October 2, 2008 In a perfect world, Povo would be accessible on any device, anywhere. We're not there yet because we're just not big enough to have the resources to write for every mobile device, etc. But we did just expose some basic services to mobile devices via email. To use these services, append "@povo.com" to the addresses listed below:

• photos - attach a photo and it will automatically upload it to your member images. If you include the name of a listing in the subject, it will automatically add the image to the gallery for that listing! If it can't find one, no worries, you can go to [Special:Orphaned/Images|the orphaned images] page and add them later.
• search - include your search in the subject line, such as "pizza near Appleton Street" or "park in South End" and Povo will email you back the top 5 search results and a link to more information.

The search interface is also exposed via Twitter, so you can direct message Povo on Twitter with a search specified as in the email version and well reply with a super short collection of results. (Usually only 3 fit the 140 character limit of twitter). And even niftier, if you use Twitterific or another client that lets you add your location to your tweets, we'll use that as a location from which to search. So this tweet:

http://maps.google.com/?q=42.346469%2C-71.069264&ll=42.346469%2C-71.069264 kid friendly

Would do a search around our offices for kid friendly things. Remember to befriend/follow Povo first, or it can't reply to your messages. More ideas for email-based services are welcome!