The document discusses Ribbit, a voice-powered web app platform. It describes Ribbit as the first phone company in Silicon Valley and a subsidiary of BT. It outlines Ribbit's developer platform, supported languages, and how to perform basic functions like making calls and sending SMS through JavaScript code examples. Additional Ribbit products discussed include Ribbit Mobile, a conference gadget for Google Wave, and a Chrome extension. Contact information is provided at the end.

1. Creating Voice powered web apps with
Ribbit
James Williams
BT/Ribbit

2. Agenda
> What is Ribbit?
> The Ribbit Developer Platform
> "Ribbit Hello World"
> Ribbit Mobile
> Conference Gadget for Google Wave
> Chrome Extension
> Q&A

3. What is Ribbit?
> Silicon Valley's first phone company
> Subsidiary of BT (British Telecom)
> Products and Services
Ribbit Platform
Ribbit Mobile
Ribbit for Salesforce

4. The Ribbit Developer Platform
> manages calls and messages
> play media
> collect DTMF from callers
> on-demand transcription of audio messages

5. Supported Languages
> PHP
> Java
> .NET/Silverlight
> Javascript
> AS3 (Coming soon!)

6. Logging in
function init() {
var token = localStorage["token"];
var appId = localStorage["appId"];
var username = localStorage["username"];
var password = localStorage["password"];
if (token != "") {
Ribbit.init(token, appId);
Ribbit.Login(loginCallback, username, password);
console.log("Attempting login with stored credentials.");
}
console.log("Attempting login");
}

7. Creating a Call
function call(textbox) {
var phonenums = new Array();
var myPhoneNumber = localStorage["phone"];
var number = "tel:"+textbox.value;
phonenums.push("tel:"+myPhoneNumber);
phonenums.push(number);
Ribbit.Calls().createCall(createCallCallback, phonenums, null,
null);
}
function createCallCallback(result){
if (result.hasError){
$("#result").html(result.message);
} else {
$("#result").html("Calling you...");
}
}

8. Sending a SMS
function sendMessage(receiver, message) {
var recipients = ['tel:'+receiver.value];
$("#result").html("Sending message...");
Ribbit.Messages().createMessage(sendMessageCallback,
recipients, message.value, null, "Text Message");
}
function sendMessageCallback(result){
if (result.hasError){
$("#result").html(result.message);
} else {
$("#result").html("Message sent.");
}
}

9. Ribbit Mobile
> http://www.ribbitmobile.com
> online message inbox
> voicemail transcription
> intelligent call routing
> web-based calling
> custom Ribbit Mobile inbound numbers

10. Conference Gadget for Google Wave
> one of the featured gadgets during the Wave launch
> built using our JS REST APIs
> has connected over 50,000 calls since launch
> coded by me!

11. Ribbit Chrome Extension
> send text messages
> listen to voicemails
> find phone numbers within web pages
> mobile dialing - at least until JS gets microphone support :(

12. Ribbit Links
> http:/developer.ribbit.com
> http://ribbitmobile.com
> http://ribbit.com/wave

13. Contact Me
> Twitter: @ecspike
> Email: james@ribbit.com
> Personal Blog: http://jameswilliams.be/blog
> Developer Blog: http://developer.ribbit.com/blog