Hi All,

We're familiar with the guys at Twilio and have attended several hackathon events with them. We used their API to create a "text to vote" system, along with Arduino and PC laptops to influence the user's experience of a physical space on the Real Weather project which you can read about here http://specialmoves.com/research-and-development/labs/four-amazing-ways-to-experience-data

Best

Hannah




Hannah Locke
Head of Business Development
and Marketing
020 3176 4600
07584 038 692
www.specialmoves.com
@specialmoves
Our blog
 


On 30 Sep 2013, at 08:13, Andrew Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Twilio looks interesting. I like the concept.  Not playing with it at
> all, but this bit caught my eye:
> 
> "Twilio lets you use standard web languages to build SMS and voice
> applications. We’re connected to carrier networks globally and expose
> them to you via a clean, powerful web API. So bring your favorite
> programming language, a web server, and build the next generation of
> communications with us."
> 
> Obviously in sales talk here, but the concept is nifty.  Ta for the
> heads-up
> 
> Andrew
> 
> Andrew Lewis
> Acting Head of Digital Media
> Digital Media Team
> Victoria and Albert Museum
> South Kensington
> London SW7 2RL
> 
> 020 7942 2373
> [log in to unmask] 
> www.vam.ac.uk/digitalmedia
> linkd.in/andrewlewis ( www.vam.ac.uk/digitalmedia )
> @rosemarybeetle ( https://twitter.com/rosemarybeetle )
> 
> 
> 
>>>> MCG automatic digest system <[log in to unmask]> 29/09/2013
> 00:00 >>>
> There are 2 messages totaling 150 lines in this issue.
> 
> Topics of the day:
> 
>  1. Twilio (2)
> 
> ****************************************************************
>       website:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ 
>       Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg 
>      Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup 
> [un]subscribe:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ 
> ****************************************************************
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Sat, 28 Sep 2013 12:07:00 +0100
> From:    Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Twilio
> 
> Hey all
> 
> I've just been fiddling with Twilio - https://www.twilio.com - which
> enables you to do exciting things with phone numbers…(!)
> 
> You can do stuff like "if user calls this number then read out this
> text" or "route this number through to this extension" or "ask user to
> choose from the menu" or even "send this data to an API" or…
> 
> And - I thought that this would potentially be a pretty amazing
> platform to build audio tours on. You could purchase a toll-free number
> and then have a web-based backend where you uploaded recordings of
> curators or whatever. I'm still playing but I'm pretty sure sending the
> user a web link via SMS or email or whatever is all going to be possible
> too..
> 
> Anyway - wondering if anyone has played with this or similar?
> 
> cheers!
> 
> Mike
> 
> _____________________________
> 
> 
> Mike Ellis 
> 
> Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency:
> http://thirty8.co.uk  
> 
> * My book: http://heritageweb.co.uk *
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ****************************************************************
>       website:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ 
>       Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg 
>      Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup 
> [un]subscribe:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ 
> ****************************************************************
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Date:    Sat, 28 Sep 2013 12:49:45 +0100
> From:    Peter Pavement <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Twilio
> 
> Hi Mike
> 
> I just had a good rummage around and there looks like there's loads of
> potential there.
> 
> We did some interesting work with SMS gateways before - stringing
> together social interaction and UGC type things for pre-smartphone
> phones. The most successful was a mobile "book group" hub where
> participants were discussing their reads wherever they might be -
> something we take for granted now with smartphones! SMS gateways are
> really simple to run though, just a simple server side script (usually
> php), a simple database (often just one table) and a phone number and
> off you go. We've also used them for verifying sign ups and for things
> like charity pledges at events. The biggest overhead cost was usually
> renting the number, but it looks like Twilio (and no doubt their
> competitors) have got this down to minimal charges.
> 
> The prospect of being able to do the same thing with calls looks pretty
> exciting. I could also see the integration of everyday "interfaces" like
> phone and sms being used to encourage more takeup of higher powered
> functionality in native apps so you can get around the commonly woeful
> data connectivity in cultural venues but still have access to the juicy
> stuff.
> 
> All the best
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> Peter Pavement
> Surface Impression Ltd
> 01273 958600
> [log in to unmask] 
> www.surfaceimpression.com 
> 
> 
> 
> On 28 Sep 2013, at 12:07, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Hey all
>> 
>> I've just been fiddling with Twilio - https://www.twilio.com - which
> enables you to do exciting things with phone numbers…(!)
>> 
>> You can do stuff like "if user calls this number then read out this
> text" or "route this number through to this extension" or "ask user to
> choose from the menu" or even "send this data to an API" or…
>> 
>> And - I thought that this would potentially be a pretty amazing
> platform to build audio tours on. You could purchase a toll-free number
> and then have a web-based backend where you uploaded recordings of
> curators or whatever. I'm still playing but I'm pretty sure sending the
> user a web link via SMS or email or whatever is all going to be possible
> too..
>> 
>> Anyway - wondering if anyone has played with this or similar?
>> 
>> cheers!
>> 
>> Mike
>> 
>> _____________________________
>> 
>> 
>> Mike Ellis 
>> 
>> Thirty8 Digital: a small but perfectly formed digital agency:
> http://thirty8.co.uk  
>> 
>> * My book: http://heritageweb.co.uk *
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ****************************************************************
>>      website:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ 
>>      Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg 
>>     Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup 
>> [un]subscribe:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ 
>> ****************************************************************
> 
> 
> ****************************************************************
>       website:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ 
>       Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg 
>      Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup 
> [un]subscribe:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ 
> ****************************************************************
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> End of MCG Digest - 27 Sep 2013 to 28 Sep 2013 (#2013-200)
> **********************************************************
> 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud
> service.
> For more information please visit http://www.symanteccloud.com 
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> Pearls at V&A South Kensington
> V&A and Qatar Museums Authority Exhibition
> 21 September 2013- 19 January 2014 
> Book now on www.vam.ac.uk/pearls ( http://www.vam.ac.uk/pearls )
> 
> See the exhibition for free if you join as a V&A Member
> www.vam.ac.uk/members
> 
> War Games
> Until 9 March 2014 at V&A Museum of Childhood 
> Admission free
> 
> Keep in touch
> Sign up for V&A e-newsletters www.vam.ac.uk/signup
> Become a fan on Facebook.com/VictoriaandAlbertMuseum (
> http://www.facebook.com/VictoriaandAlbertMuseum )
> Follow us on Twitter.com/V_and_A ( http://www.twitter.com/V_and_A )
> 
> ****************************************************************
>       website:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/
>       Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg
>      Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup
> [un]subscribe:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/
> ****************************************************************


****************************************************************
       website:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/
       Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/ukmcg
      Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/museumscomputergroup
 [un]subscribe:  http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/
****************************************************************