Aaron Parecki is the co-founder of Geoloqi.com, and specializes in backend systems development.
Many people keep asking me why I use Tropo instead of Twilio. It seems that Twilio does a great job of getting the word out about their service, so many people end up using them first. But there are a few reasons I’m using Tropo instead. Basically it comes down to features, scalability and support.
AIM, Yahoo IM, MSN, Jabber and Twitter!
In addition to sending SMSs and calling phone numbers, Tropo... 
On the weekend of December 4th and 5th, people gathered in coworking spaces around the world for the Random Hacks of Kindness hackathon. In Seattle, two teams worked on Population Centers in Disaster, and Mobile Assessment of Damage for the Public.
Results
After a weekend of much hacking, good food, and good company, we came away with solid problem definitions, UI mockups, and prototypes of an iPhone...
