shoes. Friends and family of competitors were able to follow their
progress by signing up to an SMS text message service that sent them
athletes’ positions.Special mats were positioned every 5 Km along
the marathon course. When an athlete run over the mat, their time
and position was sent to an Oracle database. At locations throughout
the course when people run across specialized mats, an SMS message
is triggered.
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German
police enlist texters to transmit tips
(cio.com, May 2004): In what is believed to be the first service of
its kind in the world, citizens over 16 years old can now register
with the Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (known as BKA) to
become a volunteer mobile-phone cop. The service is based on
registered volunteers receiving a brief SMS (or short message
service) message on their mobile phones from the police and calling
back if they spot someone.
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your SMS (Infosyn.com, April 2004): Combining a highly stationary
with a highly mobile concept, the house of Swarowsky crystal has unveiled
a chandelier which displays SMS messages sent to it from nearby-passers.
What was once old is new again, as crystal house Swarowsky unveiled the
centerpiece of its Crystal Palace Collection for 2004: a crystal
chandelier capable of displaying SMS messages.
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Lighting (BBC, April 2004): A new street lighting
system which can be adjusted by sending text messages has been
installed in Coventry, United Kingdom. The Highways Agency has fitted
the lamps, which are located by satellite, and is fitted with a radio
transmitter so the lamps can be dimmed remotely by text message.The system
is said to be cost-effective and reduces light pollution.
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