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SMS reaches Kenya’s presidential elections

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By: , IntoMobile
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 at 7:13 AM

Kenya presidential electionsIt’s always good to see mobile industry gaining traction around the world. And while most of us have already experienced all the “glory” of SMS political marketing — also known as SMS spam — people of Kenya just started to feel it.

A billboard for one of the presidential candidates says “Let’s reason together. SMS me your views — my number is 2345.” Next, we know key figures never see most of the messages people send them, but what the hack – it’s nice to get an answer even from the staff… ;)

[Via: textually.org]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.