US: NYT launches breaking news alert through text messaging
Posted by Alisa Zykova on June 26, 2008 at 8:35 AM
The New York Times (NYT) has added a new "breaking news" alert to their text messaging service.
Users can send "NEWSALERTS" to 698698 (NYTNYT) and when major breaking news items are posted on the NYT homepage, users will get a text message with the news.
This feature is the NYT's newest addition to their mobile news service, which was launched at the beginning of 2008. The mobile services provide news, columns and other information to signed-up users.
According to the NYT, the NYT mobile site got 19 million page views in May.
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Source: NY Times press release
Users can send "NEWSALERTS" to 698698 (NYTNYT) and when major breaking news items are posted on the NYT homepage, users will get a text message with the news.
This feature is the NYT's newest addition to their mobile news service, which was launched at the beginning of 2008. The mobile services provide news, columns and other information to signed-up users.
According to the NYT, the NYT mobile site got 19 million page views in May.
See Also:
New York Times mobile news through text message keywords
Source: NY Times press release
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