Dominic Thomas Sagolla (born January 4, 1974) is an American author, software engineer, educator, and surfer.
Biography Sagolla, commonly self described as a "co-creator" of Twitter, is user nine on the system (as "@dom"). He first pitched the idea at the podcasting startup Odeo in 2006."Two Hit Wonder, New Yorker", The New Yorker, October 21, 2013. Retrieved on December 7, 2015."Dom Sagolla on Twitter IPO, Outlook for Shares", Bloomberg News. Retrieved on December 7, 2015."Early Twitter employees to miss out on millions", CNN, September 26, 2013. Retrieved on December 7, 2015."Oprah tweets, Twitter arrives", The Christian Science Monitor, April 17, 2009. Retrieved on December 7, 2015."Twitter co-founder Dom Sagolla not bitter about sacking", News.com.au, October 14, 2013. Retrieved on December 7, 2015.
Sagolla was the build engineer and community manager for President Obama's iPhone App team in 2008,"Obama Phone!" . Retrieved on December 7, 2015. which won praise from Steve Jobs. He is founder and executive director of iOS Developer Camp,"Twitter co-creator and iPhone DollarApp CEO Dom Sagolla", BBC, July 6, 2010. Retrieved on December 7, 2015.interview on Nightline, 140characters, March 2, 2009. Retrieved on December 7, 2015. the annual idea contest that has led to the founding of companies such as Square, TestFlight, and Getaround."Square Co-Founder Tristan O'Tierney Leaves The Company To Travel" , Pulse 2.0, June 14, 2013. Retrieved on December 7, 2015.
Sagolla is an alumnus of Swarthmore College,"Twitter Co-founder Dom Sagolla '96 on the Short Form", Swarthmore College. Retrieved on December 7, 2015. Harvard University Graduate School of Education"One on One with Dom Sagolla", Harvard Magazine, September 10, 2010. Retrieved on December 7, 2015. and holds an honorary Doctor of Letters from Becker College."Dom Sagolla — Becker College 2012 Commencement Address (video)". Retrieved on December 7, 2015. He is the author of "140 Characters: A style guide for the short form"."140 Characters: A style guide for the short form", Amazon. Retrieved on December 7, 2015. Sagolla has been recognized as an International Genius by the Appsterdam Foundation."Appsterdam: International Genius Grant", February 2, 2012. Retrieved on December 7, 2015.
Sagolla grew up in New England and is now a public speaker and innovator,"Dom Sagolla: How Do You Create a Culture of Innovation?", Fast Company, August 16, 2012. Retrieved on December 7, 2015. represented by William Morris Endeavor / IMG.WME / IMG Speakers . Retrieved on December 7, 2015.
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External links Dom Sagolla Dom Sagolla on Twitter