Here are all the latest headlines from around Inside Network this past week.
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms, and virtual goods.
Monday, April 25th, 2011
- Emerging Paid iOS Apps: Older Electronic Arts Titles Saturate the Top Lists
- ValueClick Grabs Greystripe for $70 Million as Remaining Independent Mobile Ad Networks Look For Exits
- Monday Mobile Roundup: Amazon Appstore Promotion, T-Mobile, Nook Android Update & More
- Three Ways Google Could Push Adoption of Android Market’s In-App Billing
- Tapjoy Voluntarily Dampens The Effect of Its Incentivized Install Campaigns to Appease Apple
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
- Outfit7 Surpasses 100 Million Downloads With Family-Friendly Talking Character Apps
- Tuesday Mobile Roundup: Android’s A Desirable New Phone, Tweetdeck App
- Emerging Top-Grossing iOS Apps: Pocket Gems’ Tap Pet Hotel and Easter Updates Top the Charts
- Android Market Introduces Merchant Sales Reports for Developers
- Facebook Insights API Now Shows if Page Post Likes and Comments Come From Mobile
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
- Android-Focused PapayaMobile Picks Up $18 Million From Keytone, DCM
- Zynga Acquires Talent From Wonderland Software, Forms Zynga Mobile UK
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Funcom, Lolgames, Digital Chocolate & More
- Sibblingz Launches HTML5 Mobile Gaming Platform Called Spaceport
- Independent Mobile App Store GetJar Goes Social, Adds Facebook Integration
- Emerging Top Free Apps on iOS: Classic Games, Social Mechanics, and Conveniences Rise This Week
- Wednesday Mobile Roundup: iPad App Revenues, Angry Birds Passes 140M Downloads
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
- New Hires in Mobile: EA Mobile, Gameloft, Glu Mobile, & More
- Final Fantasy III Brings Classic Gaming to the iPad
- CrowdStar Names Ex-Glu Mobile Exec as Head of Studios
Friday, April 29th, 2011
- Friday Mobile Roundup: PopCap, Mobile Market Growth, Google Docs & More
- NBA Jam: It’s on Fire for iOS
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, April 25th, 2011
- Hidden Object Games Appear at the Top on This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by MAU
- The Maturing Market For Brand Integration With Social Games: Light Integration
- Dave Madden Joins EA, Looks To Bring Video Ads To EA Social Games
- Three Ways Google Could Push Adoption of Android Market’s In-App Billing
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
- Report: EA Loses COO Schappert to Zynga
- Empire Avenue Takes Socialization Market To Facebook
- Facebook’s Latest Sponsored Stories Feature Could Help Games Grow
- Dragon Age Legends Looks to Extend Life on Facebook Beyond Its Console Inspiration
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
- RockYou Signs Developer Loot Drop for a Second Game, First Game Cloudforest Expedition Due Out in Summer
- Foreign Language Games Filling Slots on This Week’s List of Fastest Growing Facebook Games by DAU
- Zynga Acquires Talent From Wonderland Software, Forms Zynga Mobile UK
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Digital Chocolate, Funcom, A Bit Lucky & More
- UFC and THQ’s Longtime Brand Marriage Getting Results on Facebook
- Introducing AppData Watch Lists
- Kobojo Lands $7.5 Million in Funding For Marketing, Regional Branches
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
- Casual Collective Re-brands As Kixeye, Ramps Up Developing Core Games For Facebook
- New Hires in Social Gaming: CrowdStar, Digital Chocolate, Playdom, & More
- Waku Waku Blitz Hopes To Break Into The Match-3 Genre With Highly Customizable Gameplay
- CrowdStar Names Ex-Glu Mobile Exec as Head of Studios
Friday, April 29th, 2011
- PopCap Acquires Baking Life Dev ZipZapPlay, Sunsets Happy Habitat Ahead Of New Release
- Auto Hustle Breaks Into The Top 20 On This Week’s List Of Emerging Facebook Games
- Family Feud Ahead Of The Pack In TV Game Show Facebook Game Adaptations
- Social Gaming Roundup: Arkadium, Facebook Credits, Mobile-Social Platforms, & More
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Sunday, April 24th, 2011
Monday, April 25th, 2011
- Zoosk, Cupid, Horoscopes, Photos, Video and More on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by MAU
- Featured Facebook Campaigns: PetSmart, Virgin America, Warner Music, New Zealand, Film and Banking
- Facebook Releases Updates to Groups, New “Send” Button Social Plugin for Private Sharing From Off-Site
- Facebook Picks Up Much of Dogpatch Labs Startup Recrec’s Team
- Facebook Deals Begins Testing Tomorrow, to Include Credits, Syndication Partners
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
- New Facebook Platform Industry Hires: Work4 Labs, Vitrue, Involver, BranchOut and Wildfire
- How Your Website Can Use the Facebook Send Button
- With Launch of Deals, Facebook Introduces New Legal Terms for Users, Merchants
- Facebook Launches Three New Sponsored Stories Types for Pages, Apps, and Websites
- The Facebook Marketing Bible May 2011 Edition Is Now Available
- Facebook Insights API Now Shows if Page Posts Likes and Comments Come From Mobile
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
- Turkish Videos, Music, iPad, Connect and Affection on This Week’s Top 20 Growing Facebook Apps by DAU
- Facebook Tests Optional Broad Interest Category and Family Status Targeting
- Facebook Snags Product Designers From NY Personal Analytics Startup Daytum
- New Jobs This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Wooga, Lolgames, A Bit Lucky & More
- Independent Mobile App Store GetJar Goes Social, Adds Facebook Integration
- Facebook Revamps Page Suggestions, Adds Page Invites Manager to Page Browser
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
- Facebook Careers Postings: Engineering, Gaming, Finance and More
- Facebook Hires and Departures: Engineering, Dublin, Austin and More
- In Trying to Follow Copyright Law, Facebook Takes Down Innocent Pages
- Facebook Users Can Now Edit Their Comments Within a Few Seconds of Posting
- Report: Facebook’s Planned China Site Could Be Connected to Rest of World
- The Facebook Marketing Bible May 2011 Edition Is Now Available
Friday, April 29th, 2011
- Facebook’s Extended Partnership with McAffe on “Roadblock” Helps Clean Your Profile and Computer
- Music, Videos, Friends and Elections on This Week’s Top 20 Emerging Facebook Apps by MAU
- Identified to Challenge LinkedIn by Building Job Candidate Profiles From Facebook Data
- Platform Update: Developers Can Pull List of Granted Permissions, Reference Doc Improvements
- Facebook Roundup: Ph.D. Fellows, Menlo Park, Deals, Credits, f8, Valuation, Engineering, Friendster and More
Source: Inside Social Games
Sunday, May 1, 2011