Tylor Sherman

There is a lot of engaging work happening in the mobile phone community and we would like to see Drupal become a larger part of it. Half the world's population now has a mobile phone and the lowest common denominator for mobile communication is SMS text messaging.

The SMS Framework module comes with in-line message sending, bulk message sending, phone number integration with user profiles, support for email gateways, as well as support for the Clickatell SMS gateway. For a great overview of some of these features check out a screencast by Development Seed here.

Building on Development Seed's work, we have implemented support for receiving messages as well as support for the Mobile Muse gateway. Mobile Muse is a free SMS platform for non-commercial use hosted here in Vancouver (yes, free – if you're Canadian and would like to have access to the MUSE gateway, we can get you access). Its aim is to foster experimentation and innovation with mobile platforms and for us it is a great way to get our hands dirty with SMS.