How do you feel about spam on your cell phone? Once I got a text message from “Brianna” who “wanted to meet me” and I did not appreciate the porn spam.
I’ve heard this story twice on NPR this afternoon and think it’s a terrible idea. If I heard this correctly, the Obama campaign will text-message its supporters and ask them to text-message everyone on their cell phone’s contact list. All we need is political spam on our cell phones, so I sure hope not! Unwanted text messages are not only annoying but also cost $$!
All Things Considered, August 28, 2008 · The Obama campaign has used text messaging to communicate with its supporters. Andrew Rasiej, founder of TechPresident, a blog that focuses on technology and the presidential campaigns, says the cell phone numbers can be used to get out the vote on Nov. 4.