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Yahoo! was generous enough to donate their venue for last Summer’s iPhone Developer Camp. During the event, I was finishing the last chapters of 140 Characters. To follow up on that experience, Yahoo! visited my office for a Developer Spotlight on the history of iPhoneDevCamp, Twitter, my book, and the iPhone App.

I’m excited to travel to Park City, Utah for my first visit to the Sundance Festival. Location: Tweet House Friday, January 22nd Reception I’ll be signing copies of 140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form, and demonstrating Square, the revolutionary new payments system from the inventor of Twitter, Jack Dorsey. Saturday, January 23rd […]

Apple has featured 140 Characters as the number two New and Noteworthy App in iTunes! Additionally, the App is shown as the first icon in the App Store on your desktop. Tweet your first impressions by replying to @bookapp and have your writing appear in the App all week. As new readers emerge, we make […]

I wrote the Book for @Meredith. Thanks to Case, Varese, Britt, and Jack for encouraging me. Thanks to my son Leo for inspiring me. Thanks to Adam for prompting me. Thanks to Jenna for writing about this. Thanks to Erin for reading on a weekend. Thanks to Shannon, Deborah, and Matt for picking me up. […]

I met Tracy Sheridan at Lunch For Good, where she bought a copy of 140 Characters using Square. It was still in private Alpha then, so when it launched I met her again. This time at Sightglass Coffee & Roastery. Here’s a clip of us using Square to sell Tracy her second copy of 140 […]

I have been testing Jack and Jim‘s new invention Square since April 2009. Jack bought me breakfast, then proceeded to charge me for it, using his iPhone. I became a Square merchant in May. Since then I’ve been documenting a new 140 character space: the credit card line item. Right now, I’m one of a handful […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Co-creator of Twitter Dom Sagolla releases 140 Characters for iPhone and iPod touch, a new form of hypertext book continuously updated with fresh content. SAN FRANCISCO, CA: 140 Characters, A Style Guide for the Short Form has been released worldwide via the iTunes App Store. Distinctly different from the Kindle edition, the […]

I had an amazing time in Amsterdam, and will be writing lots more about it later. For now, enjoy this brief interview with the Dutch Cowboys at iPhone Developer’s Camp. Thanks to all who attended—this is just the beginning.

The Hypertext Edition of “140 Characters” is a new book format that is constantly updated with fresh content. 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 […]

I enjoyed speaking with Henry Tenenbaum on Sunday morning. I see the future following the model of the past, which is: we started out with this SMS application. Thank you, @HenryTen and @KRON4News for a great experience!