By: Chris Brubaker

As texting expands to the masses, more companies are integrating text messaging. In our series Text Thursday, we highlight unique companies which provide useful ways to use your text messages. Continuing our week of wrap-ups we’ve put together some of the more creative ways companies are using text messaging. All services we mention are free to consumers, so give them a try.

HouseFront

(Well of course we’re going to put us first) It’s been a year of growth for us here at HouseFront, launching in April of 2007 with our website HouseFront.com and our text messaging service (Text any address to ‘HOUSE’ or 46873). We’ve got over 100 million homes in our database providing consumers and real estate professionals with information while on the go. There are a multitude of different features and advantages to using HouseFront’s texting service. Say the home for sale that you’re looking at is out of informational flyers, text the address to ‘HOUSE’ or 46873 and bam you’ve got all the information right on your cell phone (and the property is saved online at HouseFront.com for later review). Give it a try and let us know what you think, we’re always looking for feedback from users. [link]

MocaPay

It’s got an interesting name, but an even more interesting idea behind it. MocaPay looks to replace credit cards with your cell phone. The process works like an ATM but without the cash, you first text message your four digit pin to MocaPay, who will then respond with a transaction code that you provide to the store as your form of payment. Check out our blog for a more detailed look at the new company. [link]

Texting Pizza

My most favorite dish of all time has gone high tech. Papa John’s now allows pizza lovers everywhere to order pizza by text message. Creating up to four favorite pizza combinations online allows you to quickly order pizza from anywhere with the touch of a few buttons. We have now officially entered the 21^st century people. [link]

Joopz

As text messaging becomes more accepted by individuals of all ages, its business use is expanding. Joopz is one company looking to push texting into the business environment. The company’s software allows you to sync with outlook or run as a separate program on your desktop, allowing you send texts from your computer to all your contacts. Joopz makes it fast and easy to send out messages, no longer having to type with your thumbs on a small phone keypad. [link]

Mosio

Mosio is a new company looking to connect individuals on the go with those at their computer. The site, which launched this year is building a community where users can text message (or email if you have a blackberry or iPhone) a question into the site and have it answered by people on their computer connected to the Internet. If you’re sitting at a restaurant and want to know the playing times for local movies, ask Mosio and you’ll get a response in no time. [link]

As we continue our Text Thursday series into 2008, expect to see many more great new uses for text messaging, along with expanded features from companies already offering great text messaging features.

Colorado Real Estate

By: Chris Brubaker

 
What is Play-Doh made of, and can you eat it? This is the question I posted on Mosio. Mosio is a mobile community, connecting people with questions to people with answers.
 

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