RSS Feeds go Text (messaging that is)

Ever wish you could get RSS Feed updates instantly on your phone or handheld? Pingie allows just that. When I testing the service I wanted to subscribe to a test feed that updated often so I used the Mashable feed. The whole sign-up process is about 3 steps with the first being to enter in your email address, cell number, and feed you want to subscribe to on their homepage. Next you simply enter in a password and literally within minuets you will get this text from Pingie:

“Tah Dah! Your almost done signing up for Pingie. To complete registration just reply to this message with the words PING ME”

You reply back with PING ME and your done! To stop the pings simply reply STOP PING. This service can be particuarly helpful for those who need updates frequently. This could be news, sale updates or even…

One thing that you have to watch for are the number of texts you get especially if you don’t have unlimited text messaging. Also I noticed that I am getting duplicate text messaging and am receiving one headline twice, a glitch they might want to fix since not all users will have unlimited texting. Another annoyance is getting updates via email as well as text, I am still not sure if there is a way to turn the email option off. Overall though if you need to be updated on news as it happens then this is a service that can definitely do that.

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