Some business users may already be familiar
with text messaging services (using your mobile telephone) to enable you to
automatically receive up to date information (on share prices, news headlines
or football scores etc).
These services have also become a new
business opportunity for many entrepreneurs, always keen to exploit new
technology. Typically, you either send a short text message or even code word
to a short mobile phone number or subscribe to a service that sends appropriate
information whenever the relevant information is released or changes.
The cost to a business of using some of
these services has been as high as £500 per year. However, one new innovative
company is about to significantly reduce this cost and bring such services
within the reach of small businesses and private users too.
iTAGG has developed the facility for anyone
who wishes to subscribe to their service to register a short code word with
them – this could, for example, be your name (but this must be unique, just
like an Internet domain name).
Sending this code
word to a specific number will result in information be automatically returned
to the sender. One obvious use for this would be an electronic business card.
Instead of passing out contact information, you just ask your contact or client
to text your name to a specific short number and your full contact details etc
will be returned to him/her.
The cost of a basic iTAGG account or code
word is £9.99 per year. This provides the ability to set up the information to
be sent in response to any request. The cost of sending the information can be
borne by you, or charged to the requestor via a “premium rate” route at 25p (in
which case you, as the account holder would receive 1p “commission”). An iTAGG
code word can be further sub-divided into 20 keywords, each one configured differently.
A more advanced package is also available at
£99 per year, which provides for much higher commission rates on responses sent
to requestors, and enables information to be forwarded via email etc.
For further information, visit the iTAGG web
site at:
http://www.itagg.com/
NB: Mayday Consulting and/or Facilitators UK
are not responsible for external web sites and do not warrant any services
offered by them.
