Turn-O-Phrase: Word Puzzles for Culture Buffs

Presented at NYC Hack and Tell on December 7, 2011. The game is here: http://www.turn-o-phrase.com

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1. Word Puzzles for Culture Buffs Ilya Bagrak (@ibagrak)
2. One Morning In The Shower •  Thought a lot about language •  Imagined turning memes and phrases into word puzzles •  Made up mind to build something fun
3. Why Turn-O-Phrase? ü Add to my toolbox ü Learn something about user behavior ü Prove that I can ü GO VIRAL
4. How Did It Do? •  2500 visitors •  Of them, 1000 solved 3 teasers •  Of them, 200 signed in with Facebook or Twitter •  Of them, 90 finished all 33 (!) puzzles •  Bonus: ESOL teachers thought Turn-O-Phrase could help their students learn English
5. http://turn-o-phrase.appspot.com Help me on my our next app!!