SMS Comment Notification
I've implemented a new feature in my blogging software; reporting via SMS! I've been testing and tweaking this feature during the past week and I can say it works great!
Okay, so my blog is reporting to me via SMS now. Whenever a new comment is posted, I'll get notified on my mobile immediately. I'll get a message telling me the commentator's name and the post he/she commented on. There's also an error reporting option but it is currently set to email reporting only! Any errors that occur while browsing this blog will be filed to my email inbox.
As much as it seems like I had developments with my SMS experiments, this is totally unrelated. This service is implemented through an SMS gateway that not many people know of: Orange Mail (formerly Bareed). The gateway directs messages sent from my blogging application to my mobile phone and thus allows me to stay notified of any updates on my blog :)
I've also implemented few security restrictions on commenting, add to that some basic spam filtering. This shouldn't affect anyone but spammers. In case anything blows up while you post a comment, please let me know =)
Note that although I'll get notified of your comments right away from now on, I may very well not be able to respond immediately. I might be out of home, away from my computer or just asleep. In any case, I guess it'll be fun for you to know that I'll know ;)
Okay, so my blog is reporting to me via SMS now. Whenever a new comment is posted, I'll get notified on my mobile immediately. I'll get a message telling me the commentator's name and the post he/she commented on. There's also an error reporting option but it is currently set to email reporting only! Any errors that occur while browsing this blog will be filed to my email inbox.
As much as it seems like I had developments with my SMS experiments, this is totally unrelated. This service is implemented through an SMS gateway that not many people know of: Orange Mail (formerly Bareed). The gateway directs messages sent from my blogging application to my mobile phone and thus allows me to stay notified of any updates on my blog :)
I've also implemented few security restrictions on commenting, add to that some basic spam filtering. This shouldn't affect anyone but spammers. In case anything blows up while you post a comment, please let me know =)
Note that although I'll get notified of your comments right away from now on, I may very well not be able to respond immediately. I might be out of home, away from my computer or just asleep. In any case, I guess it'll be fun for you to know that I'll know ;)
15 Response(s) to "SMS Comment Notification"
ma3en said:
so ull get sms notification about my comment :) WOOPHIEEE :D:D
it's really fun to know that ull know immediately :)
Ghaith said:
It's even funnier to know that you know that I'll know immediately =)
ma3en said:
yeah, u have no idea how excited i was when i posted that comment! knowing that ull receive a sms notification about it! it really made my day man :)
walahi inak 3ala neyatak ya zalameh :)
Ghaith said:
Ya zalameh sa7ee7 enno el new features 7aram 3ala ba3d nas. Shekle bedde a3mal feature yeje wa7ad yerga3ak kaf kol ma t7o6 comment sege3 zay wejhak :P
Ahmad said:
Guys be sure that your silly argument is out there in the open. So please! keep the jokes and stupidities to when you meet face to face. and do behave like gentle men!
Ahmad said:
Hey Ghaith, seriously, I'm still waiting for that Lori Linstruth article. Hope that you get it done soon.
Ghaith said:
We had a discussion face to face last time. It didn't do any good :P
And regarding Lori's article ... just drop it, it's not gonna happen :)
The Anonymous one said:
look man, i know that you are enjoying this messaging thing and the whole new website thing but i reallllly think that u should get back to the real deal u know, good old pic's and motor drives perhaps even some PWM transmission who knows what u'll be up to...point is: there are more important things out there so come on!!!
Ghaith said:
Okay guys, I really started to hate you all! :@
Anonymous, this website is my first web application and making it able to communicate with me via mobile is enjoyable as much as all the things you mentioned were! Remember that I am a software guru in the first place ;)
I know that the whole thing may be boring for you guys because all of this is happening at my side while you're sitting there browsing the exact same blog you used to read but com'on! You should be appreciating the technology behind all of this!
On another note, I'll be starting work on my graduation project this semester so I guess PICs and motors will be coming after me themselves ;)
Ahmad said:
Hey Ghaith,
Perhaps you're gonna hate me for this, you're one of the few genuine geniuses I met, but truth is; dude you know that those IT articles do not intrigue people, Low IQs, like us. You gotta do something which at least some of your viewers would perhaps find interesting (Eg: the Lori Linstruth one:)). Just Imagine that you're an Eric Cartman and you're on a "Quest for Ratings". Dude I promise you; those who think they are the real deal Critiques won't beep on your radar. You can start by writing something for me.
Adios
Devil's Mind said:
Don't you have any plans to release your blogger-template-compatible blogging software?! That way its gonna be exciting for others to be able to take advantage of these incredible features...
Ghaith said:
Ahmad
I do not write to attract readers amigo. This has never been the purpose of this blog. My only intension is to share ideas, thoughts and stories that I find interesting. I'd be posting a totally different kind of posts if I wanted to attract readers. I also don't mind critiques and always love to "handle" their comments =)
Anyway, I really don't see what's the big deal about all of this. I didn't go into any details and I simply explained the idea and possible applications. You don't need to be Einstein to get what's written up there. It is supposed to be readable for all, unless of course somebody did not bother to read! Just imagine yourself an Eric Cartman who has a school book to read :P
Devil's Mind
Yeah, releasing this blogging software is one of my long-term future plans. I'll post whenever updates come up :)
Ahmad said:
Dude it seems like you got me all wrong; I read all of the above and I'm not making a big deal out of it. It happened that I already know that you receive SMS notifications concerning the comments before reading your article.
Ahmad said:
But again, I don't think that article was meant for me:)
Ghaith said:
lol, 6ayyeb mashe, thanks for the advices anyways ;)
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