Tag Archives: hackathon

Music Hack Day Recap: Bonhamize It, Saxophones As Keyboard Controls, Laptop Orchestras

You give developers 24 hours to hack at Music Hack Day and the next thing you know they’re controlling your computer’s keyboard by playing saxophone. Seriously, that happened. Music Hack Day challenged developers to build apps at the intersection of … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on February 21, 2013 Tagged , ,

Bangalore Gets Down to Business (of APIs)

Over the weekend, Twilio participated in our first-ever developer event in India, supporting around 300 developers in the Business of API hackathon. 37 hacks were demoed, and we were very impressed with the results. As always, Twilio DOers led the … Continue reading →

Posted by Kevin Whinnery on February 13, 2013 Tagged , , ,

TwilioCon 2012 Hackathon: Updated Schedule, Hacker League, Judges and Prizes

With TwilioCon quickly approaching, we can hardly contain our excitement for the crazy-awesome hacks and apps you will build at the TwilioCon Hackathon. We’ve given you an overview of the Hackathon and the services that, thanks to our sponsors, will … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Grady on October 11, 2012 Tagged , ,

TwilioCon 2012 Hackathon: Do It In the Cloud

We’re calling on all DOers to join us for the second annual TwilioCon Hackathon. Stay up late with us on Wednesday, October 17th and do what you do best: build awesome stuff. We’ll bring the Red Bull, power strips, and … Continue reading →

Posted by Tony Mataya on October 4, 2012 Tagged , , ,

#TCDisrupt: Tacos, Top Code and Twilio-Powered Hacks

At the TechCrunch Disrupt SF Hackathon, hundreds of hackers and over 35 API sponsors poured into the concourse exhibition warehouse to build the next big thing. Hackers from all over the world came out to talk shop, devour pizza, and … Continue reading →

Posted by Tony Mataya on September 11, 2012 Tagged , ,

Redefine Work With Box and Twilio at the Box Hackathon in August

If you’ve ever been a part of an internal hackweek, you understand the potential impact of engineers taking a break from their normal duties and concentrating on improving a process or tool that is outdated and inefficient. Coming off of … Continue reading →

Posted by Tony Mataya on August 3, 2012 Tagged , ,

DOers in Action: Teen Coder Eva Zheng Takes on San Francisco

I met Eva Zheng when she came by Twilio for a Women Who Code hack night, ready to start building a Twilio app. After chatting, she mentioned her older brother is Song Zheng, a developer evangelist at TokBox. She came … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on July 19, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Twilio Joins Etsy and Dwolla to Hack eCommerce

Dwolla and Etsy are bringing together API partners and developers for a hackathon to improve the way we buy and sell things online. Anticipating over 200 talented attendees and a profuse number of online payment tools, we’re sure this will … Continue reading →

Posted by Tony Mataya on July 6, 2012 Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon – Hackers Gotta Hack

The TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon was back in full force this year, with hackers of all ages and experience levels converging on the beautifully sunny Pier 94 in New York City for a day of solid hacking and mingling with the … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on June 11, 2012 Tagged ,