Source: Carl Hooker via Twitter

While Carl Hooker has characterized “app smashing” efforts he has ongoing with a few folks as “App Smashers Fight Club,” and identified a series of rules, I regret that I didn’t quite understand it all. That may be because I haven’t seen Fight Club since the premise didn’t really connect with me.

That said, as my twitter account has been inundated by a flood of creative tweets and products from fellow app smashers, I have begun to catch the gist of what’s involved. As a result, I found myself perceiving the app smashing going on less as a “fight club” defined by rules and more of musicians jamming out for fun. Of course, I don’t play a musical instrument myself so can only intuit what this is like.

I’m reminded of the movie, That Thing You Do, that features a drummer (“Guy ‘Shades’ Patterson” played by actor Tom Everett Scott) jamming with fellow musician great, Dell Paxton. I identify with the drummer, someone who’s not quite there finding himself playing with the greats.

“Can I jam with you a bit?” Dell Paxton asks Guy. Here’s the video clip:

What’s neat about app smashing projects being shared on Twitter is that we’re all sharing app smashing jam. Why don’t you join in?

In the meantime, here are a few of the products I’ve seen slip by in my Twitter stream…I hope there will be more to come:

1. Greg Kulowiec’s App Smashing (@gregkulowiec)
1. Round 1
2. App Smash
3. App Smashing
4. RSA Animate on iPad
2. Carl Hooker (@mrhooker)
1. iCeption
2. App Smash First Entry
3. Reshan Richards (“Explain Everything” app co-founder) (@reshanrichards)
1. App Smash Logo Crushed by Wrecking Ball
2. AppSmash Entry 01
4. Lisa Johnson (@techchef4u)
1. App Synergy – The Art Form of App Smashing
5. Miguel Guhlin (@mguhlin)
1. The Definitive App Smashers Guide (ebook featuring examples)
2. App Smash Entry 1 (made before I even got out of bed this morning!)

I’m looking forward to making shorter ones (my first entry was way too long) and seeing what others have to share!

Check out Miguel’s Workshop Materials online at http://mglearns.wikispaces.com

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