A.
Summary
Nowadays,
text message is a powerful tool for community organizations because it is
personal and almost completely spam-free.
Jed
Alpert created one application named ‘Mobile Commons’. The community
organizations can use it to raise money for the charitable funds. They can also
use this application to advocate political and social change. For example, The
Red Cross received $32 million dollars donated by people through texting
messages after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In addition, ‘Mobile Commons’ can
help the organizations to arrange on-going conversation with the clients. As
mentioned, the things about ‘Mobile Commons’ is just that cool.
B.
Comments
I think
that ‘Mobile Commons’ is a very good and great thing. Jed Alpert is a creative
person and he can use the application to distribute the text message to people
and achieve effective donations.
Some
people like the application which has many graphics or multimedia. However,
text message is still welcomed as it is spam-free, no virus, personal and easy
to read. It is more effective to use text message than other multimedia
applications for distributing the simple information. Also, it is particularly
effective to deliver messages to mass clients for charitable or political
purposes.
C.
Personal Reflection
How often
do you text? How far do you agree that texting is a convenient and effective
way to communicate with others?
I totally
agree that texting is a convenient and effective way to communicate with
others. I always text since smart phone and computer is widely used nowadays.
We text with others more than face-to-face communication.
There are
many advantages of using text messages. For example, we can use emotional
symbols to show our feelings at that moment. I can also send my idea to my
friend and receive the reply within a short period of time.
How do
you feel about the different function generated by ‘Mobile Commons’ through
texting?
I love
it! It has different functions that I can use. For example, I can send mass
text messages to my friends at the same time. It is very convenient. Moreover,
I can use mobile phone to receive information no matter where I am. Location is
no longer a limitation!
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