Using Twitter for Mass Communication
The other day I was in the Student Ministries offices overhearing Jeff (@JeffMaguire) talking about Twitter. Apparently, he had just recently visited a church whose youth ministry used Twitter as a way to send out mass text messages.
Here’s how it’s done:
have your target audience text follow username to “40404″ (if you’re in the US) and hit send.
That’s it!
They’ll receive a confirmation SMS message from Twitter letting them know that they’ve signed up, and that is all.
Why would I want somebody to follow me via SMS instead of the web interface? Continue Reading…



