I love the following use of text messages…

Hazelden Foundation, a not-for-profit alcohol and drug addiction treatment center, is launching a clinical research study to measure the effectiveness of therapeutic text messages to support its treatment and recovery management efforts. The pilot study will focus on sending motivational text messages via cell phones to young adults enrolled in alcohol and drug dependence recovery programs.

OK a text message doesn’t require broadband – but I’m just back from Senator Klobuchar’s Broadband Summit where FCC Chair Julius Genochowski spoke about the opportunities for the US to become leaders in the mobile arena. (I’ll post more info on that meeting once my video has uploaded – ask me today how I feel about asynchronous connections.) So seeing an innovative use of the technology – especially coming out of Minnesota-based organization is kind of fun.