This Week’s Headlines From Across Inside Network
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, July 11th, 2011
- Monday Mobile Roundup: Mobile Job Growth, Smartphone Tech, Tablet Declines & More
- Emerging Paid iOS Apps: New iPhone Apps Slow While HD Versions Rise
- Andreessen Horowitz-Backed TinyCo’s Co-Founder Spivey Leaves
- Outblaze’s Six-Month Foray Into Mobile Games Pays Off With 21M Downloads for Pretty Pet Salon & Other Apps
- Katango Could Solve Facebook Friend List Creation Problems, But For Now It’s Just Group Messaging
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
- Russia’s Kama Games Acquires IP Behind Mall Party, City Friends and Epic Gladiator
- Team Behind Postagram Launches PopBooth, a Photobooth-Like Experience on iOS
- Emerging Top-Grossing iOS Apps: Past Top Paid & Top Free Apps Rise
- New “Facebook for Every Phone” App Brings Photo Uploading and More to 2500 Different Feature Phones
- Tapjoy Hires New CFO as It Hints at IPO Prospects
- EA Buys PopCap Games in Deal Worth Up to $1.3 Billion
- Mopub on Its $6.5 Million Round From Accel Partners
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
- Android Market Makes Its New Grossing, Trending Charts Available on Devices
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Glu Mobile, Pontiflex, TinyCo, Kabam and More
- Pocket Gems Passes 40M Downloads After Pair of Hits Tap Zoo, Tap Pet Hotel
- Emerging Top Free Apps on iOS: Songify, Happy Theme Park Rise Up
- In a Boon For Enterprise Apps, Apple Introduces Bulk App Purchases For Businesses
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
- New Hires in Mobile: EA Mobile, Gameloft, Z2Live & More
- Evil Dead for iOS Looks Good, but Struggles to Match Franchise’s History
- iPad2, Verizon iPhone Help Apple Eat Into Android’s Share Among Developers Building New Apps
- Google CEO Larry Page Says There ARe 550,000 Android Device Activations A Day
- Android Apps Surpassed 6 Billion Cumulative Downloads Second Quarter
- Android and iOS’s Total App Downloads Per Month May Be Near Parity
Friday, July 15th, 2011
- Bravo Launches Xtreme Wheels on iOS
- Applifier Announces Mobile Cross-Promotion Platform for iOS, Android
- CrowdStar, Incubator YouWeb Get on The Mobile Fund Bandwagon With $10 Million StarFund
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, July 11th, 2011
- Empires & Allies Battles Global Warfare on This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by MAU
- My Country Lets Players Build Nations, Game Builds Impressive User Base
- Perfect Getaway Sets Sail on Facebook With Service Industry Sim
- Pet Tales Makes Caring for PUppies and Kittens a Walk in the Park on Facebook
- Social Point’s Flying Dog Gets by on Bare Bones Gameplay
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
- Trip Hawkins Talks Feudal System, Forging a “Republic of Gaming” Through Browsers
- EA Buys PopCap Games in Deal Worth Up to $1.3 Billion
- Martial Arts Masters Challenges Players to Take on the World and Risk Experience Points
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
- Animal Party Gaining Ground on This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by DAU
- Investors on Where the Smart Money Will Go in Social Games
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Kabam, A Bit Lucky, Pontiflex and More
- Inside Network Cocktail Party — Join Us Next Week in Seattle
- Camelot: The Game Mixes Swords and Strategy, Strong Despite Show’s Renewal Prospects
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
- New Hires in Social Gaming: Arkadium, CrowdStar, GameHouse, & More
- Bejeweled Clone Biotronic sees a Resurgence of Players as Developer Moves onto Mobile
Friday, July 15th, 2011
- Arabic Farming Sim and Pet Games Top This Week’s List of Emerging Facebook Games
- Dreamland Conjures a Unique Board Game Adventure
- Applifier Announces Mobile Cross-Promotion Platform for iOS, Android
- Social Gaming Roundup: Acquisitions, Game Updates, Zynga Japan, & More
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, July 11th, 2011
- 60 Photos, Page Tabs, Videos, Mobile, Zoosk and More on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by MAU
- Featured Facebook Campaigns: New Jersey Lottery, Tretorn, Toys “R” US & Craftsman Tools
- Facebook Launching Corporate-Local Parent-Child Places Structure for Businesses With Multiple Locations
- Hulu Relaunches Facebook Integration. Can a Free Month of Hulu Plus Offset Privacy Issues?
- Katango Could Solve Facebook Friend List Creation Problems, but for Now It’s Just Group Messaging
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
- New Facebook Platform Industry Hires: Buddy Media, Efficient Frontier, Wildfire and More
- Report: Percentage of Companies Recruiting on Facebook Stagnates, Growing Just 0.7% This Year
- New “Facebook for Every Phone” App Brings Photo Uploading and More to 2500 Different Feature Phones
- Facebook Testing Location-Based Check-In Deals API for Businesses With Many Locations
- Facebook Scraps Little-Used App Directory, Simplifies App Submission to Search Index
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
- Yahoo, Photos, Mobile, Quizzes, Yelp and More on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by DAU
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Context Optional, W3i, Kabam, Glu Mobile and More
- Facebook Asking Users to Reengage With Groups, Possibly to Box Out Google+
- Inside Network Cocktail Party — Join Us Next Week in Seattle
- Facebook’s Study of Journalist Page Engagement Reveals Page Post Best Practices
Thursday, July 14th, 2011
- Facebook Careers Postings: Sales, Dublin, Data Center and More
- Facebook Hires and Departures: Stocky, Feinberg, Engineering, Africa, Asia and More
- Spotify Launches in the US With Facebook Connect but No Deeper Integration Yet
- How to Sync Your Facebook Page Updates With Twitter — and Why You Shouldn’t
Friday, July 15th, 2011
