Comments on: FREE and easy group texting for youth ministry with Tatango http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:02:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dead simple group texting for ministry with Tatango » JakeBouma.com http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-41779 Dead simple group texting for ministry with Tatango » JakeBouma.com Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:31 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-41779 [...] while back I wrote a gushing blog post about a company called Tatango, whose aim is to make it dead simple for anybody to harness the [...] [...] while back I wrote a gushing blog post about a company called Tatango, whose aim is to make it dead simple for anybody to harness the [...]

]]> By: Jason http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-40167 Jason Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:26:37 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-40167 I don't think the service is any longer free, only a 30 day free trail. I don't think the service is any longer free, only a 30 day free trail.

]]> By: Ask the leadership coach » FREE and easy group texting for youth ministry with Tatango … http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-32852 Ask the leadership coach » FREE and easy group texting for youth ministry with Tatango … Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:27:49 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-32852 [...] heartofapastor posted a noteworthy aricle today onHere’s a small snippetThose involved in youth ministry understand that communicating effectively and easily with teenagers and parents is one of the most important parts of the job. Even though a perfect solution to the communication conundrum doesn’t exist, … [...] [...] heartofapastor posted a noteworthy aricle today onHere’s a small snippetThose involved in youth ministry understand that communicating effectively and easily with teenagers and parents is one of the most important parts of the job. Even though a perfect solution to the communication conundrum doesn’t exist, … [...]

]]> By: Jake Bouma http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-32525 Jake Bouma Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:36:46 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-32525 Thanks, Brad. Thanks, Brad.

]]> By: Brad Ruggles http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-32506 Brad Ruggles Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:23:17 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-32506 Interesting. I'll forward this post to a few friends. Interesting. I'll forward this post to a few friends.

]]> By: Jake Bouma http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-32491 Jake Bouma Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:56:04 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-32491 That's what I'm talking about, Andrew That's what I'm talking about, Andrew

]]> By: Andrew Dumont http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-32490 Andrew Dumont Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:49:18 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-32490 Hi Rodney. Wanted to follow-up with your comment. Our service doesn't send any unsolicited ads, only 30 character ads at the end of the group messages, no separate messages. I'm guessing that your youth group members received a horoscope message because they subscribed to one of the ads. Give me a ring or shoot me an email with any details you can provide, as I'd like to get to the bottom of the issue. Thanks for the comment and feel free to contact me anytime! Andrew Dumont adumont@tatango.com 360.319.1387 Hi Rodney. Wanted to follow-up with your comment. Our service doesn't send any unsolicited ads, only 30 character ads at the end of the group messages, no separate messages. I'm guessing that your youth group members received a horoscope message because they subscribed to one of the ads. Give me a ring or shoot me an email with any details you can provide, as I'd like to get to the bottom of the issue.

Thanks for the comment and feel free to contact me anytime!

Andrew Dumont
adumont@tatango.com
360.319.1387

]]> By: Rodney Mitchell http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-32489 Rodney Mitchell Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:46:18 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-32489 You have to be careful using this service. I used it for my youth group until all of a sudden they were getting ads for horoscopes. Now I use a txt plug-in for my wordpress youth group site. Works almost as good, no ads. Check it out from Mr Nifty You have to be careful using this service. I used it for my youth group until all of a sudden they were getting ads for horoscopes. Now I use a txt plug-in for my wordpress youth group site. Works almost as good, no ads. Check it out from Mr Nifty

]]> By: Jake Bouma http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-32473 Jake Bouma Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:21:53 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-32473 When you send out a text from your phone to all your members, it counts as ONE text from your provider, but counts as TWENTY texts from the Tatango service, if that makes sense. So if you have 500 ad-free texts from Tatango, one group message would take you down to 480. And if you send the message from the Tatango web interface, it won't take any of your texting from your cell phone provider. When you send out a text from your phone to all your members, it counts as ONE text from your provider, but counts as TWENTY texts from the Tatango service, if that makes sense. So if you have 500 ad-free texts from Tatango, one group message would take you down to 480. And if you send the message from the Tatango web interface, it won't take any of your texting from your cell phone provider.

]]> By: Steve Lindsley http://www.jakebouma.com/2009/02/21/free-and-easy-group-texting-for-youth-ministry-with-tatango/comment-page-1/#comment-32472 Steve Lindsley Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:47:55 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/?p=1085#comment-32472 Cool stuff Jake. Thanks much for sharing! I teach a New Testament class at the local community college in here that's geared towards High school students, so this would be ideal to let them know of any class cancellations or other quick notes. One question: when you send a group text via Tatango from your cell phone, does it count as one text or a text for each person it goes to? I have 20 people in my class and if I send a group text it counts as 20 texts - and I'm on a limited text plan. If anyone knows if this would count as one text or not, do let me know. Thanks again! Cool stuff Jake. Thanks much for sharing! I teach a New Testament class at the local community college in here that's geared towards High school students, so this would be ideal to let them know of any class cancellations or other quick notes.

One question: when you send a group text via Tatango from your cell phone, does it count as one text or a text for each person it goes to? I have 20 people in my class and if I send a group text it counts as 20 texts – and I'm on a limited text plan. If anyone knows if this would count as one text or not, do let me know. Thanks again!

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