diff --git a/sendmsg/Program.cs b/sendmsg/Program.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+
+namespace MessageSender
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        public const string API_KEY = "AIzaSyDwPlu2ky9AoPwDvThoXxJwqiPq-Tc8p8k";
+        public const string MESSAGE = "Hello, Xamarin!";
+
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            var jGcmData = new JObject();
+            var jData = new JObject();
+
+            jData.Add("message", MESSAGE);
+            jGcmData.Add("to", "/topics/global");
+            jGcmData.Add("data", jData);
+
+            var url = new Uri("https://gcm-http.googleapis.com/gcm/send");
+            try
+            {
+                using (var client = new HttpClient())
+                {
+                    client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(
+                        new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
+
+                    client.DefaultRequestHeaders.TryAddWithoutValidation(
+                        "Authorization", "key=" + API_KEY);
+
+                    Task.WaitAll(client.PostAsync(url,
+                        new StringContent(jGcmData.ToString(), Encoding.Default, "application/json"))
+                            .ContinueWith(response =>
+                            {
+                                Task.Run ( async () => {
+                                    var content = await response.Result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+                                    Console.WriteLine(content);
+                                });
+                                Console.WriteLine(">Message sent: check the client device notification tray.");
+                            }));
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("Unable to send GCM message:");
+                Console.Error.WriteLine(e.StackTrace);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sendmsg/project.json b/sendmsg/project.json
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+{
+  "version": "1.0.0-*",
+  "compilationOptions": {
+    "emitEntryPoint": true
+  },
+  "tooling": {
+    "defaultNamespace": "sendmsg"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "Microsoft.AspNet.IISPlatformHandler": "1.0.0-rc1-final",
+    "Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0-rc1-final",
+    "System.Net.Http": "4.1.0",
+    "Newtonsoft.Json": "9.0.1"
+  },
+  "commands": {
+    "web": "Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel"
+  },
+  "frameworks": {
+    "dnx451": {},
+    "dnxcore50": {}
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "wwwroot",
+    "node_modules"
+  ],
+  "publishExclude": [
+    "**.user",
+    "**.vspscc"
+  ]
+}
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