January 25, 2005
Party goers can dowload their pics onto cell phones
ITWeb reports on a clever MMS service launched by young adult culture magazine, JHB live, whereby party goers can download pictures of themselves, directly to their mobile phones.
"It's a multimedia messaging service gallery service, allowing users to download event photos of themselves or their friends, directly to their mobile phones.
"People love to see photos of themselves and their friends on a night out. Now with our new technology created by our IT partner, Igroup, we give users the ability to download their photos directly to their phones.
Once a JHBLive photographer has snapped users at an event, they can log on to the site to view their photos and SMS the desired photo code to the number provided. They are then sent an SMS with directions to download the photo."
Swiss daily Le Matin, has been offering a similar service for quite some time through a partnership with tillate photographers. It's a smart revenue scheme for newspapers, as customers pay a premium for the photos.
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