1. A method, comprising: causing to be sent a message from a remote site to a user device, the message including a list of pay-per-view shows and a hyperlink associated with each of the pay-per-view shows for selection by a user; receiving a response to the message from or initiated by the user device, wherein receiving the response includes: receiving data corresponding to a selection of one of the hyperlinks in the message, outputting a webpage having a second hyperlink upon receiving the data corresponding to the selection of the one of the hyperlinks, and receiving data corresponding to a selection of the second hyperlink on the webpage; and in response to receiving the response to the message, performing, using hardware, an action comprising: ordering the pay-per-view show associated with the selected one of the hyperlinks, and sending an instruction to a recording device to record the pay-per-view show.