June 2012
8 posts
Nolan Does Europe
The more I use Spottah, the more I realize it does two jobs. First, Spottah is a social network. My friends and I, for example, created a “Current Status” album. It’s a fun space for us to share what we’re doing without blurting to the masses on Facebook or Instagram. As a result, the pictures and comments are incredibly personal. Other times, though, I turn to Spottah to organize my photos. Right...
Meet the Team: "Cheetah the Cat"
You met The Machyine. Now meet Spottah’s (app store, video) other rockstar developreneur. He´s the fastest cat in the jungle. “Cheetah The Cat” Nolan had a concept: An app for creating a trip-specific photo albums. Jon had a wider vision: Why stop at trips; what about albums for groups, events, interests? A concept, a vision and $1.95 will get you a cup of coffee. Enter The Cat. The Cat took our...
Spottah v. Apple: Why We Aren't Worried
Yesterday, Apple released iOS 6, which includes a new feature called Shared Photo Streams. In a nutshell, Shared Photo Streams is similar to Spottah (app store, video), in that you can create one album or stream, invite a select group of people to that album, and everyone in that album can view and add photos as well as comment.
How do we feel about this? To be honest, the first hour was rough. I...
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Bringing Wedding Guests Together
You know a wedding is great when the guests arrive as strangers and leave as friends. At my wedding, we achieved this by having a bonfire on Friday night. Under a Harvest Moon in Central Vermont, my very-soon-to-be wife’s friends and family mingled with my crew. By Sunday, real friendships had formed. People who did not know each other 48 hours before were hugging each other goodbye. I share this...
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Meet the Team: "They Machyine"
You’ve seen the app. Now it’s time to meet the fine folks behind the pixels. Over the next few weeks, we’ll introduce you to Team Spottah. So without further ado, meet.. Yin aka “The Machyine” Yin joined us this spring and it was immediately apparent that he is not the usual developreneur. As soon as we finalize the requirements of one build, he’s mapping out version two, three, and four. Yin is...
