Far Off Topic (but worthwhile posting) I have become involved in a community project called KnowSavannah. Essentially, it allows merchants who sign up for a very reasonable price (currently $100 for the remainer of the year) to send a limited number of text messages to the subscriber base who agrees to accept those messages.
The text messages will include information about Savannah, coupons to the various merchants and information regarding events such as the Savannnah Music Festival. It allow the merchants to reach qualified consumers (those who elect to receive information from the particular merchant) in realtime.
Imagine the restaurant owner who, on any particular night, is looking at a bunch of empty tables. He send a quick SMS to all of the qualified subscribers and offers them 20% off if they show the "coupon" that night - and it is free to the subscriber and almost free to the merchant, all done by a volunteer group that just wants to show that Savannah "gets it" when it comes to embracing technology. Seems like a win all the way around.
Check it out at www.knowsavannah.com
