Here are all the stories last week from Inside Mobile Apps, Inside Social Games and Inside Facebook.
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile applications, social platforms, and virtual goods.
Monday, April 18
- Apple May Have Tweaked App Store Ranking Algorithm, Making Downloads Matter Less
- Emerging Paid iOS Apps: Gamevil’s Air Penguin, Civil War Top the Charts
- Facebook’s iPhone App Vaults to #1 on Suspected Ranking Algorithm Changes
- Penguins Fly With Gamevil’s Air Penguin on iPhone
Tuesday, April 19
- Apple Appears to be Cracking Down on Incentivized Installs
- Geek Beach Goes 3D With iOS Title A Monster Ate My Homework
- Odd Rankings Fluctuations Continue in Apple App Store
- Emerging Top-Grossing iOS Apps: Tax Apps, KORG and Navigon Rise
Wednesday, April 20
- Emerging Top Free Apps on iOS: New Games Bubble Up Amid Suspected Rankings Tweak
- Path Drawing & Tower Defense Meet in A.I.R. Defense
- New Jobs This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Breaktime Studios, NaturalMotion, wooga & More
- Apple’s Q2 iPad Sales Fall Short of Estimates at 4.69M, While iPhone Sales Beat Them
- Mobile Game Developers Grapple With Apple Crackdown on Incentivized Installs
Thursday, April 21
- New Hires in Mobile: Atakama Labs, Gameloft, InMobi, & More
- Glu Churns Out More Casual Titles for iOS as Bug Village Reaches #8
- Japan’s GREE Picks Up Mobile-Social Gaming Network OpenFeint for $104 Million
Friday, April 22
- Poor Controls & Usability Problems Hurt The Relic’s Potential
- Pocket Gems’ Tap Pet Hotel Scales to #2 on iOS Free & Grossing, Offer Wall Conspicuously Absent
- Mobile Apps Roundup: Intuit, Nokia And Microsoft, iPhone Sales, and More
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, April 18
- Diamond Dash Still Leading This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by MAU
- Academic Project Prom Week Points to Problems With Truly Social Social Games
- MXP4′s Bopler Games Opens Revenue Stream for Musicians by Letting Users Pay Facebook Credits to Play With Songs
- PopCap Games Monetize “Better Than You’d Think” on Facebook
Tuesday, April 19
- Exclusive: Playfish Ending Playfish Cash, Going (Almost) All-In On Facebook Credits
- MySpace Founders’ MindJolt Buys Game Companies SGN and Hallpass Media
- Report: JamLegend Talent Hired By Zynga
- An Early Look at Serf Wars Before a Big Gameplay Shift
Wednesday, April 20
- Playdom Commands This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by DAU With Gardens of Time
- MetroGames’ Auto Hustle Builds on Facebook Mafia Theme, Looks for Hardcore Gamers
- Facebook Launches New Feature Asking Users How Often They Want to Discover New Games
- New Jobs This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Wooga, Lolgames, Breaktime Studios & More
- PlayFirst Sunsets Chocolatier as Diner Dash Ramps Up Monetization, Social Features
- Social MMO Glitch to Monetize Through Android, iOS Apps
Thursday, April 21
- New Hires in Social Gaming: Atakama Labs, Digital Chocolate, GSN, & More
- Playdom Co-Founder’s New Facebook Game Inspires Faith In Flash, Innovation
- Knight’s Story Straddles Multiple Gameplay Mechanics
- Bejeweled Bliz, Diamond Dash Dominate the Top 5 Match-3 Facebook Games by Traffic
- Japan’s GREE Picks Up Mobile-Social Gaming Platform OpenFeint for $104 Million
Friday, April 22
- Gambling Games Show Some Growth On This Week’s List of Emerging Facebook Games
- Developers Uncertain After Changes to Apple’s iOS Rankings, Incentivized Install Rules
- The Better Game: Mystery Manor vs. Gardens of Time
- Social Gaming Roundup: Shadow Government Funding, Playfish EIR, Mafia Wars MySpace Closure, and More
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, April 18
- Phrases, Dating, Pages, Video, Friends and Spanish on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by MAU
- Featured Facebook Campaigns: Virgin America, Seattle’s Best Coffee, DreamWorks, Toyota and More
- Facebook Adds “Friends Not on a List” View to the Friend Lists Editor
- Facebook’s iPhone App Vaults to #1 on Suspected Ranking Algorithm Changes
- MXP4′s Bopler Games Opens Revenue Stream for Musicians By Letting Users Pay Facebook Credits to Play with Songs
- Buddy Media’s Facebook Page Tool Update Includes Tab App and Hourly Analytics
Tuesday, April 19
- New Facebook Platform Industry Hires: Context Optional, Wildfire and Syncapse
- Facebook’s Traffic, Advertising, and Trends by the Numbers – at Inside Facebook Gold, April 2011 Edition
- Facebook Studio: A Guide to Facebook’s Marketing Showcase
- Facebook Adds Two Factor Authentication for Login and Redesigns Family Safety Center
- Facebook Makes Badoo Change Its Viral Mechanics, Leading to a 75% Drop in DAU
Wednesday, April 20
- Horoscopes, Connect, Video, Zoosk, Formspring and More on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by DAU
- Facebook Page Admins Can Access Page Notifications Without Switch to “Use Facebook as Page”
- Facebook Asks Users How Often They Want to Discover New Games
- New Jobs This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Youtopia, Arkadium, NaturalMotion & More
- Ad.ly Removed From Facebook for Monetizing the News Feed Through Paid Page Update Endorsements
Thursday, April 21
- Facebook Hires and Departures: Engineer, Recruiting, Mobile, Singapore, Dublin and More
- Facebook Careers Postings: Communications, Data Analyst, Recruiting, Communications and More
- Facebook Climbs Toward 700 Million Users Worldwide, With Steady Growth in the US
- Facebook’s iPhone and Android Apps Let You Find Friends From Your Phone Book, Grow the Site
- Facebook Celebrates the Like Button’s 1st Birthday By Showing Off Its Footprint
Friday, April 22
- Video, Photos, Orkut, Connect, Quizzes and Roses on This Week’s Top 20 Emerging Facebook Apps
- Facebook Ads Can Now Include or Exclude Existing Fans in “Friends of Connections” Target
- Facebook Canvas Apps vs Facebook Connect for Websites: A Quick Guide to What’s Best for You
- Facebook Roundup: Stock, Vietnam, Oregon Data Center, Adaptly, Questions, Pixable, Cars and More
Source: Inside Social Games
Sunday, April 24, 2011