User:Wordful/sandbox
Dominic Thomas Sagolla is an American author, blogger, software engineer, educator, and surfer. Commonly referred to as a "co-creator" of Twitter, "@dom" is user nine on the system, and is responsible for first pitching the idea at the podcasting startup Odeo in 2006. [1][2][3][4][5]
Sagolla was the build engineer and community manager for President Obama's iPhone App team in 2008 [6], which won praise from Steve Jobs. He is founder and executive director of iOS Developer Camp [7][8], the annual idea contest that has led to the founding of companies such as Square TestFlight, and Getaround [9].
Sagolla is an alumnus of Swarthmore College [10], Harvard University Graduate School of Education [11] and holds an honorary Doctor of Letters from Becker College [12]. He is the author of "140 Characters: A style guide for the short form" [13] and is credited for coining the term "apptivism" [14]. Sagolla has been recognized as an International Genius by the City of Amsterdam [15].
Sagolla grew up in New England and is now a public speaker and innovator [16], represented by William Morris Endeavor / IMG [17]. He is a father of two boys and resides in San Francisco, California.
References
[edit]- ^ "Two Hit Wonder, New Yorker", The New Yorker, 21 October 2013. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Dom Sagolla on Twitter IPO, Outlook for Shares", Bloomberg News. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Early Twitter employees to miss out on millions", CNN, 26 September 2013. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Oprah tweets, Twitter arrives", Christian Science Monitor, 17 April 2009. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Twitter co-founder Dom Sagolla not bitter about sacking", News.com.au, 14 October 2013. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Obama Phone!". Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Twitter co-creator and iPhone DollarApp CEO Dom Sagolla", BBC, 6 July 2010. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ interview on Nightline, 140characters, 2 March 2009. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Square Co-Founder Tristan O’Tierney Leaves The Company To Travel", Pulse 2.0, 14 June 2013. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Twitter Co-founder Dom Sagolla '96 on the Short Form", Swarthmore College. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "One on One with Dom Sagolla", Harvard Magazine, 10 September 2010. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Dom Sagolla — Becker College 2012 Commencement Address (video)". Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "140 Characters: A style guide for the short form", Amazon. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ [1], Urban Dictionary. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ [2], Appsterdam, 2 February 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Dom Sagolla: How Do You Create a Culture of Innovation?", Fast Company, 16 August 2012. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
- ^ WME / IMG Speakers. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.