Convert JSON feed to NSDictionary
Solution 1:
With IOS5 you can use NSJSONSerialization for serializing the JSON.
NSDictionary *dictionary = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:kNilOptions error:&error];
Solution 2:
You can't just cast a string as a dictionary and expect it to parse the JSON. You must use a JSON parsing library to take that string and convert it into a dictionary.
Solution 3:
I made a class that makes this task easier. It uses iOS 5's NSJSONSerialization. Clone it from github here.