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, August 29th, 2011
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
- Emerging Top-Grossing iOS Apps: RPGs, Social Games, Physics Puzzles & More
- How Haypi Kingdom Got And Maintained Its Top Grossing Rank
- User Acquisition Costs Decline as Developers Adjust to Offer Wall Alternatives
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
- SPY Mouse Puts a Line Drawing Twist on Secret Agent Stealth
- Life is Lovely and Lumpy in Mokus’ Artful Puzzle-Platformer Contre Jour
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: 5th Planet, TinyCo, FunCom and More
- Emerging Top Free Apps on iOS: Puzzles, Arcade Games, Dinosaurs & More
- Vision Hacker Uses Front-Facing Camera to Create Kinect-Like Experiences on iOS
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
- Gaia Online Launches Monster Galaxy for iOS in First Mobile Game Foray
- PlayHaven Launches Way to Quickly Test Different Ad, Monetization Units Through HTML5 Layer
- New Hires in Mobile: Alphonso Labs, EA Mobile, Flurry, SponsorPay & More
- iSwifter Adds Google+ Games to Its Mobile Streaming Service, Seeks Out Developer Parnerships
- Top Emerging Android Apps: Wallpapers, Madden, Electronic Arts & More
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
- Understanding the iOS and Android Market in China
- Mobile App Roundup: BoltJS, Funding, Mergers & More
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
- Sims Social and Smurfs Still Battling it Out on This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Games by MAU
- Announcing Inside Social Apps 2012 — Coming February 8th and 9th in San Francisco
- 6waves Lolapps Births Baby & Me on Facebook
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
- RockYou, Peak Games Partner to Bring Zoo World 2 to Turkey, Middle East, North Africa
- Zynga Readies Adventure World Ahead of IPO
- The Sims Social, Diamond Dash Lead This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Games by DAU
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
- Stick Run Fills the Stands with Endless running Fans on Facebook
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Tagged, FunCom, Amazon and More
- Imba’s Gladelings for Facebook Whisks Players Away to a Land of Bears and Caves
- Could BioWare Be Preparing a Mass Effect Social Game?
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
- Gaia Online Launches Monster Galaxy for iOS in First Mobile Game Foray
- A Closer Look at Zynga’s Adventure World
- iSwifter Adds Google+ Games to Its Mobile Streaming Service, Seeks Out Developer Partnerships
- New Hires in Social Gaming: 6waves Lolapps, CrowdStar, Digital Chocolate & More
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
- Chinese Language Games Dominate This Week’s List of Emerging Facebook Games
- Vote to See Inside Social Games and Inside Network Panels at SXSW
- Understanding the iOS and Android Market in China
- Adventure Slots for Facebook Spins a Tale
- The Top 25 Facebook Games for September 2011
- Social Gaming Roundup: New Social Games, Playdom Contest, Unity Awards & More
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, August 29th, 2011
- Friend Quizzes, Tab Apps, Skype, Calendar, Are You Interested? and More on This Week’s Top 20 Growing Facebook Apps by MAU
- ReverbNation Launches the First Vertical-Specific Self-Serve Facebook Ads API Tool
- Featured Facebook Campaigns: Orbitz, Coca-Cola, Kia, Sears and American Express
- RoomSync Leverages Facebook Data to Help Colleges Match Roommates
- Announcing Inside Social Apps 2012 — Coming February 8th and 9th in San Francisco
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
- New Facebook Platform Industry Hires: Wildfire, Nanigans, Work4 Labs and More
- Movies, Community Pages and Music on This Week’s Top 20 Growing Facebook Pages
- Facebook Adds “Hide All From [Advertiser]” Feedback Option to Punish Spammers
- New “Choose What You See” Filtering Options Could Be Coming to Facebook News Feeds
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
- Birthdays, Horoscopes, Photos, Tabs, Skype, Yahoo and Windows on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by DAU
- RootMusic Raises $16 Million Second Round, Following Hit BandPage Facebook App for Musicians
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Identified, Nanigans, Tagged and More
- Another Report Says Facebook Music Service Is Coming at f8
- Facebook Platform Team Formalizes 90-Day Breaking Change Policy, Improves Beta Tier Testing
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
- Facebook Careers Postings: Engineering, User Ops, Business and More
- Facebook Hires and Departures: Interns, Engineering, Sales and More
- Facebook’s Unannounced Like Button Extension fof Chrome Is Live and Waiting for Users
- The Facebook Marketing Bible September 2011 Edition Is Now Available
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
- Islam, Quizzes, Photos, Amazon and Social Networks on This Week’s Top 20 Emerging Facebook Apps by MAU
- Vote to See Inside Facebook and Inside Network Panels at SXSW
- Microsoft, Yahoo, TripAdvisor, Yelp and VEVO Now Among Largest Facebook Applications
- “Hide All Posts” From Pages No Longer an Option in the Facebook News Feed
- Facebook Is Testing a “Translate” Button for Comments on Pages
- Facebook Roundup: Project Spartan, Lamebook, Privacy Comments, Patents, Bug Bounty, Privacy, Ads and More
Source: Inside Social Games
Sunday, September 4, 2011