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- JBJ and Kyle won the bowling tournament
- David dominated billiards
- Jason and Maria were the stars at karaoke (we’ve got it on video!), not that they had much in the way of competition
Whrrl Alpha Launch & Party a Huge Success!
January 26th, 2009Thank you so much to everyone who participated in last night’s launch party for our new iPhone application, Whrrl v2.0. We’ve got more pics than I know what to do with so I’ll pull together a longer post over the weekend, but here’s a little sampling of all the fun we had. Check out this “broadcast” from Brian Westbrook and Danielle Morrill:
The photos below come to use courtesy of Renee McMahon, who showed up to snap some photos of the event as it ballooned from a small gathering to an all-close closed-the-doors event. I can’t believe the turnout, and I appreciate all of you who “bought” me drinks (with the drink tickets we gave you, of course). Here’s a sample of her work, and you can see more pictures by Renee from the event on the Seattle Weekly blog.
If you have pictures from the event we’d love to share them with all Pelagoons, please send a link or files to feedback@pelago.com.
Seattle iPhone Developer Community Thriving
December 23rd, 2008TechFlash posted over the weekend that Seattle firms see gold in iPhone Apps, and we certainly agree. Jeff was quoted in the article:
The iPhone and Apple App Store have “created a thriving ecosystem with an effective reach that dwarfs any other path available via a single platform,” said Jeff Holden, CEO of Seattle web startup Pelago, which works primarily with the iPhone.
We can’t wait to share more of the thinking behind the concept of “effective reach” in measuring the strength of the iPhone application ecosystem on the whole, as well as the success of particular applications.
John Cook has been compiling a list of local iPhone applications and developers using local service Blist, check it out and contribute anyone who should be included:
Check out the full article here and if this interested you, you may also consider joining the Seattle iPhone Development group on Google to keep up with the latest events and discussion.
Whrrl Adds Facebook Connect
December 22nd, 2008The latest release of the Whrrl website is now live! Invite your Facebook friends to connect or join Whrrl with ease, and publish your status and location to your Facebook news feed with Facebook Connect! Check out what’s new and how to use it with this slideshow, hosted by Slideshare:
Blake (our website rocket scientist) wants to make sure you know that you’ll only be able to connect with people who have already enabled Facebook Connect, so if you don’t see someone from your Facebook friends list this is the reason. Also a heads up to iPhone users, you’ll need to sign on to the Whrrl website to take advantage of Facebook Connect for now, until we enable this feature on the iPhone as well.
This is our first go-round with Facebook Connect and we hope you’ll let us know if anything seems off so we can work to fix it right away. As always, feel free to email the team at feedback@whrrl.com or leave us a message on Get Satisfaction. Cheers!
iPhoneAppsPodcast Reviews Whrrl
December 19th, 2008As someone who’s constantly demonstrating and explaining Whrrl to others, I know firsthand that it can be challenging to find the right words to teach someone how to use a new product. I have a healthy respect for the work that goes into making a good podcast, and it was flattering to discover a new review of Whrrl via Twitter by @jeradhill
Pelago Holiday Party at The Garage on Cap Hill
December 18th, 2008Cynthia and Erin planned a fantastic holiday party for us, and it all came together last night at The Garage on Capitol Hill. Hope you like our slide show, and that you’ll check out all the pictures on Flickr.
Highlights of the night:
