Facebook: the new cure for forgetfulness

October 8, 2008 2:05 PM

How can I use Facebook/Bebo/Myspace to remind myself to do various tasks, via my mobile phone?

My mobile phone provider is giving me free WAP access to Myspace, Bebo and Facebook, but charging me for the rest of the WAP internet. I used to use Gmail's mobile interface to email myself reminders ("take the chicken out of the freezer", etc) as I went about my day, but it's now costing me money to use that service.

So, I'm looking for a way to set up an account with one of the above websites that will allow me to either a] email myself reminders, or b] subscribe to an RSS feed of stuff I've posted during the day, that my feed reader will pick up for me automatically.

In an ideal world, I'll be able to turn my computer on when I get in from work, and have an automatic visual reminder appear that tells me to get the chicken and stick it in the fridge. I used to get this using Gmail and Thunderbird, but it now costs me extra to do that. The fact that this is automatic is very important (my feed reader and Thunderbird are always running), because if I have to visit a website, I'll forget.

I get the feeling that this (or something like this) has already been done, but I can't find it when I Google.

In summation: I post a message to Facebook/Myspace/Bebo. I get home, and get reminded of that message automatically. How?

posted by Solomon to computers & internet (6 comments total)

Send yourself a facebook message?
posted by MadamM at 2:19 PM on October 8, 2008

As for automatic: Facebook's default behavior is to send you an email whenever you get a message.
posted by MadamM at 2:20 PM on October 8, 2008

Something like this?
posted by le morte de bea arthur at 2:21 PM on October 8, 2008

I can understand wanting to take advantage of free WAP access to Myspace, Bebo and Facebook, but couldn't you just put reminders on the Calendar of your mobile phone, and eliminate the middle-man?
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 2:40 PM on October 8, 2008

Jott.com has this facility - but of course it's not one of the sites you listed.
Just thought I'd mention it.
posted by Xhris at 4:47 PM on October 8, 2008

You can't put it on Google Calendar and use a widget to display it in your Facebook/whatever?
posted by dhartung at 12:10 AM on October 9, 2008