Kwiry reminder service adds shortcuts functionality
January 15, 2009
TiVo shows while on-the-go
Kwiry has enhanced its free service that turns text messages into helpful online reminders to allow TiVo subscribers to record their shows right from the mobile phone.
Let's say a coworker raves about the latest episode of a TV show, encouraging the colleague to text "TiVo" followed by the TV program title. So, a user just needs to text "TiVo 30 Rock" to 59479 (KWIRY). Kwiry automatically schedules the next episode of the show to be recorded on the consumer's TiVo DVR.
"The strategy is to continue to improve the utility of the service,' said Ron Feldman, cofounder and CEO of kwiry, San Francisco. "We added a bunch of new shortcuts and updates and these are quick actions that are meant to benefit users."
Kwiry is a free productivity service that turns text messages, emails, voice calls or photos into online reminders. Users simply text anything to 59479 and search results are automatically delivered to their own email, kwiry page or favorite Web start-page.
The added feature eliminates the need to rush home or remember to schedule shows on the computer.
The service complements other ways for TiVo subscribers to schedule their TiVo box while on the go, including the TiVo Mobile Web site.
Kwiry's service extends TiVo scheduling to all mobile phones with text messaging capabilities with no need for a browser or a data plan.
"The challenge is in today's life is that many of us are on the go and we have a lot of services we want to use," MR. Feldman said. "We are freeing users from their PCs."
With a one-time account link, all TiVo Series2 and Series3 DVR users can have the capability to instantly schedule a recording whenever and wherever they want.
"Kwiry Shortcuts like Netflix have been very popular with new and existing users -- we've had many requests for new Shortcuts and are excited about the new integrations with popular services like TiVo and Yelp," Mr. Feldman said.
The company has recently added the new Yelp Shortcuts to its free service. Users can now text "Yelp Grimaldis Pizza" and get contact information and reviews from Yelp sent to their email.
Users can also text "contact " to email contact details and vCard attachment while on the go.
Additionally, users can text "status headed to the gym" and kwiry will update their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Kwiry has now also integrated with Facebook Connect, allowing people to sign-in to kwiry.com with their Facebook accounts, instantly adding their Facebook profile info to kwiry and allowing connections to their Facebook Friends.
"The integration with Facebook Connect simplifies the kwiry sign-up process and allows users to integrate the social aspects of Facebook into the kwiry Web site as well as the kwiry experience into Facebook," Mr. Feldman said.