Category Archives: Voice Applications

DOer Lyle Pratt Launches BuildANumber alongside BetterVoicemail

Lyle Pratt is a DOer by nature, with a business-focused education on paper, he’s been writing software for years. After missing API Hack Day because of the flu, Lyle reached out to share with us the app he built anyways … Continue reading →

Posted by Ladan Mahini on May 15, 2012 Tagged , , , , , , , ,

Twilio Expands Voice-Enabled Numbers in Four New EU Countries

Following the January expansion of Twilio Voice in five European countries, we are excited to add four new European countries to our international capabilities. Starting today, Twilio Voice-enabled numbers are available in Belgium, Finland, Netherlands and Sweden for only $1 … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on May 1, 2012 Tagged , , , , ,

DOers in Action: Kunal Batra of General Machines

Kunal Batra is the founder of General Machines, a new startup whose goal it is to use Machine Learning to solve real world problems. Right now Kunal is working on multiple Twilio-powered services to help connect people who otherwise could … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on April 30, 2012 Tagged , , , ,

Two-Factor Authentication with Node.js and Twilio

Two-factor authentication is becoming the go-to method for increased login security on the web, as it ties a physical device to your virtual credentials. It is being adopted by many of the major players in the industry, including Intuit, Google and Facebook. While … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on April 27, 2012 Tagged , ,

Developer Contest Winner: SMS and Tracking with Salesforce

Alongside the Cloudstock event, we hosted a developer contest with a focus on getting business done with Salesforce. A stellar mix of entries from developers getting inspired through CRM tools, some who hacked on-site with us during Cloudstock. One productive … Continue reading →

Posted by Meghan Murphy on April 26, 2012 Tagged , ,

Connecting all with VoIP Drupal and Twilio

This post comes to us via Leo Burd, PhD. Leo serves as a researcher for MIT’s Center for Civic Media where he is working to solve issues around digital divide, social engagement, and civic empowerment. To reach that goal, he began exploring and building … Continue reading →

Posted by Keith Casey on April 23, 2012 Tagged , , , , ,

Partyline Transforms Phone Calls into Sound Collages for Art Hack

Partyline, a new experiment which rooted from and the winner of  Art Hack Weekend SF, combines ambient noises and involuntary participation, transforms phones into sound collages. Consisting of two parts–Voyeur, which dials participants and records their inputs and a Sequencer, which … Continue reading →

Posted by Ladan Mahini on April 18, 2012 Tagged , , ,

Build a Simple Phone Verification with Twilio, PHP, MySQL, and jQuery

About a year ago we wrote about phone verification as a preventative to spam or fraud, and a simple way to keep your users safe. Twilio customers continue to use two-factor authentication for the benefit of their customers. Read more about … Continue reading →

Posted by Jonathan Gottfried on April 17, 2012 Tagged ,

Building a SXSW Party Hotline on Salesforce with Pervasive and Twilio

This guest post is by Chad Sakonchick, the Galaxy Marketing Manager for Pervasive.  He’s mildly obsessed with social activities (IRL), any kind of physical challenge, and autonomous drones.  You can keep up with his witty banter at @csakon or virtual … Continue reading →

Posted by Jon Plax on March 29, 2012 Tagged , , , , ,