Kids Code the Darndest Things: 10 Amazing Youth Innovators. Kids deserve more credit than they get.
They're observant, incredibly intuitive and can sometimes figure out what the world needs faster than adults can. With rapid advancements in technology, and coding education geared toward youth, it comes as no surprise that there are kids pushing innovation out there, and creating apps and programs at astonishingly young ages. Here are 10 youth innovators, from ages seven to 15, particularly worth noting and working on projects ranging from games to anti-bullying apps. 1. Nick D'Aloisio At only 15, Nick D'Aloisio created Trimit, a nifty iOS app that summarizes web content into short excerpts for various platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. According to Fast Company, the app's algorithm took D'Aloisio only a month of research to develop — the kind of research often conducted in multimillion-dollar programs and PhD theses.
On March 25, D'Aloisio sold a later version of the app, Summly, to Yahoo for a reported $30 million. Now You, Too, Can Build an App Marketplace. Now You, Too, Can Build an App Marketplace Application stores and marketplaces are becoming a popular means of distributing software and cloud-based apps for PCs and mobile devices.
Made popular by Apple with the iTunes App Store, now it seems every major software and cloud provider has released one or has one in the works. App stores and marketplaces will be among the top 10 strategic technologies for enterprises next year, according to a forecast released by Gartner last week. The market researcher is predicting that app stores will facilitate 70 billion downloads of mobile apps per year by 2014.
While it is primarily consumer-driven today, it will gain momentum for enterprise apps as well, according to Gartner. "With enterprise app stores, the role of IT shifts from that of a centralized planner to a market manager providing governance and brokerage services to users and potentially an ecosystem to support entrepreneurs," according to the Gartner report. 6 Tools to Build a Mobile App on the Cheap. The Mobile App Trends Series is presented by Sourcebits, a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms.
Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates. The massive growth of the app market has coincided with the creation of a parallel niche industry — the proliferation of accessible, low-cost development alternatives to traditional shops and agencies. But not all brands — or industries altogether — require diverse, expansive functionality in their apps. In the same regard, a lean approach to launch can move a unique product to market in a mere matter of minutes. As the mobile applications market moves toward $25 billion per year, according to a MarketsandMarkets report, non-traditional development opportunities are emerging in a number of forms. Below are six platforms carving out their space in the market. 1. 2. 3. Cost: Licenses start at $2,500 per month. 4. 5. 6.
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