Building Web Apps That Talk Back

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1. building web apps that talk back With @timmycrawford | github:

   timmyc Sunday, February 5, 12

2. WHY? it is easy and robots kick ass Sunday, February

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3. getting started is easy Step One: Sign up at Twilio.com

   free $30 credit ftw! Step Two: Grab SID and AUTH Token Step Three: Hack away using your Favorite Language Sunday, February 5, 12

4. mo money Mo Problems? $1.00 Lease a phone number per

   month $0.01 per text $0.01 inbound call per minute $0.02 outbound call per minute Sunday, February 5, 12

5. api library diversity php ruby python .net java node.js -omg!

   or just roll a rest client Sunday, February 5, 12

6. but since i’m a brogrammer i will use ruby (fist

   Bump) Sunday, February 5, 12

7. twiml .is_easy? >> true brogram> gem install twilio brogram> gem

   install builder Sunday, February 5, 12

8. how it works* magical twilio api *ripped off from twilio.com,

   no they didn’t pay me to give this presentation Sunday, February 5, 12

9. just use verbs <SAY> <play> <gather> <record> <dial> <hangup> <pause>

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10. real world example #1 product is available! Sunday, February 5,

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11. i need longboard! Sunday, February 5, 12

12. mom and kid options 1995 Pine hipsters Sunday, February 5,

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13. Twilio.connect(TWILIO_SID, TWILIO_AUTH) Twilio::Sms.message( TWILIO_NUMBER, MOBILE_NUMBER, "click here to confirm" )

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14. you just made your app talk back Sunday, February 5,

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15. people dig it Sunday, February 5, 12

16. Example #2 conepatrol.com Sunday, February 5, 12

17. how? robots scrape and twiml! Sunday, February 5, 12

18. imagine this: It snows up at mt bachelor they actually

    open robot scrapes twilio sends alerts! Sunday, February 5, 12

19. text alert flow: rails app twilio api voice alert flow

    rails app twilio api gets twiml Sunday, February 5, 12

20. <Response> <Play loop="1">http://conepatrol.com/ clips/kids.mp3</Play> <Pause>2</Pause> <Say voice="female" language="en" loop="1">Good morning

    gaper timmy! It is time to wake up because bachelor got 6 inches. It is currently 26 degrees at west village and 23 degrees at pine marten. RIP IT UP LOL!</Say> <Hangup/> </Response> LIVE DEMO!!! Sunday, February 5, 12

21. repeat from roa 2K11 phone lottery Sunday, February 5, 12

22. 541-526-7770 https://github.com/timmyc/Phone-Lottery Sunday, February 5, 12

23. questions? call my twilio number :P and tell people about

    conepatrol.com Sunday, February 5, 12