December 22, 2004
Start a mobile-snowball-war and raise money
Concerned about the Health and Safety dangers of snowballs? Now you can now send snowballs by mobile phone and actually benefit kids charity NSPCC at the same time, according to Mike Grenville for 160characters.org.
"A vast virtual mobile snowball fight is being waged courtesy of SnowbBallwars.com - a wacky winter idea from Andrew J Scott, entrepreneur and Founder of playtxt.net mobile social network.
"SnowBallwars.com allows users to send SMS text or animated MMS "snowballs" at friends and family. The unsuspecting target receives the text or picture message on their mobile phone, but does not know who threw it until they login on SnowBallWars.com to read the private message from the thrower.
Users can throw upto 5 free SMS snowballs or 1 free MMS snowball; if they throw more they are charged 10p or 50p to their mobile phone. The profits from paid-for snowballs will go to the NSPCC" [National Association for Prevention of Cruelty to Children]
Over 100,000 SMS and MMS snowballs have been thrown so far.
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