SMS has been used for some cool and interesting applications, but this one has to take the cake. In Finland, some of their new public bathroom, the only way to open the door is by messaging ‘open’ to a number listed on the door. This is a new initiative the government is taking following vandalism, theft, and arson attempts. The hope is, that by having the users phone numbers on file, that it will deter vandalism…

Last night Dario, Nadia and I went to Net Tuesdays: An Evening of Green Web 2.0. This is the second event hosted by NetSquared. The gathering was located in WorkSpace who donated the space to us for the evening. There was a great spread put out for us to snack on, provided by WriteImage - in keeping with the evenings green theme, all of the plates and cutlery were made of recycled and food materials that are totally biodegradable. Once we�d chatted and filled ourselves with tasty treats, we all sat down and got ready for the evenings talks. We sat with our good friend Dustin Sacks from Silly Soft…