App developer speaks at Webster
By: Matt Jamieson
Issue date: 3/4/10 Section: News
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Tapulous created the "Tap Tap Revenge" application - also known as an app - for the iPhone, and Decrem spoke on the changing world of social interaction and the advances in technology.
"When it comes to creativity, there are no rules," said Benjamin Akande, dean of the School of Business and Technology, during his introduction of Decrem. "Bart has rocketed to the top of the business."
After a few brief technical difficulties, Decrem began his presentation by sharing his background. Born in Belgium, Decrem came to the US to study law at Stanford University.
"I thought law was interesting, but I had no intention of becoming a lawyer," Decrem said.
Decrem created the company Eazel in 1999 with a goal to make the Linux computer system easier to use. After Eazel, Decrem ended up at the Mozilla Foundation and had a hand in creating the Firefox browser.
"AOL and Microsoft had reconciled and created this browser called Netscape," Decrem said. "And through Mozilla, we were able to create Firefox."
Decrem also worked at Doll Capital Management as their entrepreneur-in-residence. Decrem said his app ideas came at the advent of Facebook and the iPhone.
"I knew the iPhone was going to be the game changer," he said. "It was big, disruptive, and that excited me."
Decrem said about every 10 years there are big trends that redefine computing, and society as a whole is currently in the second year of the "Mobile Decade."
"My original idea was just to create a set of apps that would connect people to common social networks," Decrem said.
He created an app for Twitter and one for photo sharing before finding major success with "Tap Tap Revenge."
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