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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 3rd, 2004 Well, the RNC has come and gone. Many thanks to everyone who used txtmob, and special thanks to those who helped keep it up and running. In particular, props to our partners in New York: the NYC Comms Collective, the A31 collective, Times Up! NY, CounterConvention.org, Openflows, City College radicals, and the 12th Street church crew. Special shout-out to Teleflip.com for letting us piggyback on their service when T-Mobile tried to shut us down. If you have a minute, it would be extremely helpful if you would provide some feedback on your experience with txtmob. We'd like to know how you used txtmob - for example, are you an RNC protester? a medic? a reporter? If possible, let us know which groups you subscribed to, whether you posted or only received messages, and how useful you found the service. We'd particularly love to hear any stories you might want to share about your experiences as well - for example, was there something specific that txtmob helped you do? Or a time that txtmob was especially memorable? Finally, we'd like to know about ways that txtmob can be improved. Needless to say, your responses will be kept in the strictest confidence. This is a continuing project. After a brief and much-needed vacation, we will begin packaging the code for public release. We'll also start on the next revision, which will include many new features and will support international messaging. If you're interested in helping with these efforts, please get in touch. We're also pleased to announce our friend Tad Hirsch has agreed to coordinate further development efforts. Tad is a Research Assistant at MIT's Media Lab and a longtime associate of the Institute for Applied Autonomy. Effective immediately, you can reach Tad at admin@txtmob.com. Finally, a note for T-Mobile customers: As many of you are aware, T-Mobile blocked TXTmob messages during a portion of the RNC. While we won't speculate on the reasons for this action, it would be extremely helpful if the hundreds of customers who were unable to receive TXTMob messages called T-Mobile to complain. Be sure to explain that TXTMob is an opt-in service that you have chosen to join, and to encourage their representatives to contact admin@txtmob.com if they have any questions. Again, thanks for all the support. This has been an exciting project and its only just begun! Yours, PS You've received this message because you are registered with
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