The mobile phone continues to transform the way we live by connecting us to people and information very easily and cheaply. Several companies have taken advantage of the power of the mobile phone to deliver commercial applications for example banking by phone.
Other companies are using the mobile phone to solve social challenges. Enter ISIS which has developed SexInfo, a "sexual health text messaging service program in San Francisco, California.
Text "sexinfo" to "61827", and you can find help on decisions such as "are you ready to have sex" and questions such as "what to do if the condom broke". The service also offers up addresses and phone numbers of clinics in San Francisco that may help you.
This service is an excellent use of technology to easily disseminate accurate sexual health information and in the process they are solving a major social challenge affecting our youth. We hope to see the growth and spread of their services to other parts of the country.
Note that text messaging rates will apply depending on your mobile service provider.
