Building PhotoKast: Creating an iPhone app in one month.
Beside the fact, that it is quite interesting to read about the project, I do love the thought before the actual implementation happens.
What’s in a name?
Discovering a good name for your product is important. Spend some more thoughts on it and do not only check for an available domainname :)
Designing the 7 deadly sins
Make sure your application concept is addictive. This part gives credit to Tim Chang's speech at a little Web 2.0 event held in Orange County CA last year. There, he perfectly summarized a key design rule for social networks: build them for one or more of the seven deadly sins. Mapped to software this could mean:
| Lust | Dating |
| Gluttony | Shopping |
| Greed | Budget, Financial |
| Sloth | Productivity |
| Wrath | Debate, Politics |
| Envy | Shopping |
| Pride | Online Identity Management |
Easy as 123. Or not.
Make sure your application is intuitive and easy to use.
Short term commitment or marriage?
Think about the shelf-life of your product
before releasing it
