Google Launches SMS Channels In India
Google SMS Channels is a free service that enables channels/groups on SMS and to get premium content published by Google publishing partners, Google popular products (Google News, Blogger and Google Groups) and websites with RSS/Atom support. SMS Channels allows you to create your own channel(s) to publish content that other users can subscribe to. You can also create groups over SMS to communicate with your friends, family, and co-workers.
When you post a message to your channel, all the members of your channel get the message forwarded for free. The regular charges for sending out SMS apply as usual. You can also post a message to your channel from SMS Channels website.
After entering a nickname and my mobile number, I received a SMS having a 4-digit verification code instantly. Once you get the code, revisit http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/browse, agree to TOS and paste in the code. It’s surprising to see that Google hasn’t provided a confirmation upon successful entry of the verification code. You can now subscribe to the available channels, search for channels and create your own. Once you are subscribed to a channel, you see a link to invite others.
Creating a new SMS Channel
While creating a new SMS Channel (Channel name must have at least 8 characters) available options are: publishing by any subscriber (making it like a forum/mailing list) or only you (like a newsletter); and whether any user can subscribe or needs to be invited to do so.
For a comprehensive FAQ on SMS channels, visit this page.
Conclusion
Google SMS Channels is a good alternative to SMS GupShup! It’s a useful free service to keep in touch with your friends and family and other groups via SMS. The service is not completely bug-free. For example, it said that MozillaFirefox channel is available when searched, but when trying to create it we are greeted with “This channel name is not available”.
If you blog on technology and are based in India, please join TechBloggers SMS channel. Every subscriber is free to post and add their blogs’ RSS feed(s) to bring/exchange traffic and to expand your network.
Source: Digital Inspiration
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