Contextual mobile communication platform

A computing apparatus for distributing contextual information over a network to a first remote subscriber's computer, the computing apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the computing apparatus to:
• receive the first remote subscriber's contextual information over the network and store the first remote subscriber's contextual information includes at least one of:
• a destination address, schedule data, a pricing option, or a promotional item,
• configure a configurable viewer application to include the first remote subscriber's contextual information, wherein configuring the configurable viewer application includes configuring an interactive graphical user interface included in the configurable viewer application to automatically display the first remote subscriber's contextual information;
• and
• send, in a message to the first remote subscriber's computer, a first encoded short URL for downloading the configurable viewer application on the first remote subscriber's computer,
• wherein activation by the first remote subscriber of the first encoded short URL directs the first remote subscriber to download the configurable viewer application on the first remote subscriber's computer,
• wherein, once installed, launching the configurable viewer application causes the first remote subscriber's contextual information to be displayed automatically on the interactive graphical user interface.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium for distributing contextual information over a network to a first remote subscriber's computer, the machine-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

• receive the first remote subscriber's contextual information over the network and store the first remote subscriber's contextual information including at least one of:
• a destination address, schedule data, a pricing option, or a promotional item;
• configure a configurable viewer application to include the first remote subscriber's contextual information, wherein configuring the configurable viewer application includes configuring an interactive graphical user interface included in the configurable viewer application to automatically display the first remote subscriber's contextual information;
• and
• send, in a message to the first remote subscriber's computer, a first encoded short URL for downloading the configurable viewer application on the first remote subscriber's computer;
• wherein activation by the first remote subscriber of the first encoded short URL directs the first remote subscriber to download the configurable viewer application on the first remote subscriber's computer,
• wherein, once installed, launching the configurable viewer application causes the first remote subscriber's contextual information to be displayed automatically on the interactive graphical user interface.