Uncategorized

Draw Something’s Philly roots

You’ve likely had one of your friends challenge you to a game of Draw Something, the new Pictionary-like mobile application where users take turns drawing pictures and guessing the subject. It turns out that the creator of the application is a local boy. Dan Porter, the founder of game studio OMGPOP and maker of the game […]

You’ve likely had one of your friends challenge you to a game of Draw Something, the new Pictionary-like mobile application where users take turns drawing pictures and guessing the subject.

It turns out that the creator of the application is a local boy. Dan Porter, the founder of game studio OMGPOP and maker of the game is from Haverford. In a tweet he confirmed: “yes! I grew up in Haverford. Huge Iggles fan. I rode my banana seat bike in the phila 1976 bicentennial parade!”

While he currently lives in the 67th Ward, we’re happy Porter still reps his hometown. And we wish him luck, his company reportedly generates six-figure revenue every day and he’s reportedly about to announce a sale to Zynga. Maybe after the sale he can set up shop back home.

(also, this author is taking all challengers. s/n: Blandanomics)

 

Before you go...

Please consider supporting Technical.ly to keep our independent journalism strong. Unlike most business-focused media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational support.

Our services Preferred partners The journalism fund
Engagement

Join our growing Slack community

Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!

Trending

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, as creators and communities brace for impact

I’m a teenager who quit social media — and I’ve never been happier

Philly’s big Q4: The region saw $1B in VC investment last quarter alone

Four ways Trump could upend the tech world in his first 100 days

Technically Media