Monthly Archives: August 2010

Announcing the New Twilio API Version 2010-04-01

Today we’re excited to announce the launch the first major revision to the Twilio APIs, incorporating over 100 improvements requested by thousands of members of the Twilio developer community. In the coming days and weeks, we’ll be writing about new … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on August 31, 2010 Tagged , ,

Ben Morris wins Twilio/MongoDB Contest with PhoneTap!

Ben Morris’ brother is a journalist who conducts a lot of phone interviews. Needing a simpler way to record the calls than holding a microphone up to the phone, Ben was inspired to build PhoneTap, the winner of our Twilio … Continue reading →

Posted by John Sheehan on August 30, 2010 Tagged , , , ,

New Developer Contest: Location-based Apps – Ends Sunday August 30th

This week for our developer contest we're challenging you to use Twilio voice and/or SMS in a location-based app.  You could win a Netbook and $100 in developer credit from Twilio if you come up with the most unique, powerful, … Continue reading →

Posted by twilio on August 25, 2010 Tagged

Twilio Wants to See YOU at an Upcoming Event

Check out all our upcoming events here >>> I’ve had a great time traveling around to meetups, StartupWeekends, conferences and other events meeting developers, startups and our awesome customers. Since this is a busy time of year for tech and … Continue reading →

Posted by John Sheehan on August 24, 2010 Tagged , , ,

Twilio in Space! Powers HacDC Space Blimp Tracking

This is probably one of the coolest and most unique use cases for Twilio I’ve ever seen. HacDC, a hacker space in Washington D.C., is using Twilio as part of their tracking and recovery system for a balloon/blimp they sent … Continue reading →

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How To Receive SMS Messages Without Responding

When you purchase a new phone number with Twilio, the URL for voice and SMS is not configured so until you set this up you won’t be able to receive any incoming messages or calls. But what if you want … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on August 23, 2010 Tagged , ,

Build a location-based app using Twilio for a chance to win a netbook

This week for our developer contest we’re challenging you to use Twilio voice and/or SMS in a location-based app.  You could win a Netbook and $100 in developer credit from Twilio if you come up with the most unique, powerful, … Continue reading →

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How To: Port Your Landline to Twilio, Forward to Your Mobile Phone

I read a post today in the Wall Street Journal about how early adopters want to get 212 numbers, one of the earliest area codes in New York City, for their cell phones.  Across the United States there are regions … Continue reading →

Posted by Danielle Morrill on August 19, 2010 Tagged , , , , , , ,

PhoneTree for Windows Phone 7 Wins Twilio Netbook Contest!

PhoneTree is a group messaging application that lets someone pre-define a list of contacts on their Windows Phone 7 device, and send them all an SMS or voice message with the tap of a button. The app was written by … Continue reading →

Posted by John Sheehan on August 18, 2010 Tagged , , , ,