Tag Archives: SMS notifications

Dwolla Offers "A Dollar for Your Thoughts"

The next time someone offers you a penny for your brilliant musings, feel free to turn them down. Dwolla, a social-payments company based in Iowa, believes your ideas are worth at least a dollar and is willing to pay up. Their … Continue reading →

Posted by Elise Ackerman on January 10, 2012 Tagged ,

Txt2wrk Lowers Barriers to Employment With Voice Broadcasting and SMS Alerts

A long-time technology journalist joins Twilio after building her first voice broadcasting and SMS alerts app at an Oakland hackathon. The announcement for the Code for Oakland hackathon last spring immediately caught my eye for its unusual emphasis on building mobile … Continue reading →

Posted by Elise Ackerman on December 19, 2011 Tagged , ,

MoonTango Keeps Investors Up to Date with SMS Notifications

Shopping for your essentials every month can be a time consuming, burdensome process.  MoonTango, launched earlier this month, aims to solve this problem by offering automatic monthly deliveries of women’s essentials. The service delivers the monthly essentials you choose to your … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on November 29, 2011 Tagged ,

Thumbtack.com uses SMS alerts to streamline sales and marketing communications

Launched in 2009, Thumbtack.com is an online directory that connects trade professionals like plumbers, gardeners and dentists to customers in need of their services. Thumbtack did research and found that text messaging (SMS) was the best way to communicate with their customer … Continue reading →

Posted by admin on November 9, 2011 Tagged , , ,

Flash Valet: Simplify your evening with SMS

When I first heard about Flash Valet, I didn’t get it. Why would someone send an SMS to get their car? Is that five minutes of waiting really that big of a deal? Is it really worth the effort? Since … Continue reading →

Posted by Keith Casey on September 28, 2011 Tagged , , , , , ,

Customer Support via SMS with Zendesk

A few weeks ago, I was given a challenge: Replace email with SMS for customer support using Zendesk. If you’re not familiar with Zendesk, it’s a flexible helpdesk system that allows customers to send email and create a ticket. The … Continue reading →

Posted by Keith Casey on September 9, 2011 Tagged , , , ,

MOM Integrates SMS Text Messaging With EMRs To Boost Compliance

Across the United States, it can be hard to find a common fixture in the physician’s office. With regulations and requirements differing from city to city and from state to state, equipment, specialties and services can radically vary from any … Continue reading →

Posted by Rob Spectre on September 1, 2011 Tagged , , , , ,