Penn State SMS News Service
As with the university's news service, anyone is eligible to subscribe to the SMS service. PSUTXT information, however, will be geared toward Penn State students, faculty and staff, said Annemarie Mountz, assistant director of Public Information for Internet Communications at Penn State.
"For now, we decided to start with those three (topics). It will expand, but we are keeping in mind that people's phone services charge them for text messages. We are going to make sure it's information they really want," Mountz said.
Penn State Live already offers news for both general and campus-related events. People can also subscribe to RSS feeds by category. Since more and more students are using text messaging on cell phones, the extension of news alerts to mobile devices was the next logical step, said Mountz, who manages the Penn State Live site and Penn State's Newswire service.
"For now, we decided to start with those three (topics). It will expand, but we are keeping in mind that people's phone services charge them for text messages. We are going to make sure it's information they really want," Mountz said.
Penn State Live already offers news for both general and campus-related events. People can also subscribe to RSS feeds by category. Since more and more students are using text messaging on cell phones, the extension of news alerts to mobile devices was the next logical step, said Mountz, who manages the Penn State Live site and Penn State's Newswire service.
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