Monthly Archives: December 2012

Secure Quorum Streamlines Incident Management Powered By Twilio Conference

People panic in emergencies. It’s hard for us to walk and not run to the nearest exit. It’s hard for me to not call for help when I can’t find my keys. Secure Quorum is trying to bring organization to crisis … Continue reading

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on December 7, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

London Calling: Parties, Partnerships and Ringing in 2013

This month we threw a kick ass party for all the DOers in London. What’s the Twilio recipe to celebrate an amazing year? Take a bunch of arcade machines, bowling lanes, pool tables and Karaoke, put them on free vend, … Continue reading

Posted by James Parton on December 6, 2012 Tagged , , ,

TwilioCon Keynote Videos Live: Jeff Lawson and Evan Cooke

This past October, TwilioCon 2012 brought together the DOers and the developers building the next generation of communications. It was incredible to gather all these people in one space for three days of sessions, keynotes and serious hacking. We know … Continue reading

Posted by twilio on December 5, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Building a Real-time SMS Voting App Part 2: Socket.io and Highcharts.js

This is the second in a four-part series of blog posts on building a real-time SMS voting application using Node.js. In part one, we created the Node.js application, set-up the CouchDB database and captured incoming votes over SMS with Twilio. … Continue reading

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Interview with SmartThings: How a Faulty Pipe Unlocked The Internet of Things

Join the discussion on Hacker News How can the internet help when you’re halfway to work and you realize you didn’t lock up your apartment? What about when your dog runs away, or you leave all the lights in your … Continue reading

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on December 4, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Text Message: History of the SMS

From sharing our favorite emojis to reaching millions in just one text message, SMS is something we couldn’t imagine communications without. Today we’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of communications’ defining mediums. Below is the history of the SMS, … Continue reading

Posted by Meghan Murphy on December 3, 2012 Tagged , ,