Author Archives: Jonathan Gottfried

About Jonathan Gottfried

Jon is a Developer Evangelist at Twilio, based out of NYC. Find him on Twitter @jonmarkgo and email at jonmarkgo@twilio.com

Resurrecting Google SMS Search Using Twilio

Join the discussion on Hacker News! Like many of you, I was sad to hear on Friday that Google decided to shut down their service that let you search via SMS. Luckily, a basic version of the service is not … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on May 13, 2013 Tagged ,

Using Google Glass, Twilio, Ruby, and Sinatra to Send and Receive SMS Messages

Join the discussion on Hacker News! Myself and other developers have been giddy with glee at the recent release of Google Glass, one of the first largely available wearable computing platforms. After the Glass Foundry hackathons in January, I couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on May 9, 2013 Tagged , , , ,

Build a Twilio Hard Phone with SIP from Twilio, Raspberry Pi, Asterisk, FreePBX, and the Obihai OBi100

Join the discussion on Hacker News! If you have worked with Twilio before, you have surely heard that sweet, sweet ring of your phone many times. But today, we are entering uncharted territory – you are going to learn how … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on March 20, 2013 Tagged , ,

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 , , , ,

Rutgers Students Hack Together at HackRU

This is a guest post written by Jonathan Maltz. Jonathan is a junior at Rutgers University majoring in Computer Science. When he’s not doing his best to see all 50 states, you can find him travelling to hackathons up and … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on October 30, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Get Started with Twilio Voice: Record Caller’s Voice Screencast

In the fourth installment of Twilio’s Voice Quickstart Series, we introduce you to the <Record> verb. This walkthrough shows you how to set up an interactive IVR so your caller can be connected to another number, as demonstrated in the previous … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on October 5, 2012 Tagged , , , , ,

Get Started with Twilio Voice: Say a Message & Greet Caller By Name Quickstart Screencasts

We recently published the final two PHP SMS Quickstart Screencasts in our Twilio SMS Quickstart series, and now it’s time to get started with Twilio Voice. These two new screencasts kick off our Voice Quickstart series, providing an easy, visual way … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on August 23, 2012 Tagged , , ,

DIY Home Automation Using Twilio, PowerSwitch, Arduino, and Pusher

Join the discussion on Hacker News You may have seen my recent blog post about building a Phone-controlled Robot using Twilio. Since then, I’ve had ideas for new Twilio + Arduino mashups pouring in from the community. Today is the … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on August 21, 2012 Tagged , ,

Ooomf Powers App Distribution Using Twilio SMS

Mikael Cho is the Founder of ooomf, a Montreal-based startup building the future of social app discovery. Prior to ooomf, he co-founded 2 startups and graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in Psychology. Ooomf is a social … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on August 8, 2012 Tagged , , ,