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Archive for May, 2009

May 28, 2009

The Twitter-verse

Posted by Clifford under Business

Yes, this is going out late.

This Twitter model is working out for me.  I’m grasping it’s nuances.

I thought about writing a series of articles, talking about Twitter’s impact on my business.  But then it occurred to me: you may not care about Twitter at all.  Afterall, who wants to know about some strangers cat that coughed up a hairball or that the line at Harbucks is long.

I’m stick a poll out there and after the weekend, I’ll take it down.

[polldaddy poll="1658392"]

As much as this video cracks me up, this is only a sliver of what Twitter can do.

May 27, 2009

Out of the gate

Posted by Clifford under Business

Almost too much going on.

The launch went well.  Software is flying out the door.  So far feedback has been real positive.  In a surprising move, Europeans downloads are nearly double for this new NestVest than for the old BuyThatDuplex Lite.  I’m thinking the new design has something to do with it.

The latest “beta” of our Pro software is looking real promising.  This is absolutely going to blow the socks off people.

May 25, 2009

Memorial Day

Posted by Clifford under Business

Have a great holiday weekend.

Thank you to all the men and women serving in the Armed Forces.

May 21, 2009

Introducing NestVest Lite

Posted by Clifford under Business

Big day!

Our application “Buy That Duplex Lite” has been replaced with our newest application “Nest Vest Lite“.

I’m excited!  Here it is in iTunes.

This implementation will be a bit bumpy.  When BTD Lite was released back in the day, I put it under my programmers account.  I wasn’t 100% sure people would like the application and I didn’t want to spend an extra $100 on top of all the programming to create my own account.  Well, nine thousand plus (9,000+) downloads later and I’m regretting that decision.  Apple won’t allow me to transfer the application from the programmers account to my account.

So, this is how we’re rectifying my problem.

First:  Release NestVest Lite into the wild utilizing my iTunes account.

Second:  Release and update for BTD Lite, announcing this program will no longer be supported and encourage users to download NestVest Lite.

Third:  Update “Buy That Duplex Pro” to NestVest Pro.  NestVest Pro is coming in a few weeks.

Fourth:  Allow all the BTD Lite users to download the announcement and upgrade to the new product.

For those of you who don’t have an iPhone, I present to you the first screen shots of BTD Lite and NestVest Lite.

I think you’ll agree: we’re heading in the right direction.

BTD Lite

NestVest Lite

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May 20, 2009

Still Waiting

Posted by Clifford under Business

Nine days since we’ve submitted our iPhone app.  And it’s still not approved.

slowly feeling sanity slip away . . .

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