If you’re very lucky, once in a while you’ll get to be part of something really great. This happened to me in September when I was privileged to be part of a fantastic team that worked feverishly to create a groundbreaking new iPhone application. The Obama ‘08 iPhone application launched yesterday (10/2/08) to a flurry of excitement and activity. Regardless of your personal take on politics, the idea of a presidential candidate using a platform such as the iPhone to galvanize voters is pretty damn sexy — at least in a geeky kind of way. You just know that future campaigns will have to make something even better and more compelling to offer us. Excellent!
Okay, so the real Portland angle here is that half of the Obama ‘08 iPhone team, five of us, are based right here in Portland, Oregon: Aileen Jeffries, Lyza Gardner, Jason Grigsby, Raven Zachary, and yes, me. The combination of politics, web technology, mobile development, and a desire to make a difference really came together here. I think it speaks well of our community and I think we’re pretty lucky to live here.
To celebrate we’re inviting people to join us on Tuesday, October 7th, for an Obama ‘08 iPhone App Launch Party and Presidential Debate Party at the Mission Threater and Pub. Doors open at 5pm so we can all get properly situated for the debate. I hope you’ll come join us for an interesting evening!
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Congratulations, didn’t know the Portland angle, very cool. I’ve already got it on my iPhone, and thought it was super.
I’m breaking rules of etiquette by commenting on my own post, but I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who showed up for the iPhone app / debate party last night. We had a packed house and it was great fun to be around so many people interested in this year’s election.
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