Ron Newman ([personal profile] ron_newman) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2006-01-10 11:47 pm
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Someday Cafe's 'wiffiti' screen: boon or bane?

Last week, the Someday Cafe installed a plasma video screen which they call a Wiffiti board. The idea is, you send it a short text message from your cellphone, and it displays that message on the screen, alongside many other people's messages. It's an experiment by a Davis Square company called LocaModa.

Some people don't seem to like it at all. Join in on the discussion here and here.
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[identity profile] cemeterygates.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 02:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Another vote For the Wiffiti screen, here. I think it's harmless and clever and I had a lot of fun with it the last time I was in there.
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[personal profile] cos 2006-01-11 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
What'd you do with it?

I remember sometime last week seeing "the callahan sisters plan to rule the world" and thinking that sounded like [livejournal.com profile] fanw, and later on hearing from her that yes, she had been there and tried it out at about that time :)

Last night, I texted the preliminary election results that got announced at Denise Provost's party, about a block away. I think that makes the Someday the first place to get election results outside of the campaigns.

[identity profile] cemeterygates.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I just sent it witty quotes and watched a little bit of banter ensue.

how about non-cellphone users?

[personal profile] ron_newman 2006-01-11 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Is it possible to send text messages from e-mail or from a web form?

(I don't own a cellphone and don't have any plans to get one in the near future.)

Re: how about non-cellphone users?

[identity profile] cemeterygates.livejournal.com 2006-01-11 08:12 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a good question. My answer is that it's probably possible. You should ask on the little tech support box on their website, here (http://www.wiffiti.com). Let us know!

Re: how about non-cellphone users?

[personal profile] ron_newman 2006-01-12 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I tried to use this Verizon Wireless form to send it a text message:

https://www.vtext.com/customer_site/jsp/messaging_lo.jsp

putting 87884 as the Send To: field.

but I get this error message: "Send To address is invalid. Please check the length of the number."

I know nothing about the world of cellphones and text messaging. What am I doing wrong here?
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