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semanticist
A usability suggestion: remove the existing info window overlays when you add a new one, having them overlap looks ugly and is hard to read.
sil3ntmac
Yes, and also remove an open overlay whenever you click elsewhere on the map.
sjwalter
Good ideas. Coming right up.
rgejman
Neat idea! The only issue is probably not resolvable. My area code is 847, placing me in northeast Illinois, but I live in NYC. I sent a shoutout with "Hello from NYC!" and it shows up in Illinois!
johns
SMS doesn't provide real-time geolocation data so the best info available is based on the area code.
nico
Cool, worked with Chile! Too bad all cellphones here have the same area code.
samratjp
Just curious - why the popularity in Redwood City and the same txt message for all of them:

"Gort, Klaatu barada nikto." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_barada_nikto)

sjwalter
Some person spammed that over and over. I contacted them. They are pretty cool. :) Really wish I was back in the valley, as this little experiment has put me in contact with lots of wicked hackers.
kevinburke
Edit: Twilio doesn't work with page plus cellular, bummer
johns
Can you email me at jsheehan@twilio.com? I want to look into this.
kevinburke
I checked again and Twilio does work with Page Plus - the problem was with my phone.
pyre
Apparently there are 'free gropes at the airport' in Minneapolis. Huh?
tzury
Cool, I sent a text message, but do not see me on the map.

Note, I do exist on '/pins' which suggest that's probably a bug in Google maps

    {"text":"Hello from Tel Aviv","date":"Mon Nov 22 2010 06:40:39 GMT+0000 (UTC)","location":{"country":"IL","lat":40.6331249,"lng":-89.3985283}}
That's me.
bambax
Just texted from Paris, got pinned in the middle of France: I guess for Europe it only detects the country?