Monthly Archives: December 2012

iFactor: Bringing SMS Notifications to Customers with Twilio

When your power goes out there are typically two questions you ask yourself: where are the flashlights, and when is the power coming back on? While the location of your flashlights is still a mystery, iFactor is working on solutions … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on December 31, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Top 5 Twilio Holiday Hacks

The holidays are here! Finally extra time to work on your own projects or start a new one.  Whether you’re looking to hack hardware, try something different or work on something in progress, here is a list of fun projects … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on December 21, 2012 Tagged , ,

Ringing In The Anniversary of Callin’ Oates

One year ago today Callin’ Oates, the emergency Hall and Oates hotline, launched with much fanfare. And to celebrate, the Callin’ Oates family is growing, with eight brand spankin’ new (old) Hall and Oates tracks and four additional punny hotlines … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on December 20, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Dropping A Pin In A Haystack: MeatText Lets You Share Your Exact Location

I can’t meet up with friends in Dolores Park. It’s one of the most popular parks in San Francisco, in one of the most popular neighborhoods in San Francisco. On weekends, it’s hard to move through the crowd of hundreds … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on December 14, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Kevin Whinnery Wants You To Run TIE Fighter

In 1994, LucasArts released TIE Fighter, a space combat simulation placing players in the cockpit of the iconic, wailing cannon fodder that blew up spectacularly in the original Star Wars trilogy.  I’m sure I don’t have to explain to you why … Continue reading →

Posted by Kevin Whinnery on December 13, 2012 Tagged , ,

NY Tech Weekend Recap: Rebuilding After Sandy, Carving Out The Future of Meat

Last weekend, the New York tech community coded for social good. Some helped Hurricane Sandy victims rebuild after the storm, and some helped farmers and butchers build the future of meat. NY Tech Responds and Hack Meat challenged hackers in … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on December 12, 2012 Tagged , ,

Wyld Collective Builds At The Intersection of Art and Tech with Twilio SMS

Geographers haven’t pinpointed the intersection of design and tech, but based on my interview with WyldCo, I’m beginning to suspect it’s in Montreal. Montreal based Wyld Collective is a team of designers, coders, entrepreneurs and artists all working together. This … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on December 11, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Seconds Streamlines Mobile Payment and Launches A Charity Using Twilio SMS

There are six billion active cell phone subscriptions worldwide. Nick Hughes, CEO of Seconds, wanted to develop a service that would allow all of those people on all of those phones to easily exchange money, regardless of apps or operating systems. … Continue reading →

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Using Twilio and ServiceNow for IT Management by Fruition Partners

This guest post is by Patrick Stonelake, Director of Innovations at Fruition Partners, a cloud integration services provider focused on IT Service Management. Patrick is here to introduce a new product that allows for simple integration of Twilio with the … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on December 10, 2012 Tagged , , ,