This Week’s Headlines From Across Inside Network
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, April 4th, 2011
- Emerging Paid Apps: Astronomy, Physics & Puzzles Break Into The Top of The iOS Charts
- W3i’s Recharge Studios Funds 12 Titles, Plans to Have 20 Games Out in 6 Months
- Facebook’s New iPhone App Adds Map View of Friends’ Locations, Check-Ins For Events
- Chartboost Launches Tool For Mobile Developers to Cross-Promote Their Own Games
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
- Save Egypt oniOS with Luxor: Amun Rising HD
- Emerging Top-Grossing iOS Apps: SkyView, TeamLava Titles, Remedy’s Death Rally
- Tap Tap Tap’s Camera+ App Reaches 2 Million Downloads, $1.9 Million in Sales
- SimplePhysics on iPhone — It’s Not So Simple
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
- Emerging Top Free Apps on iOS: A Shaving Game, Pickup Sticks & Trulia
- Kiip’s In-Game Mobile Advertising Network Launches Monday, Raises $4 Million
- Glu Mobile Makes Use of More Social Monetization Mechanics with iOS Title Big Time Gangsta
- Android’s Rubin Denies Consolidating Power Over The Platform
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
- New Hires in Mobile: Chillingo, EA Mobile, Gameloft, & More
- ReRave Attempts to Evolve iOS Rhythm Games
- Fight Terrorism From Anywhere With Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard on iPhone
Friday, April 8th, 2011
- Interview: New RockYou CEO Lisa Marino Talks Social Gaming, Advertising and Mobile
- Facebook Promotes INQ Cloud Touch With Mobile Showcase and Home Page Ads
- Mobile App Roundup: PopCap, Xoom, Photos, & More
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
Monday, April 4th, 2011
- Wooga Leads This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by MAU With Diamond Dash
- DreamWorks CEO Lands on Zynga’s Board of Directors
- Interview: Synapse Games, Inc. — Go Niche of Go Home
- Early Look: Apollo 69 Fires Itself Onto Facebook
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
- Zynga Hires Team From Poker Industry Service Provider MarketZero
- Kabam Considers a Big New Funding Round, Following Success of Facebook Strategy Games
- Early Look: World Series Superstars
- Interview: EA Playfish’s C.J. Prober on Facebook Superstars
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
- Highlights This Week From the Inside Network Job Board: Ubisoft, Row Sham Bow, Daglow Entertainment, & More
- Trains, Butterflies, and Diamonds on This Week’s List of Fastest Growing Facebook Games by DAU
- Early Look: Game Insights Seeks Hidden Object Success on Facebook With Mystery Manor
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
- New Hires in Social Gaming: Kabam, PopCap, RockYou, & More
- GameStop Steps Up Digital Retail Effort on Facebook With New Page Storefront
- Zynga Announces New CIO: Cisco’s Debra Chrapaty
- RockYou’s Julie Shumaker at MI6: The Future of Social Games Is Social
Friday, April 8th, 2011
- Puzzle, Sim, and Casino Games Lead This Week’s List of Emerging Facebook Games
- The Lives of Three Dying Playfish Games
- Interview: New RockYou CEO Lisa Marino Talks Social Gaming, Advertising and Mobile
- Social Gaming Roundup: PopCap, MySpace, Startups, & More
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, April 4th, 2011
- Badoo, LivingSocial, Phrases, Books and More on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by MAU
- Fan Accelerator by PowerReviews Helps Ecommerce Sites Leverage the Like Button
- Featured Facebook Campaigns: Expedia, IKEA, The Weather Channel and J-Lo
- Facebook’s New iPhone App Adds Map View of Friends’ Locations, Check-Ins For Events
- Work For Us Page Apps Suggests Relevant Facebook Friends To Refer Job Openings To
- “Friends in [City]” Facebook Sidebar Module Engages Travelers With Local Friends
- Platform Update: Event API Calls Improved, Publishing Video, Receiving Documentation Updates
- The Facebook Marketing Bible April 2011 Edition Is Now Available
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
- New Facebook Platform Industry Hires: Wildfire, Vitrue, BranchOut, Brighter Option and More
- Obama and Zuckerberg to Field Questions From Users at Facebook Live Town Hall
- Reppler Scans Your Facebook Profile for Objectionable Content and Security Risks
- Collect Surveys and Facebook User Info With Techlightenment’s Social Research Platform
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
- Badoo, Phrases, Video, Cars, Books and More on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by DAU
- Buddy Media Report on Facebook Page Posts: Shorter Is Better, but Avoid URL Shorteners
- The Facebook Like Button Placement Guide for Websites
- Highlights This Week From the Inside Network Job Board: Spooky Cool Labs, Buffalo Studios, Acquinity Interactive, & More
- Facebook Promotes Group Buying Features Deals With Home Page Ads and Emails
- Following Problems with Profile to Business Page Migrations, Facebook Introduces Appeals Process
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
- Facebook Asks Admins to Confirm Their Page Categories, Perhaps to Prep for Category Ad Targeting
- Facebook Careers Postings: Engineering, Dublin, Brazil, Credits and More
- Facebook Hires and Departures: Dublin, Global Business, India and More
- Live Blogging Facebook’s “Open Compute Project” — Opening Up Data Center, Server Tech
- Open Compute Project Could Increase Facebook’s and the Whole Tech Industry’s Data Ceter Efficiency
- Department of Homeland Security to Dispense Terror Alerts Via Facebook
- Mounting Evidence Shows Potential of Social Ecommerce, Contradicting Recent Reports
Friday, April 8th, 2011
- Books, Movies, Pages, Mobile and More on This Week’s Top 20 Emerging Facebook Apps by MAU
- Exclusive: Fotobabble’s Talking Facebook Fan Page App for Brand Promotions Lets Users Narrate Photos
- Facebook Changes Some Like Buttons to Show News Feed Story Previews
- Facebook Rumored to be Partnering with Baidu to Launch New, Separate Social Network in China
- Facebook Promotes INQ Cloud Touch With Mobile Showcase and Home Page Ads
- Facebook Roundup: White House, T
