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Date Published
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Danielle Morrill
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581
Language
English
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Summary

The Facebook Application Cloud Call Me has won the Twilio + Windows Azure Developer Contest. The app was created by Dennis (@CoderDennis) and his wife Destiny (@destinypalmer), who acted as his sole beta tester. Kevin Leneway, a Windows Azure evangelist, praised the app's scenario, citing its relevance to the technologies used and its potential for use cases such as dating sites or small businesses that want to maintain customer privacy while still allowing customers to call them directly. The contest focused on Twilio and the deadline was midnight on September 20th, with the winner receiving a Netbook. The app's success is attributed to the pressure of working under a hard deadline, which motivated Dennis to complete his project.