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Show HN: AlexaFeed – Use Twilio to create Alexa Flash Briefing feeds

5 pointsby nealrsalmost 8 years ago

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nealrsalmost 8 years ago
Hey HN, I made this to scratch an itch &amp; experiment with Alexa as a distribution platform. Basically, it&#x27;s a Flask app that creates audio Flash Briefings for Alexa by doing 2 things:<p>1. Allowing you to call in and record audio clips, saving them to s3 using date-based filename. (you can email them in too.)<p>2. Generating a dynamic Alexa Flash Briefing JSON feed based on the current date.<p>[Live demo of the feed](<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wakeyio-alexa.herokuapp.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;wakeyio-alexa.herokuapp.com&#x2F;</a>)<p>[Add this skill to your Alexa Flash Briefing and try it live!](<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Neal-Shyam-Wakey&#x2F;dp&#x2F;B072LFK83G&#x2F;ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-skills&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1497901445&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=wakey+wakey" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;Neal-Shyam-Wakey&#x2F;dp&#x2F;B072LFK83G&#x2F;ref=sr...</a>)<p>If you&#x27;re a frequent content creator&#x2F;podcaster like Gary V or Justin Kan - this could be a neat way to get into people&#x27;s daily routines.
cphooveralmost 8 years ago
Awesome!