GroupMe

It works, but it could be better. The iPhone basically destroyed this business model.

Been using it for awhile and it does everything it says it does. Also is easy to use. I don't know if there is another program out there that does the same but I doubt it would be better anyway.

So ever wish you could send a quick text message to a select group of friends? About a party, meeting, or happy hour? Groupme.com is your answer. Once you sign up for the free service thru the website, you get assigned an actual phone number to use for each of your 'groups'. Then, you send the text to that number and it forwards it to everyone in the group. They can reply to the text, and everyone in the group receives the reply. Kind of like "reply all". You can also call the number, and it will set up a conference call with all of the people in the group. To be fair, I have only used the text portion, not the teleconference service so I am not reviewing that part of it. It's helpful, but I am not sure this will take off. I don't have a smartphone, so maybe it would be easier with their iPhone or Droid app. The website itself is kind of basic, relatively easy to use. Let me know what other people think about it.