Birdhouse

"Birdhouse is a wonderful “notepad for Twitter”, but I’ve included it in this screenshot mainly..."

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:35:00 -0700

“Birdhouse is a wonderful “notepad for Twitter”, but I’ve included it in this screenshot mainly because Adam Lisagor is a sensitive young man and I know his feelings would be damaged if it weren’t there.”

- John Gruber on why he keeps Birdhouse in his Homescreen, for his entry in the excellent First & 20 (where Birdhouse is kicking face on the leaderboard).

It’s rare to see such unabashed, gushing praise from the normally reserved Grubes. I think someone’s got empty nest syndrome!

Birdhouse is featured in Twitter Wit! In an unquestionably...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:39:33 -0700

Birdhouse is featured in Twitter Wit!

In an unquestionably classy move, Nick Douglas, the editor of the excellent compilation of the world’s funniest toots called Twitter Wit (Harper Collins) has featured Birdhouse in a list of “Tools for Twitter Wits”.

Thanks, Nick. Congratulations on your book. It’s a real fun read which everyone should buy.

Birdhouse gets 4 mice up in Macworld Unfortunately, an editorial...

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:30:00 -0700

Birdhouse gets 4 mice up in Macworld

Unfortunately, an editorial oversight led them to print “You can’t post directly from Birdhouse”, which is completely and entirely 100% wrong in every way. That is, the one purpose the app most definitely serves—that of the ability to save and post to Twitter—has been reported incorrectly. (Way to go, Macworld editors!) But we’ve been in touch and they have promised to print a correction as soon as possible. (Thanks, Macworld!)

UPDATE: As @tj points out on Fun Size Bytes, the error should in no way be attributed to Lex Friedman, who wrote the original online review (and an excellent one at that). TJ did the forensics and has correctly come to this conclusion:

So it appears some anonymous copyeditor for the print version mangled this, probably misunderstanding this sentence from the original article:

[Birdhouse is] meant to be used in tandem with your “regular” Twitter client, since Birdhouse can only be used to write posts, not read them. No, I’m not joking.

Thank you, TJ. Thank you, Lex.

Here’s an incredible tribute from Fusion’s Chris...

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:11:51 -0700

Here’s an incredible tribute from Fusion’s Chris Bowler. I would’ve been more generous with the stars on these drafts, but the guy holds himself to a very high standard.

Analog Birdhouse 1.0 Super Mega-Beta (Field Notes Version)

This is my Birdhouse. There ~~are~~ aren’t many like it, but this one is mine.

My first app, from concept to completion in 45 minutes.

O’Reilly Loves Birdhouse Not to brag or anything, but...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:29:00 -0700

O’Reilly Loves Birdhouse

Not to brag or anything, but O’Reilly Media (maybe you’ve heard of them) sent us this official badge and official press release that says (and I’m paraphrasing here):

Great news, our iPhone App, _____________________, has been selected by O’Reilly Media as a Best iPhone App, and is featured in O’Reilly’s upcoming book, Best iPhone Apps: A Guide for Discriminating Downloaders, due to release in July, 2009. You can learn more about the book at the O’Reilly website, where you can save 30% off the regular price of the book with the special discount code BESTAPP.

UPDATE: We finally made it to BoingBoing. Thanks, Mark F.!

Sakurina’s Sweded Birdhouse Birdhouse user Sakurina,...

Fri, 15 May 2009 14:23:00 -0700

Sakurina’s Sweded Birdhouse

Birdhouse user Sakurina, forbidden from using electronics in class (what class is that - Inhumanity 101?), made his own papercraft Birdhouse to cope.

This may be one of our favorite things.

“Always be prepared” Friend of Birdhouse @magnetbox...

Mon, 04 May 2009 18:51:53 -0700

“Always be prepared”

Friend of Birdhouse @magnetbox provides a fine example of a well-stocked Birdhouse, in case of emergency or unexpected hottie.

via flickr/magnetbox

texburgher: How one iPhone app changed everything. Skyward It...

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:06:58 -0700

texburgher:

How one iPhone app changed everything.

Skyward

It just so happens our users are incredible and make nice things because they are creative, charming, thoughtful, handsome and above all else, they are nice people.

Thank you, Geoff and everyone who helped make this wonderful thing.

Appbank review, translated from the Japanese

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:19:58 -0700

Japanese iPhone App review site Appbank gave Birdhouse what we think may be a glowing review, judging purely by the screenshots they’ve chosen and Google’s very rough translation:

To a murmur KEDOMO witty short.
To sleep one night to a murmur.
Across the series of articles to a murmur.
Polo prevention and unconsciously murmured Limited.
You do not have to save the murmur public good now.
Tweet with too much too, want to murmur prudent people need air.
Twitter murmur in the air do not want seem like addiction, reduce withdrawal symptoms.
Murmur management of multiple accounts.

How I'm Sure Birdhouse Is Worth $4

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:11:08 -0700

A succinct review from Rod Knowlton of Told or Known:

I use it just as much while sitting at my Mac as anywhere else.

Birdhouse, because the fewer the words, the more I want to be sure they’re the right ones.

“Popcorn” Hot Butter People keep asking. People love...

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:07:50 -0700

“Popcorn” Hot Butter

People keep asking. People love their Hot Butter. You cannot go wrong with this track.

This is the track we put to use for the Birdhouse demo video.

And please enjoy this farm-fresh cruelty-free Songza link.

The Story of Birdhouse on iPhone Alley Podcast

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:27:54 -0700

The Story of Birdhouse on iPhone Alley Podcast:

Friend of Birdhouse Michael Johnston (who runs the iPhone Alley blog) invited us to tell the story (oh, the story) of Birdhouse on his podcast. The results are quite astounding.

I’ll guide you: there are about 10 minutes of banter (talk of Doritos and iJustine), about 10 minutes of the What and When of Birdhouse (for the archivists among us) and then 20 minutes on the Why, which for my money, is the meat and potatoes of an app like ours.

This is my Birdhouse.

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:20:00 -0700

This is my Birdhouse.:

Today, Birdhouse was released for sale on the iTunes App Store. It’s a very exciting time. Very exciting.