Are You Paying Attention to Facebook?
Way back in 2004 I wrote about how a scrappy young Google was replacing an increasingly stodgy Microsoft as the predominant tech company. A year later I wrote about how Google hoped to benefit from...
View ArticleGlassboard 2.0: Nailing the Privacy Experience
When we released Glassboard 1.0 last year, I think we nailed the privacy aspects. We built one of the only social apps that truly respects your privacy. We didn’t, however, nail the experience....
View ArticleOn Glassboard 2.0, Nobody Knows You’re a Dog
…but they may know you're a dog person if you join my "Dog Pics" board, which I originally created so my friends and I could share photos and videos of our canine companions on Glassboard. If you'd...
View ArticleGlassboard Premium
Perhaps the question we hear the most about Glassboard is, "if it's free and you don't do ads, then how do you make money?" The answer is with a premium subscription, which is supported by new versions...
View ArticleGlassboard Shines on Nexus 7
Earlier this week I announced a new version of Glassboard for Android which supports Glassboard premium. What I didn’t mention is that this new version is also optimized for tablets like the Nexus 7....
View ArticleGlassboard for Your Kindle
When my Kindle Fire HD arrived, I was impressed – it’s a slick tablet. But like many people, I was disappointed by the limited selection of apps. Some of my favorite Android apps don’t work on the...
View ArticleA New Home for Glassboard
Three years ago I joined a team that set out to create something different: a social app that values your privacy. We wanted to make an app which enabled you to share only with people you trust – no...
View ArticleGlassboard Finds a Home
A few months ago Glassboard went looking for a home, and I’m happy to report that a home has been found at Second Gear. When finding a new owner was first discussed, I was very unsure of the idea. We...
View ArticleWhy I Left Indie Development
In what feels like a different life now, I used to be a fairly well-known indie developer. I spoke at events like SXSW, and my blog had a large audience of people who liked hearing about my work on...
View ArticleThe End of Glassboard
Justin Williams brings the unfortunate but inevitable news about the end of Glassboard: Over the last year we have tried a variety of different methods of converting Glassboard into a sustainable...
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