Hello all,
I am really happy to find out about this group within the Drupal community!
I am a researcher with the MIT Center for Future Civic Media (http://civic.mit.edu/), an organization that designs technology for "local community empowerment", ie. tools that help people find out about local events, organize around common issues, share resources, and more.
A few weeks ago we released VoIP Drupal at DrupalCon Chicago (http://www.voipdrupal.org/node/152). VoIP Drupal is a platform that fosters civic engagement and helps bridge the digital divide by bringing the power of voice and Internet-telephony to Drupal sites.
VoIP Drupal can be used to build hybrid applications combining regular touchtone phones, web, SMS, Twitter, IM and other communication tools in a variety of ways, including:
* Voice- and SMS-based Go Out to Vote campaigns
* 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 lines (information hotlines)
* Phone-based community surveys
* PTA or any meeting reminder calls
* Story recording / playback
* Group voicemail
* Geo-based call-blasts aimed at specific streets or locations
* Audio tours
* Emergency announcements
* And much more!
For additional information, please check the project page (1), join the VoIP Drupal discussion group (2) and explore the demo site (3).
Looking forward to your feedback,
Leo
(1)http://drupal.org/project/voipdrupal
(2)http://groups.drupal.org/voip-drupal
(3)http://www.voipdrupal.org/