Episode 1 - Hampton Catlin - Creator of iWik
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008This inaugural episode of the Mobile Orchard Podcast features an interview with Rubyist-turned-iPhone mogul and iWik creator Hampton Catlin.
iWiK, now renamed iPedia, is a 99-cent Wikipedia companion. It has sold over 50,000 copies, appeared in Time Magazine and has been a “featured app” in the App Store.
Hampton talks about creating the v1 app in just three days; trademark issues and the name change; marketing in the App Store; Apple taking more than a month to approve the latest version; and his upcoming dictionary application Dictionaire.