At the New York MAD Meetup, iOS and Android app developers get together to talk shop, share tips and tricks, help each other tackle development problems, and enjoy talks by featured speakers.
We meet at Magnani Caruso Dutton in New York City (W 25 St, between 6 and 7 Av), typically on the last Thursday of the month.
NY MAD is currently on the lookout for featured speakers. If you'd like to volunteer a presentation, don't be shy - let us know!
More info: http://www.meetup.com/NYCMobileAppDev/
6. Administrivia
We meet at MCD Partners in New York City
(W 25 St, between 6 and 7 Av, 4th Floor),
typically on the last Thursday of each month.
NY MAD is always on the lookout for
featured speakers. If you'd like to volunteer a
development-related presentation, or you have
suggestions for future meetups, let us know!
7. Charter and Direction
“At the New York MAD Meetup, iOS and
Android app developers get together to
talk shop, share tips and tricks, help each
other tackle development problems, and
enjoy tech talks by featured speakers.”
8. A Show Of Hands
How many of you are (or expect to be):
• Native Mobile App Developers?
• Mobile Web App Developers?
• Looking for Mobile App Developers?
(Keep Your Hands Raised, Please)
• Developers: See those with their
hands raised AFTER the meetup!
9. Membership Update
101 Registered as of 28 July 2011
89% from NY
8% from New Jersey
One each from Pennsylvania, Florida,
and an Undisclosed Location
11. Open Discussion
It’s time to “talk shop!” The floor’s open.
Here’s what’s fair game:
• Relevant Developer Industry News
• Frameworks/APIs, Libraries, IDEs
• Programming Language Questions
• Specific Development Challenges & Problems
14. Discussion References
Tiny Wings for iOS
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiny-wings/id417817520?mt=8
Distimo - Revenue Generated by Top Grossing iOS Games Up 79%
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Distimo-Revenue-Generated-by-Top-Grossing-
iOS-Games-Up-79-213709.shtml
Skyfire
http://www.skyfire.com/
8/10, 15/25 Top Grossing iPhone Apps are Freemium
http://ryanspoon.com/blog/2011/06/30/810-1525-top-grossing-iphone-apps-are-
freemium/
15. Discussion References
Cocos2D
http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/
Zynga Acqhires Contributors to iPhone Games Framework Cocos2D
http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/09/zynga-acqhires-contributors-to-iphone-
games-framework-cocos2d/
Elevation Partners Director and Co-Founder Roger McNamee at the Paley
Center for Media
http://fora.tv/2011/06/28/Elevation_Partners_Director_and_Co-
Founder_Roger_McNamee
Roger McNamee Bio
http://www.elevation.com/EP_IT.asp?id=102