Group texting service GroupFlier today announced a few options that give group texting administrators a better way to manage their group members.

Bethesda, MD, January 14, 2011 — Group texting service GroupFlier today announced a few options that give group texting administrators a better way to manage their group members. GroupFlier ( http://www.groupflier.com ) allows any community of friends – club, team, class, party, family – to use a single text message to reach everyone in the group at once.

To get started with the service, all that’s required are the cellphone numbers of the members in your named group.The new options being announced today provide another level of control over the management of groups.

Group creators can access the new features by logging into “Your Groups,” clicking on a group name, and selecting “Settings.”A group creator may delete a group, remove a group member, as well as adjust settings for a group.

As was previously available, creators/administrators can change the group’s name. Notifications can be set to inform members when a new member joins or leaves the group.

Another feature allows the group creator the option to be the only sender in a group; this works well in situations where communications are designed for one-way only, such as a weather report for when a team coach needs to cancel or delay a game.

GroupFlier is managed using a set of star (*) commands sent from the cellphones of members.

For example, text *help to the group number and a full list of the commands will be sent to your cellphone. The full list of * commands include: *new [name], *add [name] [number], *bye, *hi, *nick [name], *remove [name], *delete, and *who.
To receive a text listing all members that are currently in a group, as well as those members’ cellphone numbers, text *who.To add a level of privacy, administrators can disable the *who command.
A new option is that GroupFlier now allows you to restrict the *add command to only the group creator. This option lets nobody else but the group’s creator to add people.

Says CEO Morris Panner, “The thinking behind this was to give group creators some flexibility and options to tailor how they want to administer things depending on the type of club or organization or application use they have in mind. These options are based on users’ feedback, so we want to thank everyone for their comments and encourage others to send us new ideas.”

About GroupFlier, Inc.
Based in Bethesda, Maryland, GroupFlier’s mission is to empower clubs and associations of all kinds.The service is free and compatible with all cellphone devices and platforms, whether it be a BlackBerry, Android, iPhone or old Nokia, as well as supporting any service plans by AT&T, Verizon or a phone card.
Please contact us at support@groupflier.com with any questions or feedback.

Friend us at http://www.facebook.com/groupflier or follow us on Twitter @groupflier.

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MediaPR.net, Inc
Bethesda, MD
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http://www.groupflier.com

Group texting site GroupFlier today announced the official release of its application programming interface.

Bethesda, MD, December 30, 2010 — Group texting site GroupFlier today announced the official release of its application programming interface. The API can be used by third-party developers to build powerful group texting functionality to websites and applications that connect to GroupFlier’s free text messaging and geo-location services.

Announced earlier this month, GroupFlier ( http://www.groupflier.com) allows any community of friends – club, team, class, party, clique, family – to use a single number for group texting. The service is compatible with
all devices and platforms, whether it be a BlackBerry, Android, iPhone or old Nokia, as well as supporting any service plans by AT&T, Verizon or a phone card.

Some examples of how the API can used by developers …
* A band web site could use the API to create a texting fan group.
* A fishing forum could use the API to create a group for real time updates on the latest fishing reports.
* A group scheduling application could use the API to create a group and then send alerts to the group.

Says CEO Morris Panner, “With the release of this API, there are no limits to how GroupFlier can be used to organize joint activities, whether it’s a ski trip or a foursome on the golf course. Each group receives its own unique texting number so it’s easy for anyone to send a text to the whole group.”

With forthcoming geo-location integration, friends will be able to check in and know where they are located in relation to each other. The assigned group texting number can also serve as a conference call party number for the group.

GroupFlier will also add software that can be installed on any smartphone, so that users will not need to carry a costly texting plan to use the free service.

About GroupFlier Inc.
Based in Bethesda, Maryland, GroupFlier’s mission is to empower clubs and associations of all kinds. The company was founded by Morris Panner, a serial entrepreneur who two years ago sold his company, OpenAir, to NetSuite. GroupFlier received seed funding from Novak Biddle of Washington, D.C. Contact us at support@groupflier.com with any questions or feedback.

Friend us at http://www.facebook.com/groupflier or follow us on Twitter @groupflier.

Press Contact:
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MediaPR.net, Inc
Bethesda, MD
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http://www.groupflier.com

GroupFlier today announced the release of its free group text messaging service. GroupFlier allows any community of friends – club, team, class, party, clique, campaign, family – to use a single number for group texting.

Bethesda, MD, December 10, 2010 — GroupFlier today announced the release of its free group text messaging service. GroupFlier ( http://www.groupflier.com ) allows any community of friends – club, team, class, party, clique, campaign, family – to use a single number for group texting.

“We are social texting,” said Morris Panner, GroupFlier CEO. “Texting is the perfect way to communicate one-to-one, but unless everyone is on the same service, communicate as group.”

With GroupFlier, each group receives it’s own unique texting number so it’s is easy for any member to send a text to the group.

Soon to come is geo-location integration so group members can check in and know where they are in relation to each other. The group texting number can also serve as a conference call party number for the group.

GroupFlier will also add software that can be installed on any smartphone, so that users won’t need to maintain a texting plan to use the service.

GroupFlier ( http://www.groupflier.com ) is compatible with all devices and platforms, whether it be a Blackberry, Android, iPhone or old Nokia, as well as supporting any service plans by AT&T, Verizon or a phone card. GroupFlier gives a group the flexibility to communicate freely.

“People are searching for a better way to communicate and form community,” Panner said. “New technologies let them do it and let them unhook from the single providers, whether that be the phone company or Facebook.”

Panner is an experienced software entrepreneur who two years ago sold his last company, OpenAir, a business process software company, to NetSuite, Larry Ellison’s on-demand software company.

GroupFlier ( http://www.groupflier.com ) caught the attention of one of DC’s hottest VC firms, Novak Biddle, which funded Panner and his team earlier this year.

GroupFlier ( http://www.groupflier.com ) also has intrigued the political set in DC. “This solves a huge problem for campaigns and field operations,” said Dick Keil, media strategist with PurpleConsulting and a former White House correspondent who covered the 2004 Presidential campaign. “Communication is the life blood of a campaign, everyone is on a different system, you just can’t move resources fast enough. With GroupFlier, a campaign can get every volunteer on message just like that. IIt is a huge competitive advantage.”

Press Contact:
Victor Cruz
MediaPR.net, Inc
Bethesda, MD
(401) 349-3369
vcruz@mediapr.net
http://www.groupflier.com