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Twilio brings its voice and messaging APIs to Windows Azure

Twilio, cloud communications provider we covered for few times in the past, is bringing its voice and messaging APIs to Windows Azure customers. As a result, developers whose apps require features such as interactive voice response, mobile app distribution via SMS, call automation or two-factor authentication, will be able to use Twilio’s REST API to get a flexible, scalable and reliable way to access global telecommunications networks. But that’s not all — to further sweeten the deal (and get some users right from the bat), Twilio is providing developers with Read more

SMS leads to lying, deception and cheating? [Infographic]

So how do we use SMS? According to the following infographic, prepared by Online-Education.net, text messaging could lead to lying, deception and cheating. In fact in a study of college students, 95% said they felt more deceived in texts than in video chats which may not be that surprising since there’s no eye contact or voice inflection. Moreover, emotions and body language aren’t visible, and you can plan your communication in advance… This and other data is neatly presented in an infographic below. Check it out and let us know Read more