Author Archives: Rob Spectre

About Rob Spectre

Your friendly neighborhood Developer Evangelist - New York, New York.

For #BostonMarathon, A Way to Call Your Family via Your Browser

Our hearts go out to anyone touched by today’s tragedy. We know cell service has been up and down with cellular traffic so put together another option for people to be able to make calls. Visit http://callyourfamily.twilio.ly to make calls … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on April 15, 2013 Tagged

Advancing Business Communications

Thank you all very much for the warm congratulations and well wishes following the coverage on Twilio and AT&T’s Advanced Communication Suite, on Techcrunch and our release. We appreciate all your tweets, emails and calls you’ve made offering your support.  … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on September 26, 2012 Tagged , , ,

How To Tell A Story With Code

Whether you are in front of a packed room of hackers, a huddled group on a trade show floor or a sweaty basement filled with gutter punks, every audience just wants you to tell them a story.  From sprint demos … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on August 9, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Instant Satisfaction with Twilio and Box

You may remember our Twilio and Box mashup contest from last year. Since then, we’ve all been hard at work bringing instant satisfaction to the cloud and our friends over at Box just released a new irresistible feature. Announced today, … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on April 25, 2012 Tagged

hackNY Raises The Bar Again For Student Hackathons

Occupying New York University once more, hackNY students again raised the bar for the hackathon this weekend.  With the fifth installment of their long running companion event to their successful fellowship program, the joint NYU / Columbia venture hosted over … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on March 30, 2012

Trying To Save The World In A Weekend, Penn Students "Hack The Change"

The Philadelphia tech scene assembled late in the afternoon last Friday with a spectacular ambition – change the world in a single weekend.  Dubbing the event Hack The Change, University of Pennsylvania students from the Penn Society for International Development organized … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on March 29, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Banters Adds Twilio-Powered Siri Integration with Relaunch

Brooklyn darlings Banters just relaunched their conversation sharing app and website with a new name, a fresh coat of paint and a tasty Twilio integration that enables their service to be used with Siri.  Formerly called bnter, the fun brainchild of … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on January 30, 2012 Tagged , ,

Making an SMS Birthday Card with Python and Flask

My friend Sonya turned 30 this past weekend and I wanted to whip up something heartfelt and crafty to herald the glorious conclusion of her twenties.  Given that my competency with glue guns and popsicle sticks is lower than Lee Evans’ … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on January 27, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Undergrad Doers Take Aim At SOPA and PIPA at PennApps

PennApps, the bi-annual tradition for engineering’s best and brightest students across the Eastern Seaboard, came to a close Sunday afternoon with top tier weekend hacks. Packed tight in the University of Pennsylvania Towne Building, bleary-eyed students gathered from top universities including … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on January 20, 2012 Tagged