Monthly Archives: December 2011

API Mashup Developer Contest: A Rube Goldberg Holiday

The holidays are upon us! This means lots of napping, big meals, more napping, and too much time with family. The best part? Extra time for hacking. So we thought an extra special API mashup developer challenge would be perfect … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on December 19, 2011 Tagged

Txt2wrk Lowers Barriers to Employment With Voice Broadcasting and SMS Alerts

A long-time technology journalist joins Twilio after building her first voice broadcasting and SMS alerts app at an Oakland hackathon. The announcement for the Code for Oakland hackathon last spring immediately caught my eye for its unusual emphasis on building mobile … Continue reading →

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ZendCon 2011: Keith Casey Talks Twilio on WebDev Radio

A few weeks ago our Austin-based evangelist Keith Casey sat down with Michael Kimsal of WebDev Radio to chat about Austin coworking, Twilio Connect and startup life outside Silicon Valley. Have a listen, it’s a great conversation. You can follow … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on December 15, 2011

Twilio Engineering: Achieving High Availability in the Cloud

The Twilio engineering team recently shared a new blog post on Scaling High-Availability Infrastructure in the Cloud.  It looks at the current state of the cloud industry and the challenges associated with providing high-availability services in the cloud.  The post argues that … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on December 14, 2011 Tagged

Twilio teams up with Zappos for API Hack-a-Long Contest

The holidays are upon us which means shopping, e-commerce and lots of gifting, so it only makes sense for us to team up with our friends at Zappos during their Hackathon Hack-a-Long contest. Build an app that falls under the … Continue reading →

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Hack Hatched At Twilio Conference Grows Into Full Business

What began as a prize-winning hack at Twilio Conference enters a promising beta this week as Billy Coover and Barry Harkness from SideBox announce their new product, Nearby Now.  A helpful search tool for connecting with real service professionals in … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on December 13, 2011

Twilio SMS Lands in Canada

Developers have been requesting SMS functionality for phone numbers and locations around the world, and today we’re proud to deliver the next country for our SMS product: Canada! Until now Twilio SMS has only been available in the U.S. using … Continue reading →

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TheInterviewr uses Twilio for call recording, SMS reminders and more

A new interview app built on Twilio brings the benefits of cloud communications to everyone from bloggers to lawyers It’s the Monday after a long holiday weekend, and you’re a corporate recruiter facing a long list of candidates you need … Continue reading →

Posted by Elise Ackerman on December 12, 2011 Tagged ,

CallRail offers 5 things to know about call tracking in the cloud

CallRail offers full-featured call tracking for small and large businesses, powered by Twilio Anyone who has ever tried to sell advertising can tell you that the number one question they hear is “how will I know this ad you are … Continue reading →

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