Hearts of Darkness: Tweetpocalypse Now

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In 2009, when Twitter was first starting to take off, a rich constellation of Twitter clients appeared. One of the brightest stars of that time was Birdfeed, one of the few great Twitter readers for iPhone at a time when Twitter had no iOS app of its own (it later acquired Tweetie, which became Twitter for iPhone). Birdfeed was popular among the tech-focused early adopters of Twitter and was acquired by Brizzly in 2010.

In this talk, Buzz will explain how Birdfeed came about, what made it special, and what he learned from building iOS apps in an API ecosystem. He'll also dish a little dirt on the contentious third party Twitter app scene.

Event Details
6:30-7:00 Food and drink
7:00-8:30 Talk and Q&A with Buzz Andersen
8:30-9:00 Networking

About Buzz
Buzz Andersen is the author of PodWorks, Cocoalicious, and other assorted Macintosh software. Before leaving to go indie and hit the road, he worked on Mac OS X and Soundtrack Pro 2 at Apple in Cupertino, California. Buzz also organized the infamous yearly un-official WWDC party, until he moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn. There, he developed Birdfeed, served as Director of Mobile on Tumblr, and now is a founder of BK Computer Club.

Follow Buzz on Twitter at @buzz. Follow Hack Deploy Scale at @hackdeployscale.

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