March 13, 2006
Mixing music and SMS to get out the vote
Music for America, a nonprofit advocacy for young-voter registration, will kick off a text-messaging campaign this June at concerts around the country. News.com reports via Smart Mobs.
"The text-messaging campaign called TXTVoter, will involve artists such as Green Day, Moon Zappa and Death Cab for Cutie.
During performances, participating musicians will call on concertgoers with cell phones to get registered by punching in a word designated by the musicians and then sending it off using a short numerical code.
Fans will receive a reply asking them to send their name and address to receive voter registration forms. They'll get an SMS reminder to vote on Election Day."
Related to SMS and US politics:
-- Mobile Politics USA: Stuck in First Gear
-- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign is going mobile
-- TXTmob organizes against Bush inauguration
-- Young cell phone users behind Kerry
-- Upoc's Ruckus RNC 2004 and TxtMob
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