grassroots campaigns
Posted by KatrinVerclas on Dec 11, 2005
MobileActive held its first conference call for activists, exploring sms bulk messaging.
Thanks to Ben Rigby of Mobile Voter! Audio of the conversation is here. (thank you, Eric!)
Notes from the call -a Primer on Bulk SMS messaging (focused on the US, for the most part) are here on the MobileActive resource wiki.
Topics discussed included:
* what is bulk text messaging?
* how does it work through an SMS gateway and through an aggregator?
* what are the pros and cons of either method?
* what are other systems (FrontlineSMS, and others) and how do they work?
* what does it cost?
* what is the connection to applications such as CiviCRM (a constituency relationship management system) and Drupal?
Meanwhile, MobileActive Justin Oberman wrote a feature of Frontline SMS, a low-cost tool for small sms campaigns:
