Political Caricatures OK'd by Apple

My first app caused me a ton of heartbreak because of Apple's stance on caricature drawings of political figures. I was literally thrown into the doghouse for drawing President Obama throwing a frisbee on the White House lawn. Other apps were turned down as well, but it was a tough lesson. I just got a Google alert that Apple has changed their mind. now you CAN cartoon political figures… "Son of a bitch!" I repeat, "son of a bitch!" It's like playing basketball while they change the height of the rim. No, it's more like moving furniture. Honey, I think it looks better here, no here…no here. It's really a pain in the butt to learn a lesson, adjust your life then have that lesson changed. Had I mentioned "son of a bitch!".

I just edited the app description for the last time and sent instructions to finish the free app. In theory , my part (artistically) is done. I would expect that I would submit this week, but I said the same thing a few weeks ago. It's almost time to change into my marketing hat.

The First Dog

After reading for a few days I wrote a list of possible things to do with an iPhone. One idea was to throw a ball to a dog. This evolved into throwing a frisbee to the Obama's dog on the White House lawn, then get the Humane Society involved. TheFirstDog was my first app. My approach put me in hot water with Apple.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/20/apple-iphone-yakapp-technology-wireless-apple.html

At the time iFart was a big deal. Simulating bodily functions was not my idea of a good game. I wanted to appeal to a large audience. About this time, Madoff got busted in his Ponzi scheme as well as the economy was tanking. It hit me that people would be mad at their boss. It was suggested we have a second title ready soon after TheFirstDog. That would be my new app, code named Hugh DeMann.