Bigger Words is now shipping, bringing the critically acclaimed communication tool to the iPad’s much larger display and keyboard.

Features two gestures:

• Rotate
• Double-tap to Edit

In addition, the following features:

• Edit on launch
• Remembers last edit
• Erase-all button
• Black-on-white display

This app is great for grabbing attention, passing messages, and making a statement!

The creative people at the Yahoo! Developer Network filmed this at my home office in San Francisco.

Thanks to Tom for his engaging questions, and Havi for the opportunity.

Twitter Co-creator Dom Sagolla covers all the basics of great short- form writing, including the importance of communicating with simplicity, honesty, and humor.

This is the first writing guide specifically dedicated to communicating with the succinctness and clarity that the Internet age requires.

“A code of honor for the new way of doing business.”
-@24kLogos

• The equivalent of Strunk and White’s Elements of Style for today’s social media & marketing messages
• Inspiring quotations from comedy to poetry from some of the best writers
• The authoritative approach to Twitter, written by its creators to include other social networks like pure text messaging

“The book is awesome, but the app is sexy.”
-@atebits

140 Characters is a much-needed guide to the kind of communication that can make or break a reputation online.

“This is game-changing.”
-@schwa

Features:

1. Built-in Web browser, with Bookmark



2. Regular updates to the text
3. Integrated Twitter streams of all 140 “characters” to follow



4. Additional Video and Photo content

The text is also supports Copy/Paste throughout.

Even if you have the Kindle edition, this condensed and updated text will provide the freshest reading experience. Tune in to the @bookapp Twitter account for the latest developments.

Keywords: Twitter, Facebook, social, networking, writing, book, links, lead, value, master, evolve, accelerate.

Now Available in the iTunes App Store.

As co-founder of iPhone Developer’s Camp, I maintain contact with developer communities all over the world. One very passionate group has formed in the Netherlands, and has invited me to sponsor, organize, and speak during two great events. The first is a daylong hackathon:

iPhoneDevCamp Amsterdam
November 25th, 2009
11am-4pm (with lunch break)
Westergasfabriek
Attendance Max: 200 people
Also sponsored by One More Thing and PayPal

The second is a two-day conference:

iCE Amsterdam
November 26-27, 2009
Westergasfabriek
Session entitled “The Dollar App” on the 26th
Session entitled “Market Your App Through Social Media” on the 27th

One feature of these events is that we’ll have my book 140 Characters on site for purchase and I’ll be signing them throughout the week. In addition, we are reaching out to the larger iPhoneDevCamp Netherlands community with a special offer:

All students and iPhoneDevCamp.nl attendees who join us at iPhoneDevCamp Amsterdam on the 25th may attend iCE Amsterdam for 75.00€, incl. VAT (a discount of 470.00€). In addition, all qualifying registrants will receive a free copy of 140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form with their purchase. Simply comment here or email the organizers to identify yourself.

I’m very excited to visit Amsterdam for the first time with my wife Meredith, and Hypertext Edition coders Jonathan Wight & Mike Lee, among other excellent presenters. We do hope to broadcast a portion of the proceedings so stay tuned for more information as the date approaches.

It was a thrill to present Big Words at the first ever App Store Showcase at the Apple Store in Downtown San Francisco. I was in august company, where we presented in this order:

1. Mobile Music Messenger
2. Big Words
3. MobiQpons
4. Jurassic 3d Rollercoaster Rush
5. Dropbox
6. Panelfy
7. Surf Report
8. Jaadu VNC
9. Air Guitar
10. Navigon

Every one of these Apps is worth your download!

Thanks to Seth Socolow who organized this, and everyone who joined us—it was a blast and we hope to do it again soon.

I no longer work at Adobe, but have gone full time with DollarApp and my latest project 140 Characters. Adobe has recently relaunched the site, allowing me to embed this well-produced video here.

Thanks to everyone at Adobe for supporting iPhoneDevCamp and my early efforts with iPhone.

Imagine a new type of book: @BookApp.

We are interested in working with any iPhone Developer to offer 140 Characters as an In-App Purchase within their App. Just email dom@dollarapp.com.

I’d like to thank our agent, Erin Malone, for making this arrangement possible.

Thanks to you if we met at WWDC or elsewhere and you offered your encouragement!

‘Baby Shaker’ iPhone Game Sparks Outrage (see 0:36 to 1:08):

Dom: “So this is an application designed for President Obama when he was running for office…”

[voiceover] Independent developer Dom Sagolla helped build the iPhone App for the Obama campaign, and says ‘Baby Shaker’ needed to be pulled.

Dom: “I wasn’t too impressed, and the concept itself is a little bit distasteful actually. I have a toddler, so I wouldn’t use that app.

There’s a certain expectation with the iPhone platform. It’s an expectation of quality, it’s an expectation of a certain experience. We as developers try to trust Apple to help us make the right decisions.”

We’re grateful to AP Video Journalist Haven Daley for his responsible reporting.

“Math Cards” iPhone App Teaches Kids Math and Speeds Up Adult Skills in a Fun Way

San Francisco — February 12, 2009

Flash cards have been around for a long time teaching basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, but they’re tedious and dull. Turning them into an iPhone App makes learning math an interactive experience that’s fun for kids of all ages. It’s even a great game to challenge adults and create faster response times.

Math Cards was developed by William Janoch of Able Mac (http://www.AbleMac.com) and has been released by DollarApp. It is available for 99¢ from the iTunes App Store at http://www.itunes.com/apps/mathcards and is in the Education category, suitable for grades 3 – 5. Math Cards is rated 4+, and will work for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Imagine math practice so rewarding it’s hard to stop

William Janoch, motivated by the desire to see his children learn whenever possible, developed the Math Cards application for his daughters (ages 8 and 9). This flash card application provides the right combination of challenge and reward to keep kids interested, without being frustrated. Math Cards replaces “I don’t wanna” with “Let me do it some more.”

Students are able to control their learning speed because there is no set pause; pauses between questions are controlled by how long the student holds the answer button. They’re eager to learn and excited to earn A+’s. The variable pace of Math Cards allows adults to be challenged and helps all ages improve fine motor skills.

Features kids and their parents love:

• Colorful cards, simple to operate
• Categories for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• Improves Eye-Touch coordination
• Receive grades as they go
• Easy to download and install
• Portable and fun – use it anywhere, anytime

Learning is always fun because it draws on the cutting edge features of iPhone.

DollarApp, located in San Francisco, California, develops fun games, essential utilities, and cool toys for the iPhone. Math Cards is its newest release and an example of the company strategy: one simple idea, developed in one month, and sold for one dollar.

Download Math Cards and see how much fun a dollar’s worth of learning can be!

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Contact Information:

Dom Sagolla
dom@dollarapp.com
http://www.DollarApp.com
415-287-7775

Why set your price at a dollar? It has something to do with being accessible to the greatest number of people, managing user expectations, and providing a focus on simplicity.

Liana discussed this topic with me in a recent episode of the Apple Phone Show over at Podango studios in San Francisco.

Check out my comments on the origins and concept behind ‘DollarApp’, starting around 17:30 into this feature.