Tag Archives: sms

Burner App Offers Alias Phone Numbers Powered by Twilio

People have a million reasons to mask their phone number. Have you tried shopping on Craigslist? You probably wish you had a way to get those concert tickets you wanted without giving out your number to a person you don’t … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on August 17, 2012 Tagged , , , , , ,

Lost Something? FoundIt! Has You Covered

FoundIt! is a lost and found service with one simple goal: getting your valuable possessions back. FoundIt! uses unique sticker tags to make it easy for someone to find and return your lost item. The process is simple. When someone finds … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on August 6, 2012 Tagged , , , , ,

Syracuse Hack BeerText.Us Hits Thousands of Users in 72 Hours

Last weekend we teamed up with the Syracuse Student Sandbox, a student accelerator program, for a weekend-long hackathon. The hacks and teams were of unprecedented caliber, including the team behind the app BeerText.Us. Doug Crescenzi, Ross Lazerowitz and Carter Yagemann built this … Continue reading →

Posted by Jack Aboutboul on August 1, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Twilio SMS Quickstart Screencasts: SMS Conversations and Messages within a Call

Today we are releasing the final two screencasts in the SMS Quickstart Tutorials. These series provide an easy, visual way to get started with Twilio. In the first screencast below you will learn how to track an SMS conversation, allowing … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on July 26, 2012 Tagged , ,

Website Updates are Easy via SMS with Text2Page

Paul Finn is a software developer in Portsmouth, NH and founder of Route 3 Software. While hanging with a chef at local restaurant he wondered if there was a better way than a chalkboard to update patrons of the daily specials. … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on July 18, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

SMS Everywhere: Twilio Now Enables Messaging to over 150 Countries Worldwide

Today we launched Twilio SMS capabilities globally so that developers can send SMS messages to any destination around the world. This was the most widely requested feature ever by the community and we are thrilled to enable this for US … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on July 12, 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 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Twilio Voice Now Available in Italy, Opens Beta in Germany

In our commitment to expand Twilio functionality globally, Twilio Voice is now available Italy. Developers everywhere now have access to voice-enabled local numbers in twelve European countries in addition to the US and Canada. We’re very excited to provide service … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on July 2, 2012 Tagged , , , , ,

Get Started With Twilio SMS: Sending SMS Messages Screencast

In a series of screencasts beginning with the first and second Twilio Quickstart Tutorials, we want to continue giving new developers an accessible way to build with Twilio. Today you can walk through the first REST API Quickstart, where you will … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on June 29, 2012 Tagged , , ,