Links to all the news Inside Network brought you between October 3rd and 9th.
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Monday, October 3rd:
- Disney Mobile's Puffle Launch Hits iOS and Android, Earns Players Coins in Club Penguin
- Emerging Top Paid iOS Apps: New Games from EA, Madfinger and Infinite Dreams
- DotEmu and BulkyPix Invite iOS Gamers to Visit 'Another World'
- Adobe Looks Beyond Flash as It Acquires PhoneGap-Maker Nitobi
- Revenue for Top-Grossing iOS Games Appears to Level Off Ahead of iPhone 4S Launch
Tuesday, October 4th:
- Apple's Game Center Gets Update, Has 67 Million Total Accounts to Date
- Apple Says It Has Paid Out $3 Billion to Developers
- Free 3GS, Lower Prices Will Help iOS' Reach Among More Mainstream Consumers
- What the iPhone 4S Can Do for Games
Wednesday, October 5th:
- Emerging Top Grossing Apps: EA, Ngmoco, Game Insight and TinyCo
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: TinyCo, Wild Needle, CrowdStar and More
Thursday, October 6th:
- Emerging Free iOS Apps: Old Apps go Free and New Apps Show Modest Debuts
- Just as Apple Intrudes, Sincerely's Photo-Printing Platform Racks Up Partners Like Path, Lonely Planet
- New Hires in Mobile: InMobi, GREE and Rovio
- Top Emerging Android Apps: Smurfs Arrive, Flash Updates and Live Wallpapers Get Seasonal
Friday, October 7th:
- Is Pocket Gems Leveling Up With New Funding From Redpoint?
- Mobile App Roundup: FIFA 12, Mooter Media, TellTale Games, Adobe & Hotmail
Saturday, October 8th:
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, October 3rd:
- The Sims Social, Pioneer Trail Lead This Week's List of Fastest-Growing Games by MAU
- A Closer Look at Zynga's First Full Sequel for Facebook, Mafia Wars 2
- Airport City From 6waves Lolapps Lands on Facebook
Tuesday, October 4th:
- Revenue for Top-Grossing iOS Games Appears to Level Off Ahead of iPhone 5 Launch
- Little Cave Hero Developer Atakama Labs Acquired by DeNA
- Apple's Game Center Gets Update, Has 67 Million Total Accounts to Date
- What the iPhone 4S Can Do for Games
- Epic Games, Angry Birds Running on Flash 11
Wednesday, October 5th:
- The Pokerist Club, Bubble Witch Saga Beat Out The Sims Social on This Week's List of Fastest-Growing Games by DAU
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Lolapps, Entertainment Games, TinyCo and More
- The Big Bang Theory: Mystic Warlords of Ka'a Brings Popular Sitcom's Favorite Game to Facebook
Thursday, October 6th:
- New Hires in Social Gaming: 5th Planet, Vostu and Zynga
- Russia's Pixonic Ready to Bet on Facebook, Mobile
- The Sims Social: 50 Days In and Gunning for CityVille's Top Spot
Friday, October 7th:
- 3D Slots, Dirty Dancing Top This Week's List of Emerging Facebook Games
- Heart Shaped Games' Hero Generations Will Make You Famous on Facebook
- Social Discovery Works for Games on Facebook if You Trust Your Social Graph
- Social Gaming News Roundup: RockYou, Elvis, Cow Clicker, Mafia Wars Shakedown and Dungeons & Dragons
Saturday, October 8th:
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, October 3rd:
- Spotify, Photos, Profile Report cards, Page Tabs, Badoo and More on This Week's Top 20 Growing Facebook Apps by MAU
- Featured Facebook Campaigns: Pretzel Crisps, Farmers Insurance, Zynga, 7-Eleven and JVC
- Jobvite's New Facebook Recruiting App Suggests Friends to Refer
- Facebook Lets Brands Measure Earned Media With "People Talking About This" Page Metric
- Facebook's Expanded Premium Ad Unit Combines Page Post Content with Convincing Social Context
Tuesday, October 4th:
- Movies, TV, Sports, Music, Angry Birds, Video Chat and a Chinese Model on This Week's Top 20 Growing Facebook Pages
- New Facebook Platform Industry Hires: Buddy Media, Involver, BranchOut and Efficient Frontier
- Facebook Struggles to Explain Its Web-Tracking Practices
Wednesday, October 5th:
- Yahoo, YouTube, Friends, Dogs, God, Mobile, Photos and More on This Week's Top 20 Growing Facebook Pages by DAU
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Acquinity Interactive, Warner Bros, Mindspark and More
- Facebook Reveals More Details About Timeline, Including an Approval Process for Open Graph Apps
- Bing Powers New Facebook Page Post Translation Tool
- The Facebook Marketing Bible October 2011 Edition Is Now Available
Thursday, October 6th:
- Photos Posted by Facebook Pages Now Appear Larger in the News Feed
- Facebook Careers Postings: Asia, Data Centers, Sales, Marketing and More
- Facebook Hires and Departures: Engineering, Monetization, Account Management and More
- How to Use Facebook Timeline for Marketing
Friday, October 7th:
- Photos, Hearts and Calendars on This Week's Emerging Facebook Apps by MAU
- News Outlets Preserve Privacy by Giving Users Ways to Mute Facebook's Frictionless Sharing
- Facebook to Remove "Reviews" Page Tab App, Says New Tools Are Coming
- Facebook Roundup: Sparapani, BranchOut, AdParlor, Mail.ru, Websense and Michael Jackson
Saturday, October 8th:
Source: Inside Social Games