Alright, before we get into the modules themselves, I’m going to be asking all of the guests in this series the same two questions about newsletters in Drupal.

• What do you see as a benefit of using a “Drupal” setup like the Message stack over an external service like MailChimp?
• And for the sake of argument, what might you see as the benefit of using an external service as opposed to a “Drupal” specific setup?

Message

• What is the Message module?
• What are some of the features?
• Can users subscribe/unsubscribe?
• What is the documentation like? Are there screencasts?

Message Notify

• What is the Message Notify module and how does it integrate into the message stack?
• What are some of the features?
  • SMS - how do you use this?
• Can users subscribe/unsubscribe?
• What is the documentation like? Are there screencasts?

Message-Subscribe

• What is the Message-Subscribe module and how does it integrate into the message stack?
• What are some of the features?
  • Messages sent on the fly/batches
  • Can you setup daily/weekly digests?
• How does it scale?
• How custom can each message be?
• Can you setup autoresponders?
• How do you include site content?
• How does it deal with images in a newsletter?
• Are there analytics?
• Can users subscribe/unsubscribe?
• What is the documentation like? Are there screencasts?

Use Cases

• What are the appropriate use cases for each module?

This week I talk with Jeff Linwood about his work on a Drupal plugin for PhoneGap that lets you easily build native mobile apps with Drupal. Jeff will be co-presenting at DrupalCon Denver 2012 with Fabian Franz (Fabianx) on the topic of building mobile apps with Drupal and PhoneGap. You can find out more about their talk "Auto Generate your Mobile Drupal app Using PhoneGap" on the DrupalCon website.

We also recorded a screencast to show you how to use PhoneGap to build an app using Drupal. So, be sure to check that out too!

If you have any questions about the show or PhoneGap you can contact Jeff at his website jefflinwood.com, or post in the comments below.

UPDATE: Jeff and I have decided to put on a FREE live webinar about PhoneGap. If you'd be interested in that, get on the mailing list to receive updates as they are made available.