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Music Hack Day App Lets You Unlock New Tracks From Beastie Boys and Trent Reznor

Ian Rogers, CEO of digital music service Daisy, a new company launched by Dr. Dre didn’t go into Music Hack Day with a specific idea, but in 24 hours built a Twilio app with two very special musical guests. Maebe … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on February 18, 2013 Tagged , , , ,

Day in the Life: Being a Twilio API Software Engineer

Twilio is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the API team! We’re looking for someone who is driven to improve and maintain our API framework, and build new features for customers. You can find out more about the job here, … Continue reading →

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Hacking For Good: IDEO.org Cleans Up Kumasi With Twilio

Flying 7,500 miles from San Francisco to Ghana wasn’t new to Robin Bigio. He worked in Tanzania architecting new cookstoves and in Kenya building scalable water and hygiene businesses as part of IDEO.org’s Fellowship Program. But, Robin’s project in Kumasi, … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on February 12, 2013 Tagged , , ,

GreenRope Simplifies Small Business Logistics with Twilio

Small business owners have a million things to keep track of. Whether it’s crunching numbers, running errands or reaching out to customers, there’s always something to do. GreenRope offers small business owners a new way to manage all their customer … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on February 8, 2013 Tagged , , ,

Coding In Color: Boston’s Light Blades Change Color via Twilio SMS

The Light Blades may resemble ships’ masts but they act much differently. The six gigantic steel structures, designed by artist Dennis Carmichael, overlook the Boston Harbor glowing different colors at night. Tourists and townies alike came to watch the display. … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on February 6, 2013 Tagged , , ,

Snapshot of a Silent Auction : Alex Ember and Dan Kaminsky Build an SMS Payment App

What happens when a gifted artist moves in with a brilliant hacker? (I’m not pitching you a sitcom, I promise.) First off, they throw an awesome silent auction that focuses equally on art and code. Secondly, they build an app … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on January 17, 2013 Tagged , , , ,

InTooch Lets You Easily Connect With New Contacts via Twilio SMS

Co-founder and CEO Julien Salanon was working for AOL Europe when he decided on a whim to attend Mobile World Congress. When he arrived, he realized he’d forgotten his business cards and had no easy way to share his contact … Continue reading →

Posted by twilio on January 11, 2013 Tagged , , ,

DOer of the Month: Lyle Pratt of Better Voicemail

Lyle Pratt quit his job as a senior software engineer to found his own company, and didn’t work–at first. Then he launched Better Voicemail using Twilio to provide customized voicemail systems for your mobile phone. Users can set different voicemails … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on January 10, 2013 Tagged , , ,

Seconds Streamlines Mobile Payment and Launches A Charity Using Twilio SMS

There are six billion active cell phone subscriptions worldwide. Nick Hughes, CEO of Seconds, wanted to develop a service that would allow all of those people on all of those phones to easily exchange money, regardless of apps or operating systems. … Continue reading →

Posted by Kyle Kelly-Yahner on December 11, 2012 Tagged , , , ,