This Week’s Headlines From Across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between October 24th and 29th.
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:
