Here are all the latest headlines from around Inside Network.

Inside Mobile Apps

Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms, and virtual goods.

Monday, March 28th, 2011

• On The Heels of Nightclub Story, TeamLava Preps Another Casual, Female Game: Fashion Story
• Emerging Paid Apps: Remakes, RPGs and Books Mark Newer Titles Atop iOS Charts
• iPad Gets Artsy with Adventure in Superbrothers: Swords & Sworcery

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

• After 13 Million Downloads, an iPad Version of Playforge’s Zombie Farm Is Coming Soon
• Emerging Apps on the iOS Top Grossing List: Fantasy, Killers & Golf Rise Up the Charts
• Glu Mobile Opts for Social Game-Style Monetization in iOS’ Contract Killer
• Let There Be Monetization: Android’s In-App Billing Is Out to Consumers

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

• Overkill Coaxes In-App Purchases with Bullet-Filled Samples
• Emerging Free Apps on iOS: Simplicity, Companions, and Adventure Games Rise on the Charts
• Google In-App Billing; A Promising Start, But Several Potential Friction Points
• A Look at Several In-App Billing Implementations on Android

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

• New Hires in Mobile: EA Mobile, Gameloft, InMobi & More
• Remaking Punch-Out on iPhone with Mike Tyson – Main Event
• Teen-Focused Social Network MyYearbook Pushes Into Mobile With Acquisition of Five Android Apps
• Updated: Velti Reports Up to $43 Million in Earnouts for Mobclix Acquisition By Next Year, SEC Filings Show
• More Remakes Appear on iOS with Tapper World Tour
• Facebook Passes 250 Million Mobile Users, Overhauls Mobile Website
• Facebook-Enabled, Social Recommendations of Mobile Apps Are Here With Apptitude

Friday, April 1st, 2011

• OpenFeint Grabs More Android Developers as the Platform Emerges
• Mobile App Roundup: GREE, Android Code, & April Fool’s

Inside Social Games

Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.

Monday, March 28th, 2011

• This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by MAU Features Mafia and Monopoly
• Early Look: Real Time Battles in Battle Pirates
• Interview: Brenda Brathwaite on Loot Drop — Finding Love and Money in Social Gaming

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

• Inside Virtual Goods: Profiling the Social Gaming Middle Market 2011, Is Here
• Gaming Veteran Kenji Matsubara Named CEO of Zynga Japan
• Early Look: The Dating Game
• MySpace Gets Updated OpenSocial Activities API

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

• Older Games Resurge on This Week’s List of Top Growing Games by DAU
• Highlights This Week from the Inside Network Job Board: TinyCo, Pocket Gems, Digital Chocolate, & More
• Early Look: Dragon Age Legends
• The Top 5 Facebook Soccer Games By Traffic

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

• New Hires in Social Gaming: Digital Chocolate, Kabam, Happy Elements, & More
• Social Game Developer MegaZebra Announces “Multi-Million” Euro Investment Round
• Facebook Cross-Promotion Network Applifer Adds Game Portal
• Early Look: Poseidon’s Realm by Reiner Knizia

Friday, April 1st, 2011

• Take a Stroll Down Zombie Lane On This Week’s List of Emerging Facebook Games
• Top 25 Facebook Games for April 2011
• Social Gaming Roundup: EA, Taxes, Japan, & More
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Inside Facebook

Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.

Monday, March 28th, 2011

• Dating, Horoscopes, Quizzes, Photos, Music and More on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by MAU
• Featured Facebook Campaigns: Levi’s and Water.org, Sprite and Discover Ireland
• Traction for The Dark Knight Leads Warner Bros to Rent More Films Via Facebook
• Color’s Implicit Social Graph and How Facebook Could Respond
• Appatyze Launches Facebook App Display Ad Network

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

• 15 More Ad Providers Sign on to Facebook Terms, Total Reaches 77
• Rfave Gives Local Recommendations Based on Strangers With Similar Facebook Likes
• Inside Virtual Goods: Profiling the Social Gaming Middel Market 2011, Is Here
• How to Choose Open Graph Tags That Maximize the Value of Your Like Buttons

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

• Horoscopes, Mobile, Quizzes, Photo and More on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by DAU
• Badgeville Helps 50 More Websites Gain Facebook Likes and Engagement
• Salesforce Buys Social Media Monitor Radian6 to Bring Brand Mentions Into CRM
• Highlights This Week from the Inside Network Job Board: EA, Playfish, Betfari, & More
• Google +1 Challenges the Cross-Web Presence of Facebook’s Like Button
• Facebook Now Allows Personal Profiles To Be Converted Into Business Pages
• Flickr Expands Facebook Sharing Capabilities, Settles Into Photo Syndication

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

• Facebook Hires and Departures: Advertising, Recruiting, Data Center, Fraud and More
• Facebook Careers Postings: Policy, Africa, Europe, Ads and More
• How Flirting Friend Quiz Badoo Gained 22 Million Facebook Users in One Month
• Facebook Passes 250 Million Mobile Users, Overhauls Mobile Website
• LikeAudience Helps Marketers Determine Profile Traits, Similar Likes of Facebook Page Audiences

Friday, April 1st, 2011

• Video, Books, Sports, TV and More On This Week’s List of Top 20 Emerging Apps by MAU
• Facebook-Enabled, Social Recommendations of Mobile Apps Are Here With Apptitude
• Save Facebook Updates to Read Later, Chat With Multiple Friends in RockMelt Beta2
• Top 25 Facebook Games for April 2011
• Facebook Running Google AdSense Ads to Gain Users
• Facebook Roundup: White House, Insider Trading, Intifada, Jive, MTV, HipHop, Fish and Baseball
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