http://projects.metafilter.com/1556/DropMessenger/ Comments on MetaFilter Projects post DropMessenger Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:42:03 -0800 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:42:03 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://projects.metafilter.com/1556/DropMessenger A college course availability notifier. DropMessenger is a service for college students who are trying to register for a class that is already full. We monitor seat levels classes students want to add and notify them, through email or text message, as soon as a seat becomes available. post:projects.metafilter.com,2008:site.1556 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:12:34 -0800 blueplasticfish http://projects.metafilter.com/1556/DropMessenger#223 Seems like this would be hard to scale, given the diversity in registration systems across schools. And the fact that most probably require you to be a student. comment:projects.metafilter.com,2008:site.1556-223 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:42:03 -0800 meta_eli http://projects.metafilter.com/1556/DropMessenger#227 yeah, it would be difficult to scale for sure. but, i hope i can just help out a few students at this point. :) comment:projects.metafilter.com,2008:site.1556-227 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:16:18 -0800 blueplasticfish http://projects.metafilter.com/1556/DropMessenger#242 Wow, I really wish this had existed last year; it would have saved me such a headache! This is truly excellent. comment:projects.metafilter.com,2008:site.1556-242 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:55:06 -0800 numinous