Definitions
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- noun A special short
telephone number for anSMS orMMS service, designed to be easier to remember.
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Examples
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A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort.
WordPress Planet 2010
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(A shortcode is a piece of code that you can insert into a post that will be replaced with something else when the post is rendered.)
Comments for Peter's Useful Crap hahrsf 2010
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While De Guerre noted that carriers have policies and procedures in place to ensure that everyone with a shortcode is a legitimate business, they have been fooled on occasion.
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You simply text in your query in to Google's shortcode, which is 4664, and wait for a response by SMS.
Muti 2009
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The large cost associated with the use of mobile is not set up costs, nor sending messages, but the monthly fees associated with a unique "shortcode" or short group of numbers attributed distinctly with the purchaser.
Too Conservative Too Conservative 2010
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WordPress adds "shortcode" to the main write panel when you click the "Insert Gallery"
WordPress › Support » Recent Posts Thad 2010
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As rightly pointed out in this post, 19SMS provides detailed information on how to contact shortcode owners.
Regulator Cracks Down On Premium Mobile Services | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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The phenomenon of American citizens making digital donations saw a substantial increase with the introduction of a mobile shortcode after the Haitian earthquake in January 2010, when more than $30 million dollars was donated using text messaging.
Alexander Howard: Pew: More Young Americans Go Digital to Donate to Japan Alexander Howard 2011
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The phenomenon of American citizens making digital donations saw a substantial increase with the introduction of a mobile shortcode after the Haitian earthquake in January 2010, when more than $30 million dollars was donated using text messaging.
Alexander Howard: Pew: More Young Americans Go Digital to Donate to Japan Alexander Howard 2011
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He references a story I told about Ushahidi and the ability of the phone company to slow the process with the issuance of a shortcode - the shortcode ends up being the bottleneck to certain types of innovation.
Global Voices in English » Harvard Forum: ICT4D and, and, and 2009
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