Here are some instructions on how to complete an “Ad Hoc Distribution ” of an application before it’s available in the iTunes Apple Store. We thought our fearless alpha testers might find these useful! Note: We have not reached our 100 tester limit yet, so tell your friends!

Also, here is a helpful video Dan created which will walk you through the install steps.

Please send us an email at help@shoutnow.com if you experience any problems along the way. Otherwise, Darby will just be busy watching back episodes of The Tyra Show he missed during SXSW.

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We’re live from SXSW (and Barcamp) and want to send a quick announcement that we are still looking for testers for the ShoutNow iPhone app. Email: help@shoutnow.com with your iPhone’s Unique User Identification number. For information on how to locate that number, please read these - More...

That’s right folks! We have been busy creating new and FREE ways for you to let your voice be heard. And we won’t stop at the iPhone.

We submitted the app to the Apple store on Monday for approval. We are hoping this process will only take a couple days to allow for the app to be available in time for South by Southwest in Austin (more on this later).

Getting Started

Download the app either directly from your iPhone or from a link which will be on our home page and will take you to the Apple Store. Once the app is installed on your iPhone (software 2.0 or higher) you will create a ShoutNow login to record and upload your messages to the public timeline. Note: While an iPhone and login is required to record messages you don’t need one to listen to them!

Tag it, Tweet it, Share it

Once you record your message you are able to name it and tag it with keywords. You can also instantly play your message back before posting it.

You can also sync your shouts with your twitter account. This is just an option, so if you don’t twitter, don’t fret- you can still Shout! If you do twitter, simply enter your twitter login info when asked for it your Shouts will automatically update on your twitter feed. No more pesky character limitations. Phew! Once you have tweeted your shout your friends can listen to your message on the ShoutNow public timeline even if they do not have an iPhone or a ShoutNow account. Access is unrestricted and totally free!

As you add Shouts to your timeline you can go back and view them on your Shoutbox page listed by the date they were recorded. They will be saved and you can continue to tag them, tweet and share them with your friends. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have made chocolate chip cookies from scratch, you can appreciate how many ingredients it takes to make them successfully. Just one forgotten ingredient, or too little or too much of something and the delicious treat will fail to delight.

Twilio has perfected the recipe for the open telephony API platform and investors, developers and customers alike have taken notice.  An announcement broke yesterday in TechCrunch that Twilio closed their first round of funding (amount unknown) led by Founders Fund and Mitchell Kapor. The cash infusion will be used for sales and marketing and infrastructure services. In addition to TechCrunch, posts appeared on GigaOm and TelephonyOnline and included details about Twilio’s new customers including Cheetos, Earth911, Tumblr and Sony Music. Read the rest of this entry »