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August 2011 Blog Posts (10)

Using SMS for Social Engagement in Pakistan -

Greetings Everyone,

If you haven't seen it, here's an recent study out of the UK on the use of SMS as a tool for social engagement in Pakistan . The study provides lots of good information and strategies that I assume could be applied elsewhere as well. It also provides a strong endorsement of FrontlineSMS (beginning on page 35).

SMS Engagement in Pakistan - A Practical Guide for Civil Society, the Humanitarian Sector, and…

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Added by Bob Corbett on August 31, 2011 at 2:13pm — 3 Comments

Thanks to Front line SMS

Thanks to front line SMS to give Us this free service

Added by Ali Arafa on August 28, 2011 at 3:56pm — No Comments

logs.zip please help the software ends up with fatal error log is attached with the mail

logs.zip

please help the software ends up with fatal error

log is attached with the mail

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Added by Neeraj - ARTH on August 24, 2011 at 3:57am — No Comments

fatakl error

please help me my software does not start ends up with fatal error

Added by Neeraj - ARTH on August 24, 2011 at 3:55am — 2 Comments

Wanted - Contributions to a Crowdmap of SMS-based Solutions for the Social Good

A recent article in the UK newspaper The Guardian entitled "Activate 2011: Mobiles look set to play a big role in Africa's development" (June, 2011) noted that "...there are so many pilot projects around the use of mobiles that there is a danger of duplication and reinventing the wheel. One suggestion [is] that a mapping exercise [is] needed to plot what is happening, where, and with what results..." In response, I have…

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Added by Bob Corbett on August 15, 2011 at 12:44am — 5 Comments

Create Awesome SMS APP with External Command.(Tutorial PART 2)

PART 2

Hi Friends!

I'm back with next part of our 'Awesome SMS APP' , In this part we'll add some functionality to our app.

First off, today let me tell that what we'll be doing with our app.We'll use our app to register users for our service. On sending a message to our Service Number ( Or your mobile phone number ), the sender will be automatically registered. If he is…

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Added by Moin Uddin on August 11, 2011 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Ethical Citizen Media

True ethical citizen journalists promote the safety of the practitioners, as well as the protection of the general public and other institutions of society. The protest and activism tactics utilized by any journalist should involve passive actions, as opposed to violence and destruction. The "ethical" citizen journalist generates support from others in the cause based on proven methods that gain the attention of policymakers; the powers-that-be.

By being ethical, practitioners are… Continue

Added by Darren Bunton on August 10, 2011 at 1:06pm — No Comments

Create Awesome SMS APP with External Command.(Tutorial PART 1)

PART-1

Hi Friends!

Some time ago I was looking for resources for 'How can we build an app with FrontlineSMS external command?'. I learned it from many different websites and Frontline team also helped me a lot. Now I want to…

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Added by Moin Uddin on August 10, 2011 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments

Hi.i am currently working with an NGO in Uganda to implement the project on Participatory school governance project using frontlinesms.Any views on how best i can do it are welcome.

Hi.i am currently working with an NGO in Uganda to implement the project on Participatory school governance project using frontlinesms.Any views on how best i can do it are welcome. Continue

Added by ssembajjwe geoffrey on August 5, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

Zambian farmers to use SMsize Internet based platform to improve their productivity.

Despite its potential, the agricultural sector in Zambia has performed below expectations. One of the factors that have been repeatedly mentioned as responsible for this dismal performance has been weak research-extension-farmer linkages.