Of course, everyone is all atwitter about the soon to be released new Apple tablet and that excitement apparently includes app developers. Jeff Haynie and his folks at Appcelerator did a survey of about 500 of its 18,000 developers. According to the survey, the developers anticipate building tablet apps in this order: Business/Productivity, Entertainment, Social Networking, Education, and Games. That’s different from the iPhone where the Top iPhone Store Apps are: Games, Entertainment, Books, Education and Travel.
Here is why the folks at Appcelerator think this is important:
Games have held the top spot since the launch of the iPhone. While no one doubts they’ll continue to be a hot seller, it is notable that new categories rank so highly. Some respondents wrote that with a rumored built-in camera, the Apple Tablet could spur new growth in video conferencing and video social networking. Many developers see the classroom as a huge opportunity, while the larger screen interested others in business scenarios, especially in the areas of finance and medical applications.
You can read the full report here.
Plus you can see an interview Scobleizer conducts with Haynie below:
Full disclosure: Haynie was an original founder of SoCon07 with Sherry Heyl and me and Appcelerator is one of our sponsors. More important than that is he will be at the SoCon10 Friday night dinner and be a moderator on a breakout session on apps on Saturday. Plus, Haynie and Appcelerator and the Center for Sustainable Journalism will be hosting an app building workshop at Kennesaw State University on April 24-25 entitled:
Develop Mobile Apps Using Your Web Skills – Develop native apps for iPhone and Android using your Javascript and HTML skills.
* Use your web skills: Use your Javascript and HTML skills to develop mobile apps.
* Develop for multiple platforms at once: Use a solution that allows you to create for multiple platforms on one codebase. At a minimum, you need to support the iPhone and Android platforms to stay ahead of the curve.
* Reduce your development time: Using web technologies is an order of magnitude faster than Objective-C or other mobile languages. Reduce the typical 6 month app development timeframe down to 2-4 weeks for almost any project.
* Regain control: Keep your clients talking to you about their mobile campaigns, not a job shop.
Want more details, send an email to csjinfo@kennesaw.edu — Put Apps Development in the subject line. If you are now or want to be an app builder, mark your calendar. This is big.
