as you may know, i’ve been dabbling into the dark arts lately. and when I say dark arts, i obviously mean creating projects (internet-based technological software specifically).

from what i’ve divulged in the past, i’ve obviously been working on a news publication for a *long* time. but see, the problem with projects like these is the lack of a *developer*. so, i was on the hunt for a web developer for a *long* time. but when school started up again in September, that hunt turned into a (since i can’t find a better term) less important hunt. a hunt that wasn’t really getting finished.

so, that hunt took a little break. but see, being the person i am, i began a new project. and this project, in my opinion, has the potential to be big.

while I won’t announce the name for the world, checking your resources might give you a big clue.

so, what’s the project all about? communication, with ease. for years, yes years, one thing has attracted me about the blackberry. BBM.

quite simply, the service is one of the best ways of communication out there. it’s exclusive to whomever you’d want to talk to, it’s easy to use, and it’s able to, which is undoubtedly it’s best feature, see if messages have been read or not. it’s a great application that, to use an Apple line, “just works.” (except, obviously, when the service is down.)

after mentioning my appreciation for BBM in a post a few months ago, I went on the search for iPhone apps that duplicated that function. Three apps come close: Ping!, WhatsApp, and (just released) Blipr. my use of “close” though, is the keyword. When Ping! first came out, it was it. WhatsApp received less fanfare, and Blipr, while it only launched recently, got a TechCrunch article. But here’s the problem, they don’t “just work.” using those apps, you can see the successes and the flaws of the design and, in general, you notice how it works. how these apps work shouldn’t be noticed. they should just flow as if they were there originally. as if (in the case of the iPhone) Apple had made it.

unfortunately, Apple hasn’t made it. so, after i watched the progression of “swings-and-misses”, I started a new project. from my words above, you should be able to tell what that project is.

and now, after a few months of off-and-on designing, Step 1 (the ui) is complete. Step 2, though, needs to begin. and that’s why the title of this post is “calling all teen developers”.

if you know how to code, develop, and build applications, I’m looking at you. you don’t have to be a master coder, you don’t have to be well-known.. you do, however, need to know to how to build good looking applications (specifically be well versed in the iPhone and, potentially, Android SDKs), and you do need to be younger than mid-20s. why do i say that, because I have no interest in working with some old fogey on a project that i need a stable partner for.

this isn’t a gig i can post on craigslist and say “i need a coder for two weeks, pays $$$.”

I need a developer to work with me, to build an application, to have ideas on how to improve it, and to be interested in technology and improving people’s lives.

if you think you can help, email me and let’s build something important.

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jon@jonathanfriedman.com