Application Developers Alliance

It's been one year since Jon Potter and Jake Ward launched the Application Developer's Alliance, an industry association they hoped would provide a collective voice for the creators of mobile and Web apps that was lacking amid discussions among platform providers, device manufacturers and others.  Feature

Twelve months. More than 50 events. Some 20,000 developers. And about 120 corporate members. These are the statistics that make Jon Potter proud.

There is a big difference between using a mobile app while you're out in public and having the personal information you've shared on that app let loose in the public domain. The sooner we all recognize that, the better.

Former Digital Media Association executive director Jon Potter is poised to unveil the Application Developers Alliance, a new professional organization promising to promote mobile developer interests