Delusions of Grandeur

Hello folks,
I’m well aware that this will not be read by many people in the near future, maybe not ever, but everything has a beginning and this unread, unknown post has to happen. I’m hoping some day in the future, this website will be popular, thanks to its sister site mmgm-fbapps.com, which, as you may have guessed, will be hosting my Facebook apps.

I’ll start with an introduction. I’m Omri, I’m a soldier and an NCO in the Israeli artillery. I’ve managed to grab hold of a very convenient position where I have ample and plentiful spare time in the evenings - time that was wasted until recently. With the introduction of my new laptop and cellular modem into my life, that has changed. Evenings like this boring Wednesday nights are now spent doing what I’m doing right now; rabidly typing away at my keyboard. I’ve started to resume my pre-draft profession of web development, on my own this time. I may still do freelance projects, but my vision is elsewhere. This time around, I’m working on my very own, wholly owned, independent money-making projects. Its ambitious, I know, perhaps even arrogant to thinks that a kid with some spare time can make thousands (millions? I certainly hope, but I’m not even aiming there) of dollars from his own little hobby project, but that’s my goal.

My first route to wealth and fortune - Facebook apps. They have incredible potential, and its gonna be tapped. So as a first step, I’m practicing writing those. My first not-for-profit, learn-as-you-go application is called How Long. It shows a little box in your profile page telling your friends how long you have left before your release from the IDF. The interesting functionality should be coming soon - displaying a timeline of your friends’ release dates compared to yours. That’s my practice app. I have a great idea for a potentially money-making app, but it greatly depends on the quality of the implementation, which means I have a lot on my shoulders. There are thousands of great apps out there, competing for profile space and it isn’t going to be easy to win the fight. Its possible, armed with an idea as awesome as what I have, but you need more than ammo to win a battle.

Wish me luck!

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