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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Campus Text Alerts Not Catching On]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/29/campus-text-alerts-not-catching-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/29/campus-text-alerts-not-catching-on/</guid><description><![CDATA[My current university, Johnson & Wales University, actually calls your cell.  I don't recall there being an opt-in or opt-out service.  There was a day of testing where the university actually called every cell phone, hard-line in the school, etc. with an automated testing message.  <br><br>Unfortunately, it seemed relatively ineffective.  For instance, my cell rang around 3 pm for the test.  It took almost 30 full minutes for my work phone at my office to ring.  I'm not saying that it's not a worthy attempt for an early warning system but word of mouth would have spread much faster than the phone calls.  I guess it's nice for the people who get the calls early, as they can spread the word.  Ah, who knows how it would work in a real situation?  Not really hoping that it comes to that.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[RyanReed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 29th 2008 12:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Campus Text Alerts Not Catching On]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2008/02/29/campus-text-alerts-not-catching-on/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2008/02/29/campus-text-alerts-not-catching-on/</guid><description><![CDATA[And if there were an event on campus that students needed to know about, and a message was sent to all students at once, what would that message tell them to do? I would think that the messages would incite a mass exodus where it would be hard to get all students out at once. <br><br>Wouldn't it just be easier to provide mental health servies that work?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Heidi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2008 10:47AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
