Hi guys. I am going to blog about MacHeist but first I am going to write a bit about its predecessor called MyDreamApp. The guy behind both of these projects is an 18 year old genius called Phill Ryu This guy gets Marketing. He gets Buzz and Viral Marketing and he isn’t even in college yet! Recently MyDreamApp was a Mac community project where anybody could submit their idea of a dream program for the Mac. Then the best ideas were put aside and the community voted every week for what they though were the best ideas. It was like American Idol for Macware! Week after week the list was culled until the finalists were unveiled. CookBook, Atmosphere and Portal were picked up by major shareware makers and each app will be developed and sold! Plus there were prizes and stuff like that. It was a fun event that gathered massive attention from the Mac community. A similar effort by windows enthusiasts flopped instantly in comparison!

Anyways, Phill instead of basking in his fame decided not to rest on his butt. No instead he has just kicked off the cool and funky MacHeist “treasure” hunt! It is a brilliant and fun filled event where people have to complete a weekly mission. If they are successful then they are awarded with free apps and a discount for an amazing bundle of apps that will be available at the end of the program. The bundle is being billed as an amazing bundle of mac apps at a killer price. I can’t wait! I finished the first mission yesterday and it was great fun. In fact it was so much fun that I spent 3 or so hours on it and forgot about studying for my exam the following day! Luckily I was more than prepared for the test and I didn’t need the extra session but it just goes to show how addictive and fun it is! The cool thing is that it is by invitation only! Because I “played” the MyDreamApp “game” I got into the club! But here is the really cool thing. I’ve got 7 invites that I can give out! So if you want one then drop me a line or a comment! Bye for now and happy heisting!

[tags]MacHeist, Macs[/tags]