This week’s headlines from across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between Jan. 7 and Jan. 11.
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Monday, Jan. 7
- Guest Post: Presence management, the next discipline for mobile-first organization
- Nvidia unveils Android-based mobile game system ‘Project Shield’
- Apple App Store exceeds 40 billion downloads, houses 775,000 apps in total
- Square Registers for sale at Starbucks, pushing virtual sales to physical stores
- Thing’s inspiration is pretty ‘Clear’
- Fun Run, Blueprint, Text Messaging and more on this week’s top free mobile apps
Tuesday, Jan. 8
- Chartboost lands $19M in Series B funding from Sequoia Capital, network now reaches more than 300 million monthly active devices
- Nanigans: Mobile app climbs from No. 253 to No. 5 in the Apple App Store in 10 days with Facebook mobile app install ads
- The NYPD goes mobile
- Apple working on a cheaper iPhone, says WSJ
- Repulze, The Room, Falcon Pro and more on this week’s top paid app charts
Wednesday, Jan. 9
- Cheaper iPhone may cost between $99 to $149
- The Inside Network Job Board: KIXEYE, 12 Gigs, Wooga and more
- Never forget your meds again with MediSafe
- Onavo analyzes top 25 grossing iPhone games
- Facebook to report public app usage in tiers instead of specific numbers
- New hires in mobile apps: NaturalMotion, Gloops and Gameloft
- Nuzzle, Supercell, and Noom Weight Loss Coach on this week’s top grossing apps charts
Thursday, Jan. 10
- Anyone is an artist with PicsArt
- DeNA comes out with new logo and brand identity
- Supercell generating $1M a day
- Second Fiction brings ‘action science’ to iOS with Atomic Robo: Violent Science
- California Attorney General’s office releases privacy guidelines for mobile app developers
Friday, Jan. 11
- Frame your memories with PIP Camera
- Update: Reuters takes down story that dismissed Apple’s interest in making a cheaper iPhone
- Mobile news roundup: Samsung, Windows 8 and Applicasa
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, Jan. 7
- Bake Shop Drop review
- Nvidia unveils Android-based mobile game system ‘Project Shield’
- Bubble Safari Ocean on top of this week’s fastest-growing Facebook games
- PopCap, Hasbro announce Bejeweled ‘face-to-face’ games
- Blood Roofs (iOS) review
- Adam Jaffe opens up about Playtika’s Playground affiliate program
Tuesday, Jan. 8
- Bubble Safari Ocean review
- Century 21 CMO: Social games are prime property for real estate marketing
- Calm down, everyone: Plants vs. Zombies still isn’t on Facebook
- Zombie Farm Bubbles (iOS) review
Wednesday, Jan. 9
- Monsters, Inc. Run review
- The Inside Network Job Board: KIXEYE, 12 Gigs, Wooga and more
- Brandon Ramsey on creating snackable sports betting game, Fanhood Sports
- Facebook to report public app usage in tiers instead of specific numbers
- New hires in social games: Gloops, Plyfe and SponsorPay
- Legacy of Heroes review
- Pocket Gems publishing Amazing Ants on iOS
Thursday, Jan. 10
Friday, Jan. 11
- Kings & Warlords review
- Catch the Ark (iOS) review
- Social games news roundup: Sasquatch on iOS, Kingdom Conquest II and Bips on Facebook
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, Jan. 7
- New scam targets Facebook page owners
- Bubble Safari Ocean, Angry Birds Star Wars, Yelp and more on this week’s top 20 Facebook apps growing by MAU
- Facebook enables advertisers to create new page posts from ad tool
- Facebook turns off notifications users haven’t clicked in a while
Tuesday, Jan. 8
- Case study: Facebook mobile install ads take app from No. 253 to No. 5 in App Store
- What Hollywood gets wrong about Facebook marketing
- Facebook platform industry hires: Hearsay picks up industry vets; Offerpop grows; Spruce cuts account managers, designers
Wednesday, Jan. 9
- Behind the Salesforce-powered CES Social Media Command Center
- Pulp Fiction, Texas Chainsaw 3D, Harry Potter and others among this week’s top PTAT gainers for movie pages
- Facebook shares cross $30, highest price in 6 months
- Facebook launches Pages Manager app for Android in U.S., U.K.
- Facebook to report public app usage in tiers instead of specific numbers
Thursday, Jan. 10
- Facebook brings back ‘Like Page’ button for page post ads in desktop feed, not mobile
- Facebook looking to conduct phone interviews with Poke users
Friday, Jan. 11
- Understanding the difference between Facebook Sponsored Stories, Page Post Ads, Promoted Posts and Marketplace Ads
- Facebook hires and departures: longtime designer leaves; company fills other roles
- Facebook careers: public policy manager, France country manager, IP counsel, more
- ‘Promote page’ option helps page owners create 3 types of ads with a few clicks
- Facebook roundup: test charges $100 to message Zuckerberg; Facebook fixes password security flaw and more
Inside Social Commerce
Tracking the convergence of social media and commerce.
- Craigslist rolls out maps for garage sales and flea markets, still blocking other companies
- Square Registers for sale at Starbucks, pushing virtual sales to physical stores
- Game products gave highest return on social network shares in 2012, new report says
- CES Exclusive Interview: Behind the Salesforce-powered CES Social Media Command Center
- CES Exclusive Interview: PriceGrabber on mobile shopping habits, the e-commerce boom
- Facebook to report public app usage in tiers instead of specific numbers
- Despite New York Times hype, mobile e-commerce revolution is not here
- The reverse check-in trend continues as discount notifier Scoutmob feeds Field Trip app
