I’ve been selected to receive the first International Genius travel grant from the City of Amsterdam and the Appsterdam Foundation. In recognition of your steller career and continued contributions to the advancement of technology. I’m deeply humbled by this opportunity, and I plan to seek the utmost potential and set a pattern for other interesting […]
Read more »I sat (and skateboarded) for the British Broadcasting Company at my house in San Francisco. We talked about Odeo, Twitter, my company DollarApp, and our community iOSDevCamp. See a brief excerpt here: “I discovered that you can be a new type of writer in this tiny space.” See the interview in full at BBC News.
Read more »What you’re holding in your hands is a set of guidelines. A collection of protocols which describe an approach to another protocol, something we call Twitter. The amazing thing about this particular protocol is that it’s being defined daily. By you. Twitter was inspired by the concepts of immediacy, transparency, and approachability, and created by […]
Read more »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.
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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. […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 […]
Read more »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 help 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 […]
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