This Week’s Headlines From Across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between October 24th and 29th.
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Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Monday, October 24th:
- Emerging Top Paid iOS Apps: New Games Galore, Bike Baron and Mage Gauntlet
- Just as Facebook Barges In, Fortumo Debuts Its Cross-Browser, HTML5 Payments System
- Mobile Gaming Giant Gameloft to Be Traded in U.S. Markets Starting Thursday
- Velti’s Mobclix Starts Supporting Cash Advances For Mobile Developers
Tuesday, October 25th:
- Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots Livens Up an iOS Classic with Licensed Cat Content
- Scribblenauts Remix for iOS Proves the Pen is Mightier than the Sword (or Zombie Dinosaur)
- Emerging Top Grossing Apps: Halloween Updates, Education and Drag Racing
- Inside Social Apps 2012 Is Coming to San Francisco – February 8th and 9th
Wednesday, October 26th:
- Cost of Acquiring Users for Mobile Apps Goes Up Again Amid iPhone 4S Launch
- PapayaMobile Returns to iOS With Gaming Engine, Social SDK
- Sincerely Raises $3M From Spark, First Round, Charles River Ventures
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Natural Motion, CrowdStar, Jelli and More
- The Billion-Dollar iOS, Android Gaming Company Doesn’t Seem to be Here Quite Yet
- Emerging Free iOS Apps: Home Runs, Family Feuds, Smart Alarms and Color Uncovered
Thursday, October 27th:
- MoPub Launches Real-Time Bidding Marketplace for Mobile Ads
- Booyah Looks to Revive Its Fortunes With an Overhauled MyTown 2
- New Hires in Mobile: GREE, InMobi and Tapjoy
- The9 Partners With The Three Big Chinese Carriers, 30 Android App Stores as Google’s Official Market Faces Blackouts
- Bike Baron Jumps onto the App Store and Races Up the Charts
- Electronic Arts’ Mobile Revenue Climbs 12% Year-Over-Year to $55M in Second Quarter
Friday, October 28th:
- Top Emerging Android Apps: Games Rule With Rock the Vegas, Muffin Knight and Zombie Farming
- Whale Trail for iOS Proves You Don’t Need Wings to Soar on the App Store
- Tapjoy Tries to Own a Direct Relationship to Consumers With New Gaming Platform
- Adult Swim Delivers Another Monster iOS Game in Bring Me Sandwiches
- Mobile App Roundup: Android App Downloads, Nexon and THQ
Saturday, October 29th:
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, October 24th:
- Facebook Testing “Facebook Credits for Websites” That Helps Third-Party Sites Sell Virtual Goods
- Mafia Wars 2, Bubble Witch Saga Top This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Games by MAU
- Metrogames’ Coco Girl Glams Up Facebook Fashion Game Scene
- Reuters: Zynga IPO Due Before Thanksgiving
Tuesday, October 25th:
- Social TV Games Platform PlayJam Scores $5M Round of Funding
- Inside Social Apps 2012 Is Coming to San Francisco – February 8th and 9th
- Pet City for Facebook Lets Players Make the Purrfect Pet Pal and Pad
Wednesday, October 26th:
- Cloud-Based Game Feedback Service Swrve Exits Beta, Launches Version 2
- Mafia Wars 2, Ravenskye City Lead This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Games by DAU
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Lolapps, Ngmoco, Jelli and More
- Beachtown Combines Sun, Sand, Surf, and Social Gaming on Facebook
Thursday, October 27th:
- Ubisoft Bets Big on TV Show Games for Facebook, Signs Loot Drop for Publishing Deal
- EA Q2 FY12 Digital Revenue Up 45%
- Ludia Breaking Into the Movie Business With Jurassic Park Game
- New Hires in Social Gaming: Arkadium, East Side Games and King.com
Friday, October 28th:
- Role-Playing, Slots and Puzzle Games Lead This Week’s List of Emerging Facebook Games
- Interview: Chris Early on Ubisoft’s Social Game Strategy for 2012
- Turn-Based Strategy Game Zombiees! Invades Facebook
- Zombie Misfits From Nexon Is a Facebook Defense Game to Die For
- Friends With the Undead: Our Favorite Facebook Zombie Games
- Social Gaming News Roundup: Zynga, DeNA and Dungeon Overlord
Saturday, October 29th:
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, October 24th:
- Birthdays, Scribd, Spotify, The Guardian and Music Apps on This Week’s Top 20 Growing Facebook Apps by MAU
- Buddy Media’s ReachBuddy Lets Brands Embed Facebook Page Tab Apps on Websites
- Featured Facebook Campaigns: Fisher Price, Fox, Century 21, Jeep
- How Facebook Could Make Credits for Websites Work: Optional, Then Mandatory
- Bandcamp’s New Facebook Page Tab App Lacks Features but Makes Selling Music Cheap and Easy
Tuesday, October 25th:
- Football, Modern Warfare 2, Adele, Street King, Jesus and More on This Week’s Top 20 Growing Facebook Pages
- New Facebook Platform Industry Hires: GroSocial, Shoutlet
- Inside Social Apps 2012 Is Coming to San Francisco – February 8th and 9th
- Platform Update: Mobile Hack Day, International Payment Methods for Credits, Privacy Retrieval
- BranchOut Launches Facebook Recruiter Search Service to Compete With LinkedIn
Wednesday, October 26th:
- Horoscopes, Formspring, Grooveshark, Scribd, Skype and Spotify on This Week’s Top 20 Growing Facebook Apps by DAU
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: LiveWorld, King.com, Jelli and More
- Sociable Labs Launches Custom Ecommerce Facebook Social Plugin Software With $7 Million Second Round
- The Best and Worst Facebook Page Campaign Strategies for Politicians
Thursday, October 27th:
- Facebook Hires and Departures: Engineering, Sales, Analysts and More
- Facebook Careers Postings: Data Centers, Counsel, Mobile, Engineering and More
- Facebook Expands Marketer Outreach With Official, Free “Facebook Marketing Bootcamp”
- Facebook Launches Trusted Friends and App Passwords Security Features to Reduce Lock Out
- Facebook Adds Subscribe Button to Comments Box Plugin to Increase Civility, Subscribers
Friday, October 28th:
- Red Bull, Halloween, Quora, Grooveshark, Pixable, “Twilight,” and More on This Week’s Top 20 Emerging Facebook Apps by MAU
- Facebook Growing Up, Focusing on Infrastructure Efficiency and Security
- Facebook’s Hybrid News Feed May Be Helping Big Brands, Hurting Local Businesses
- Facebook Roundup: DC Hires, Fellowship Expansion, Patents, Beluga, and More
Saturday, October 29th:


