Tag Archives: developer

Frank Denbow Wins Our Music Hackweek Contest with SongVoodoo

Alright, Shazaam is pretty good at what it does, but there’s been a lot of occasions where the background noise is just too much and it can’t pick up the song playing. That’s where Frank Denbow’s app really shines. Just … Continue reading →

Posted by Rahim Sonawalla on March 1, 2011 Tagged , , ,

Derrek Wayne Wins Our Valentine's Themed Developer Contest With Customer Song Sender

Nothing says “I love you” like singing kittens, especially when the high-pitched voices of said kittens are recorded by muscian/coder Derrek Wayne. For this contest, Derrek not only coded Custom Song Sender, but also wrote and recorded his own Valentine’s … Continue reading →

Posted by Rahim Sonawalla on February 21, 2011 Tagged , , ,

New Developer Contest: The Sweet Sound of APIs

Music Hackday may be over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t keep the party going all week. If you couldn’t make it out to New York this past weekend to join John Britton in the music madness, don’t fret because … Continue reading →

Posted by Rahim Sonawalla on February 14, 2011 Tagged , , ,

Flxt.it Wins Our Twilio/AppHarbor Contest

Ever been out at dinner and had someone mention a movie you have to watch (Like, Gattaca.), and then went home and promptly forgot the name? John Clayton wants to make sure a good movie never goes unseen with his … Continue reading →

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Teeboxer Wins Our "Coordinating People" Contest

There were a lot of good entries submitted for last week’s contest, but Teeboxer was our favorite because of its focused approach at solving a unique problem: coordinating golf times amongst busy professionals. Yuri Gadow was tired of battling with … Continue reading →

Posted by Rahim Sonawalla on February 8, 2011 Tagged , , ,

New Developer Contest: Love is in the Cloud

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so why not give your better half the gift of a Twilio app? It’s cheaper than a box of chocolates and lasts longer than flowers. Spice things up with a sultry SMS sender, … Continue reading →

Posted by Rahim Sonawalla on February 7, 2011 Tagged , , ,

Use AppHarbor to Power Your Twilio App and You Could Win a Samsung Focus Windows Phone 7

git push appharbor master. That’s how easy it is to deploy your apps to AppHarbor, a new company that’s revolutionizing how easy it is to deploy and host your .NET apps in the cloud. After you’ve pushed your changes, AppHarbor … Continue reading →

Posted by John Sheehan on January 31, 2011 Tagged , , ,

Roger Pincombe Combines Twilio SMS with DailyBurn to Win Trip To Boston!

Sometimes the most powerful ideas are also the simplest. Roger Pincombe had such an idea. Using DailyBurn‘s database of nutrition facts for over 475,000 food items, Roger built a simple SMS interface that allows you to check just how bad … Continue reading →

Posted by John Sheehan on January 26, 2011 Tagged , , ,

Billy Chasen Wins Anything Goes Contest with SMS-controlled Door Lock!

We’ve seen people use Twilio to build SMS applications that integrate with door buzzer systems to send the right touchtones to let people through locked doors. Billy Chasen took that concept to another level. He built a system that uses SMS … Continue reading →

Posted by John Sheehan on January 24, 2011 Tagged , , , , , ,