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Again and again I love reading when mobile technology goes beyond early adopters. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the 362,000-member strong National Taxpayers Union (NTU) has launched an SMS service for its members. The idea is to inform users aka “concerned citizens” on important matters of fiscal policy at the federal and state levels. Taxpayers can opt in to NTU’s service by texting “FIGHT” to 54608.
According to NTU’s Director of Government Affairs, Andrew Moylan, they [NTU] are the first grassroots taxpayer advocacy group to utilize SMS on a national level. “Now, with the push of a button, citizens nationwide will be able to call their elected officials — from Members of Congress to state legislators — and voice their concerns on or support of certain bills,” he added.
After signing up for NTU’s service, subscribers will receive an automated confirmation message with more information and opt-out instructions.
Finally for those not familiar (myself included), we should know that National Taxpayers Union is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1969 to work for lower taxes, smaller government, and economic freedom at all levels.
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Dusan Belic
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.
