Monthly Archives: September 2011

College Students Change The Hackathon Game At PennApps

Autumn was signaling its arrival in Philadelphia two weeks ago with an Eastern cold snap, the turning of the leaves and the sound of hustling students returning to their studies after a care-free summer.  The University of Pennsylvania was postively … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on September 30, 2011 Tagged , , ,

Using the Twilio REST API in Windows 8 Metro-style applications

For our current developer contest, we’ve challenged you to integrate Twilio into a Metro-styled Windows 8 application. To help you get started, we’ve put together a simple example that shows how to use the new HttpClient in .NET 4.5 to … Continue reading →

Posted by John Sheehan on September 29, 2011

HubAustin: South Austin’s First Coworking Space

“When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to rebuild the professional bands which have connected them with one another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the multiplying and empowering station to … Continue reading →

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Flash Valet: Simplify your evening with SMS

When I first heard about Flash Valet, I didn’t get it. Why would someone send an SMS to get their car? Is that five minutes of waiting really that big of a deal? Is it really worth the effort? Since … Continue reading →

Posted by Keith Casey on September 28, 2011 Tagged , , , ,

Learn Soft Skills at Day Camp 4 Developers

Whether it’s an API Hackday, any Startup Weekend worldwide, the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon, or our own recent TwilioCon Hackathon, there are some common threads: Before a single line of code is written, individuals need to negotiate a goal. Once there’s … Continue reading →

Posted by Keith Casey on September 27, 2011 Tagged , , , ,

Testing the Infinite Monkey Theorem at Austin’s API Hackday

Austin recently hosted its first API Hackday which closed out the jam-packed and almost overwhelming week that was Austin Startup Week. This time around, we partnered with Hackday regulars Mashery & SendGrid and Austin-locals Infochimps & Hoovers to see what the … Continue reading →

Posted by Keith Casey on September 26, 2011 Tagged , , ,

Twilio Presents the Definitive Brogramming Primer

Yesterday at Twilio Conference, Twilio’s resident punk rocker, Rob Spectre was temporarily possessed by the bro spirit of Chad, world-bashing brogrammer and bro extraordinaire. For 15 epic (nay, legendary) minutes, Chad, decked out in popped collar pink polo, scarf and shorts, captivated the … Continue reading →

Posted by Dan Kaplan on September 22, 2011 Tagged , ,

FastCall411 Announces 2nd Round of Funding at TwilioCon

Congratulations to FastCall411, a Twilio Fund alumni who will be presenting this afternoon and announced today their second round of fundraising from angel investor Gerry Campbell. FastCall411 is a Los Angeles based sales automation and analytics company built on the Force.com … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Finalists from the TwilioCon Hackathon

Last night over 200 developers gathered after Twilio Conference sessions wrapped up to hack on the Twilio Client iOS Beta and Twilio Connect.  Without futher ado we are excited to announce the finalist hacks, who will be invited on stage … Continue reading →

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