This week’s headlines from across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between September 17 and 22
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Monday, September 17
- NARR8 debuts interactive reading app
- Find nearby friends with Sonar, now on Android
- GREE picks up Dino Life developer App Ant Studios
- Apple breaks personal pre-order record for iPhone 5
- YouTube, Chrome, Run Roo Run and more on this week’s top free mobile apps
- Tilt, slide and jump to victory in Grabbity
Tuesday, September 18
- Clip, snip and share with Clipboard
- PeopleFun takes on Zynga with freshman title Word Chums
- Ludei expands HTML5 platform offering to all web apps, brings cloud compiler into open beta
- Google acquires Snapseed developer Nik Software
- Distimo: U.S. consumers download 15 free apps for every paid app purchased in the iPhone app store
- SayHi Translate, Elmo Loves ABCs, SwiftKey 3 Keyboard and more on this week’s top paid app charts
- Run the city in Big Business HD
Wednesday, September 19
- dNORAM asks ‘what can you do now?’
- Survey finds small and medium businesses like mobile ads, but prefer signups to clicks
- The Inside Network Job Board: Ooyala, Metamoki, Wooga and more
- Exclusive: 6waves cuts more staff from U.S. office
- Panda Jam moves into iOS territory
- Gamevil’s Kyu Lee weighs in on publishing, niche markets and international success
- New hires in mobile apps: Wooga, Gameloft and more
- Sneak and evade in Critter Escape
Thursday, September 20
- Xyologic brings its intent parsing app search engine to iOS, enters open beta
- Brushes 3 offers minimalist paint tools for the iPhone 5 era
- Bubble Mania, The Sims FreePlay, Airport City and more on this week’s top grossing apps charts
- PowerA looks to disrupt the handheld console market with Android powered MOGA
- Facebook redesigns Facebook Messenger for Android, updates main Android app, too
- Mobile game publishers predict tablet “bloodbath,” rising development budgets
- YoYo Games reveals upcoming support for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8
- Amazon brings “Billboard” app features to Appstore
- Rayman Jungle Run brings visually-stunning platforming to iOS
Friday, September 21
- Facebook looking to relaunch Karma app as ‘Facebook Gifts’ product
- Apsalar reveals regional iOS and Android penetration, Southeast favors Android, west coast favors iOS
- Mobile app roundup: DeNA, HTC’s Windows 8 phones, Apple and more
Saturday, September 22
Sunday, September 23
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, September 17
- GREE picks up Dino Life developer App Ant Studios
- ChefVille continues to lead fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU
- Announcing the Third Annual Social Gaming Summit London
- Zynga continues expansion into mid-core market, acquires A Bit Lucky
- Ruby Skies mobile game review
Tuesday, September 18
- PeopleFun takes on Zynga with freshman title Word Chums
- Former Omgpop exec Wilson Kriegel leaves Zynga
- Battle Pirates review
Wednesday, September 19
- Exclusive: nWay comes out of stealth, unveils ChronoBlade
- Bubble Epic shoots to No. 1 on this week’s fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU
- Exclusive: 6waves cuts more staff from U.S. office
- The Inside Network Job Board: Ooyala, Metamoki, Wooga and more
- Panda Jam moves into the iOS territory
- Word Chums mobile game review
- Idle Games layoffs ensue after developer increases focus on casino games
- New hires in social games: Wooga, Zynga and more
Thursday, September 20
- YoYo Games reveals upcoming support for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8
- JetSet Secrets review
- Diamond Dash and The Ville this week’s gainer and loser among the Top 25 Facebook games of September 2012
Friday, September 21
- JumpIt 2 leaps atop this week’s emerging games on Facebook
- Requiem: Memento Mori review
- Leaving the doghouse: The exodus of Zynga executives (so far)
- Social games news roundup: Wii U might get social games, Kabam considers IPO and Avengers vs. X-Men in Avengers Alliance
Saturday, September 22
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, September 17
Tuesday, September 18
- What Facebook search can answer
- Facebook announces ability to purchase Promoted Posts via mobile
- Facebook makes major mobile play by allowing its data to be used to target ads on some mobile sites and apps
- Facebook’s ‘promote’ button rolls out beyond pages to some personal accounts
Wednesday, September 19
Thursday, September 20
- Facebook to charge businesses for ‘Offers’ posts
- Facebook launches Shared Activity plugin for third-party web apps
- Facebook redesigns Facebook Messenger for Android, updates main Android app, too
- Facebook adds new class of ‘strategic’ partners in PMD program
- Bubble Epic, Yahoo, Microsoft, Formspring, Pandora and more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by DAU
Friday, September 21
- Facebook looking to relaunch Karma app as ‘Facebook Gifts’ product
- ‘Custom Audience’ targeting now available to all Power Editor users, API partners
- Facebook adds search history to Activity Log so users can delete queries
- The two paths of Facebook advertising
- Facebook hires: market research, media solutions, PMD management and more
- Facebook career postings: engineers, account managers, content specialist, localization PM and more
- Threads of Mystery, Amazon Sweepstakes, My Local Walmart, Fab and more on this week’s emerging Facebook apps by MAU
- Facebook roundup: facial recognition policy, director of engineering, Twitter sync, PMD announcements and more
