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Where Do I Vote? via txt Message

We just launched a new mData that we are very proud of. In partnership with Credo Mobile and the New Organizing Institute, we are now providing polling place locations via txt message. text pp then your street address and zip to 69866 (eg: pp 101 market st 94105) Our system will respond with the appropriate [...]

An Update from the Engineers

The engineers at Mobile Commons have been working very hard on our latest release and they’ve done a great job! I just wanted to take a minute to highlight some of the exciting new under-the-hood improvements. Usage of the Mobile Commons platform has been growing tremendously this year. As with many software applications, as they [...]

Any Database, Any Phone – Improved mData

Recently, we released a new and improved version of our mData Service. Simply: mData is the easiest way to share searchable information on every mobile phone. You can power mData by uploading a simple spreadsheet or by tying it into an existing web service. Users can then perform queries on that database by sending simple [...]

What You Need, When You Need It

People want what they need when they need it. It’s as simple as that. Often that need is specific helpful, information to allow people to make choices. Parents confront these choices every day, and for the past few years, they’ve been turning to a trustworthy blog – Z Recommends – for help. And while Z [...]

Mobile is Now Nothing Special and That is Special

Mobile Commons and Convio and Get Active recently announced an integrated partnership. Until now mobile data was special because it stood outside of the rest of your data and information. Now all of your records are where you need them and it makes all of your data more powerful then ever. For example: If someone [...]

HRC’s New mData Program Puts Company Info in the Hands of Consumers – Wherever They Are

Human Rights Campaign recently launched a great mData campaign that allows users to learn about their favorite companies’ LGBT-inclusiveness policies via text message. Users text in the word “shop” and then the name of a company to receive a text message rating of that company’s LGBT-friendliness. (Give the service a whirl: text SHOP and then [...]

Remote Control: It is Polite to Point Your Phone

We saw something very revealing recently. During an mCast (that’s what we call our very good text-to-screen tool) we saw large numbers of people pointing their phones at the screen as if they were using a remote control, even though there is no connection between sending a text message and the direction your phone is [...]

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