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Using RSS to SMS for rapid notification of emerging information

Posted by on May 10, 2006

I have a robot that constantly looks for select information online about my campaign. It sends me an SMS if and when it finds what I need.


The world today is clearly threatened by information overload, but that's far from the worst problem we face. The right tools for dealing with the barrage of information available can help us deal with the long list of other, more frightening problems facing humanity. 

One new class of tools will do just that - by delivering new items in any RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed to your mobile device by SMS or to your IM client. (If RSS is new to you, there are intro links at the end of this post.)