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Very cool, Kylie -- I especially smiled for the 'Wuv You'! Sounds like a genius child to me too :-)
Commented Sep 2, 2009 on A Few Things I Know at chapter XVII
A Few Things I Know
You know you are old when the hemlines at a conservative store like Ann Taylor Loft strike you as risqué. You know you have good neighbors when they call you on a Tuesday night and say "We have some leftover ribs we would love to give you." Ahh, yes please! You know you are sentimental when you...
Really, the Twilio functionality has fundamentally changed our business -- what seemed like a nice 'add-on' feature has actually changed our tracking abilities -- previously, calls would get placed to teachers, but we had no way to know if they were happening, and no way to communicate to teachers that we were helping them get these calls.
Now, we can include a small (2-3 seconds) of TeachStreet branding with each call, and also give teachers extra value (by hiding their personal phone number if they desire, record messages for later, etc.).
And, since launch, we've experimented with some other use-cases -- we look forward to additional product add-ons (giving teachers a heads up when they get their first student, so they know to look a little more carefully at the new-student e-mails, etc.).
Really -- Twilio team, you're rocking it!
Dave
Commented Aug 26, 2009 on Teach Street Releases Call Tracking & Payments Platform for Teachers at Twilio Cloud Communications Blog
Teach Street Releases Call Tracking & Payments Platform for Teachers
Twilio customer Teach Street announced today that they've launched their payments platform and (Twilio-powered) call tracking services, making it easier than ever before for teachers to participate in e-commerce. How Teach Street Uses Twilio With Twilio, Teach Street provides teachers with p...
Hey Team Twilio -- did you TRY this app? I admit that the ease of setup was great, but the transcription was pretty bad. And, I thought that I'd get the sound file attached somehow, so I could decipher it myself later. I know that beggars can't be choosers, but I'm not sure this one adds a lot of value for me. Love the innovation, but...
Commented Jun 16, 2009 on Call the Milk Wins Netbook Week #4 - This Week: Open Source It! at Twilio Cloud Communications Blog
Call the Milk Wins Netbook Week #4 - This Week: Open Source It!
Do you find yourself thinking of things to add to your to-do list at the most inconvenient times and places? Do you wish you could capture you to do list as you think of it, instead of trying force it out of your brain and onto paper when you're in a rush? If you strive to capture your to do l...
You're the best, Dave -- it's been wonderful getting to know you -- it's always interesting and fun!
Commented Jun 5, 2009 on DMC Metamorphosis :) at Master of 500 Hats
DMC Metamorphosis :)
I feel like i've hit a turning point in my life. Something has happened in the past 6 months, in the past 3 years since leaving Simply Hired & PayPal. I'm not sure when it all clicked, but i've been fortunate to have a lot of wonderful things come my way lately. Those things include but are ...
I'm sure I've got a very similar photo -- gotta dig it up!
Commented May 21, 2009 on Andy in college, a photo from 1986 at A Sack of Seattle
Andy in college, a photo from 1986
Love your work -- was very very tempted by those felt coasters with the tandem bike on them :-)
Commented May 7, 2009 on collaboration and collecting ideas at all things girls can tell
collaboration and collecting ideas
this week's been flying by as i catch up from not feeling quite 100% recently. since i'm excited about what's going on, i figured i'd take a moment to share some highlights of what i'm working on. the studio's been shaping up nicely - a few work areas are all set up and have been printing l...
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