This week’s headlines from across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you from Feb. 20 to Feb. 26.
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
- NomNom Combo provides new take on “Match 3″ gameplay
- Fairway Solitaire provides new twist on golf and solitaire card games
- Emerging top paid iOS apps: Grand Theft Auto 3, Pizza Vs. Skeletons and “Pokémon”
- Every iOS device means an additional $12 in revenue for developers, Asymco argues
- Tiny Invaders-maker Hogrocket weighs in on the console-to-mobile transition
- Facebook seeks to improve discovery on iOS with deeper links to app features
Wednesday, Feb. 22
- Stand atop the Ziggurat and fend off the retro alien hordes
- Android, iOS revenues of publicly-traded gaming companies came in between $25-75M last year
- Wind-Up Knight sees 100,000 downloads in 24 hours after going free
- New this week on the Inside Network Job Board: PlayMesh, Atari, Fashion Playtes and more
- Emerging top grossing iOS Apps: Pocket Three Kingdoms, Hero Academy and Fairway Solitaire
- Chinese developer Hoolai on how half its iOS revenue got eaten by virtual currency scams last fall
Thursday, Feb. 23
- Android’s share of mobile ad impressions increased by 504 percent in 2011
- Claritics goes after mobile developers with overhauled analytics product
- New hires in mobile: Arkadium, Gameloft and Tapjoy
Friday, Feb. 24
- EA’s Monopoly Hotels shows the Monopoly board from a new perspective
- Emerging popular Android apps: Enchanted Realm, Ceramic Destroyer and Minecraft
- A big win for app search startup Chomp as it heads to Apple
- Move the Box provides a sedate, logical take on the Match 3 puzzle genre
- Mobile app news roundup: DeNA, Fruit Ninja merchandise and GREE
- Facebook’s mobile platform sends 60M visitors a month to apps and games
Saturday, Feb. 25
New this week on the Inside Network Job Board: PlayMesh, Addmired, Atari and more
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
- Peak Games acquires Saudi developer Kammelna Games
- Zynga’s ad leader Anekal departs for mobile advertising company Kiip
- Playdom looks for second hidden object hit with Blackwood & Bell Mysteries
- Mystic Guardians brings Pokemon-style monster battling to Facebook
Wednesday, Feb. 22
- Ubisoft brings the Rabbids’ insanity to Facebook
- Fight alongside your favorite Marvel superheroes in Marvel: Avengers Alliance
- How bootstrapped Serbian startup Nordeus beat EA’s FIFA at its own Facebook game
- New this week on the Inside Network Job Board: RealNetworks, Mob Science, Atari, TinyCo and more
Thursday, Feb. 23
- PopCap’s Lucky Gem Casino offers polished but uninspiring video slots action
- The BBC tries hidden objects with Jane Austen-inspired Rogues and Romance
- New hires in social gaming: Digital Chocolate, Playdom and Peak Games
Friday, Feb. 24
- Fiveonenine Games plays political card to break into social games market
- Facebook’s mobile platform sending 60 million visitors a month to apps and games
- Zynga Bingo daubs its way across Facebook
- Social gaming news roundup: Social Vibe, Mail.ru and Game Closure
Saturday, Feb. 25
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
- Jesus, Whitney Houston, Jeremy Lin, more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook pages
- New Facebook platform industry hires: Buddy Media, BranchOut, Involver
- Affiliate program lets page owners earn commission on hotel, ski resort bookings
- Facebook seeks to improve iOS app discovery
Wednesday, Feb. 22
- Facebook insights lag for some pages
- Yahoo, greeting cards, dating, Tetris, YouTube, Shufflr, more on this week’s top 15 growing Facebook apps by DAU
- New this week on the Inside Network Job Board: SponsorPay, GREE, SocialPoint and more
- Facebook to replace homepage ads with page post units
- Facebook obtains money transmitter licenses in 15 states
Thursday, Feb. 23
- Facebook hires and departures: engineering, D.C., mobile, more
- Facebook career postings: mobile, engineering, client partners, more
- Sociable Labs introduces ‘frictionless sharing’ Open Graph apps for e-commerce sites
- Facebook acquires talent behind brand marketer Momentus Media
- Facebook allows advertisers to target broad categories, precise interests simultaneously
- Cover photos roll out to more groups
Friday, Feb. 24
- Tabs, Lucky Cruise, RaceTown, video, greetings, more on this week’s top 20 emerging Facebook apps by MAU
- Fan Appz launches Social Database
- Facebook highlights ability to drive traffic to third-party mobile apps
- Platform update: Open Graph submissions, app reporting flow
- Facebook roundup: lobbying, engineering, Power.com, Credits, Oscars, more
Saturday, Feb. 25
