Monthly Archives: October 2009

Using Twilio for E-commerce with Order Status, Payments, & Support

Last week we challenged Twilio developers to use our telephony API to build applications that support online commerce.  Evan wrote up a list of uses for Twilio in e-commerce as a jumping off point to get the creative juices flowing, … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on October 27, 2009 Tagged , , ,

This Week's Contest: Halloween Apps with Twilio [Week #23]

The Twilio developer contest is going strong, and we’ve had a bunch of serious contest categories lately and we’ll be announcing the winners of last week’s Twilio for E-commerce category shortly. With the holidays getting under way we thought it … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on October 26, 2009 Tagged , ,

Twilio at Astricon – Cloud Telephony & "Reinventing the Dialplan"

Earlier this month, members of Twilio’s core engineering team hit the road to visit Glenndale, Arizona for the 10th annual Astricon conference. Evan Cooke, our CTO, spoke about Asterisk in the cloud and the reinvention of the dialplan through cloud … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on October 22, 2009 Tagged , , ,

This Week's Contest: Ecommerce

For week #22 of the Twilio Netbook contest, the category is ecommerce.  We are looking for ways the Twilio API can be used to help facilitate commerce on the Internet/Internets/Intertubes. Handles sales calls Order status by phone Getting shipping information by phone Support … Continue reading →

Posted by Evan Cooke on October 20, 2009 Tagged , , ,

Homeless Resource Hotline Wins $500 Twilio Credit [Developer Contest]

Congratulations to Mahmood and his fiancee Desiree, who built The Homeless Resource Hotline over the course of the weekend to address a need that the newly homeless, and the volunteers that interact with them constantly, struggle with: finding a place … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on October 19, 2009 Tagged , ,

Mark Your Calendars: Google Wave Meetup at Twilio on 10/22

Join us next week at Pier 38 at 6:30pm on Thursday, October 22nd for the San Francisco Google Wave meetup. The event will be focused on Google Wave users, so if you’re new to wave this is a great opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on October 16, 2009 Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

RentShout uses call tracking to help rental marketers capture phone leads

RentShout is a rental marketing service that provides a distribution platform for placing property listings on multiple websites, video portals, search directories, and other places online.  When we heard they launched a new feature last month using Twilio for call … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on October 15, 2009 Tagged , ,

Twilio for Education: Helping Students, Teachers, and Parents

We have not one, but two Twilio developer contest winners this week.  Congratulations to Levi Kennedy (right) and Carlos Pero (left), who both build Twilio applications focused on education. Both submissions help with notifications around absences; however, they’ve tackled the … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on October 13, 2009 Tagged , , , ,

This Week's Contest: Twilio Powered Voice Applications for Non-Profits

Don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about last week’s Twilio for Education contest category – we’ll be announcing the winners tomorrow morning.  We wouldn’t want that to stop you from getting started on this week’s contest category: Twilio for Non Profits. … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on October 12, 2009 Tagged , , ,