Cell Phone Response System Launched

In the US, web-based application developer LetsGoExpo has launched a web-based audience response system using text messaging, which it says can be used for surveys, polls, staff training and marketing initiatives.

California-based LetsGoExpo provides form-based tools to help build and customize online events. The firm's new LetsGoVote tool taps into the messaging capabilities found in most cell phones and has been designed to provide instant audience feedback without the constraints of hardware-based audience response systems.

Questions are created through the Q&A options on the firm's web site. These are then displayed via a web page; along with instructions for the audience to text back their responses. Voting results can then be displayed as they arrive seconds later.

In addition, Windows users can integrate the service into their Microsoft PowerPoint slides.

LetsGoVote is free to users presenting to small groups. When responses from larger audiences are required, users may upgrade to an individual or corporate subscription which provides unlimited questions to audiences of any size.

Web sites: www.letsgoexpo.com and www.letsgovote.com .

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