Student-controlled text message reminders with third party systems

A method for providing user-control message service for a plurality of data sources comprising:

• for each data source in a plurality of data sources, performing
• accessing, by a server, data from one of the plurality of data sources in a third-party format from a third-party server, where the server and the third-party server are controlled by different business entities;
• and
• filtering the data in the third-party format which has been accessed according to user preferences, the user preferences including a mobile device identifier;
• converting the data from each data source in the plurality of data sources, in the third-party format into a homogeneous format compatible with the message service, wherein the homogenous format is specified by the user preferences;
• and
• sending the data from each data source in the plurality of data sources, which has been converted into the message service to the mobile device as specified by the mobile device identifier.

A device for providing user-control message service, comprising:

• a processor device;
• and
• a memory operably coupled to the processor device and storing computer-executable instructions causing:
• accessing, by a server, data in a third-party format from a third-party server, where the server and the third-party server are controlled by different business entities;
• filtering the data in the third-party format which has been accessed according to user preferences, the user preferences including a mobile device identifier;
• converting the data in the third-party format into a format compatible with the message service, wherein the format is specified by the user preferences;
• and
• sending the data which has been converted into the message service to the mobile device as specified by the mobile device identifier.