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Raven Zachary

http://twitter.com/ravenme

Areas of Expertise:

  • iphone
  • consulting
  • speaking
  • training
  • writing

Biography

Raven Zachary helps people create, develop, and launch iPhone products and services. He also is a Contributing Analyst with The 451 Group, an IT industry analyst firm. Raven works with O'Reilly Media on iPhone and mobile technology related events and coverage, and is the founder of iPhoneDevCamp, a not-for-profit iPhone developer conference. He is currently advising a number of companies on iPhone strategy and product development. Raven has directed the launch of two Top 20 iPhone applications, Obama '08 for Obama for America and Nearby for Platial. He is regularly quoted by the press about the iPhone and is a frequent conference speaker on the topic. Raven’s iPhone pursuits can be viewed at raven.me and he can be followed on Twitter, @ravenme.

Blog

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Who's Winning the Smartphone Wars?

August 24 2009

The short answer - Microsoft and Nokia are slipping, RIM and Apple are gaining. It's too early to tell with Google. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. read more

The Next Wave of iPhone Apps

June 18 2009

This is the biggest week of the year for iPhone users, as Apple released iPhone OS 3.0 on Wednesday and will be launching the new iPhone 3GS on Friday. The iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update provides a significant number of enhancements to the operating system including spotlight search, cut, copy,… read more

Who says Lite apps don't work?!

January 13 2009

For the first time in the history of the App Store, the same iPhone application holds the #1 spot in both the Top 25 Paid and Free apps lists. The app is iShoot by Ethan Nicholas. It's a fairly straightforward... read more

[Raven] Who says Lite apps don’t work?!

January 13 2009

For the first time in the history of the App Store, the same iPhone application holds the #1 spot in both the Top 25 Paid and Free apps lists. The app is iShoot by Ethan Nicholas. It’s a fairly straightforward artillery combat game that many of you will likely have… read more

[Raven] Who says Lite apps don’t work?!

January 13 2009

For the first time in the history of the App Store, the same iPhone application holds the #1 spot in both the Top 25 Paid and Free apps lists. The app is iShoot by Ethan Nicholas. It’s a fairly straightforward artillery combat game that many of you will likely have… read more

[News] Featured in App Store 2009.01.05

January 12 2009

A look at this week’s featured iPhone applications by Apple for the United States. New Keynote Remote, Apple Inc., Productivity Rolando, ngmoco, Inc., Games SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: DANCE!, Paramount Digital Entertainment, Games HydroTilt, Publisher X, Games Mint.com, Mint.com, Finance Solitaire City Deluxe, Digital Smoke LLC, Games Low Grav Racer, Cobra Mobile, Games Chocolate Shop Frenzy, Digital Chocolate, Inc., Games My… read more

[News] Featured in App Store 2009.01.05

January 12 2009

A look at this week’s featured iPhone applications by Apple for the United States. New Keynote Remote, Apple Inc., Productivity Rolando, ngmoco, Inc., Games SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER: DANCE!, Paramount Digital Entertainment, Games HydroTilt, Publisher X, Games Mint.com, Mint.com, Finance Solitaire City Deluxe, Digital Smoke LLC, Games Low Grav Racer, Cobra Mobile, Games Chocolate Shop Frenzy, Digital Chocolate, Inc., Games My… read more

iPhone Activities @ Macworld

January 05 2009

Headed to Macworld? There are number of iPhone-related talks and events taking place at and surrounding Macworld this year. This is liklely not complete list, but I provide some of the items that stand out. This information is collected from... read more

[Raven] iPhone Activities @ Macworld

January 05 2009

Headed to Macworld? There are number of iPhone-related talks and events taking place at and surrounding Macworld this year. This is liklely not complete list, but I provide some of the items that stand out. This information is collected from the Hess Memorial Macworld Expo SF 2009 Events List, the… read more

[Raven] iPhone Activities @ Macworld

January 05 2009

Headed to Macworld? There are number of iPhone-related talks and events taking place at and surrounding Macworld this year. This is liklely not complete list, but I provide some of the items that stand out. This information is collected from the Hess Memorial Macworld Expo SF 2009 Events List, the… read more

[Raven] Segment-Changing Arranged

December 28 2008

“This is a segment-changing arranged. Apple’s glory this month will close up and about redefining the client animated area on the other hand again, as Apple tail ending year with the first launch of the iPhone.” - Raven Zachary Ok, not a verbatim quote. Occasionally, an article I happen to be quoted… read more

[Raven] Segment-Changing Arranged

December 28 2008

“This is a segment-changing arranged. Apple’s glory this month will close up and about redefining the client animated area on the other hand again, as Apple tail ending year with the first launch of the iPhone.” - Raven Zachary Ok, not a verbatim quote. Occasionally, an article I happen to be quoted… read more

Apple's New Position on App Acceptance

December 27 2008

As best as we can piece together, Apple changed its criteria for iPhone application acceptance sometime in early December. The first we heard of this change was from Sam Magdalein, creator of Pull My Finger. Earlier this month, he received... read more

[Raven] Apple’s New Position on App Acceptance

December 27 2008

As best as we can piece together, Apple changed its criteria for iPhone application acceptance sometime in early December. The first we heard of this change was from Sam Magdalein, creator of Pull My Finger. Earlier this month, he received a call from an Apple representative indicating that a whole… read more

Palm's Third Act

December 27 2008

2009 marks another year when Macworld and CES are scheduled for the same week. It'll be a great week for product announcements, but it'll also be a week of information overload. RSS feeds will overflow with gadget coverage. For those of us covering technology, it presents some logistical challenges, too.… read more

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Multimedia

Webcast: A Preview of iPhoneLive
October 14, 2008
This is a free live event. Scheduled for approximately 60 minutes. In this live, online event, Bill Dudney and Raven Zachary share a preview of the presentations they'll give at the upcoming iPhoneLive Conference taking place November 18 in San Jose...

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