This week’s headlines from across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between Nov. 26 and Dec. 1
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Monday, Nov. 26
- Become a mashup master with VJay for iPhone
- Report: Smartphone commerce up 128% on Black Friday, 221% on Thanksgiving
- Boyfriend Maker yanked from Apple’s App Store
- NPD: 21 percent of smartphones users shopping with mobile apps on Black Friday, Amazon top mobile app and website
- Dental Surgery, Asphalt 7, Fruit Ninja and more on this week’s top free mobile apps
Tuesday, Nov. 27
- Bring your social networks together with Banjo
- Chartboost: Traffic jumps by 48 percent in the U.S. on Thanksgiving day, 20 percent in non-U.S. regions
- iPhone 5 sales vaults Apple into first place over Android in the U.S. for smartphone market share
- Tapjoy CEO Mihir Shah steps down, Former Disney Interactive Media Group president Steve Wadsworth steps in as new president and CEO
- Spider-Man, Offroad Legends, Plants vs. Zombies and more on this week’s top paid app charts
Wednesday, Nov. 28
- Make your mark with SignNow
- The Inside Network Job Board: Green Dot, Aarki, BrightRoll and more
- Flurry: China predicted to usurp US iOS and Android install base by Q1 2013
- Last Call: Join us on Monday for Inside Social Apps NYC
- Carrier billing, ultra-broad distribution earning Fishing Joy 2 $1.6M a month in the Chinese Android market
- New hires in mobile apps: GREE, Tap for Tap, Tapjoy and more
Thursday, Nov. 29
- Apple iOS 6 adopted at a higher clip than iOS 5
- Brainz brings Vampire Season-Monster Defense to GREE platform
- Share what you want with Toast
- DeNA and Square Enix to release Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade in US, Canada
- App Annie: Google Play surging in Asia, global revenues up by over 300% in 2012
- Zynga Partners for Mobile signs Digital Legends Entertainment, launches Clay Jam
- Kik Messenger expands functionality with ability to share media via Kik Cards
- Candy Crush Saga, Bejeweled Blitz, Marvel Comics and more on this week’s top grossing apps charts
Friday, Nov. 30
- Fiksu: iPhone 5 release spiked iOS downloads by 33% in October
- Bring comics to life with NARR8
- ComScore: Apple reaches No. 2 rank for the first time among top mobile OEMs
- Mobile app news roundup: GREE, Red Bull, iTunes gift cards and more
Saturday, Dec. 1
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, Nov. 26
- Yard Sale: Hidden Treasures review
- CityVille 2′s continuing to dominate fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU
- Magimon (iOS) review
- Boyfriend Maker yanked from Apple’s App Store
Tuesday, Nov. 27
- Dragonplay partners with TRUSTe for online privacy and security
- Sulake launches API for Habbo Hotel game platform
- Odd Socks review
- East Side Games re-launches Ruby Skies as self-published title
Wednesday, Nov. 28
- Zynga spreading some holiday cheer with Toys for Tots
- Aeria Mobile launches adult-oriented CCG Pirate Maidens
- Groove Coaster Zero (iOS) review
- The Inside Network Job Board: Green Dot, Aarki, BrightRoll and more
- Last Call: Join us Monday for Inside Social Apps NYC
- Hidden Express review
- Candy Crush Saga hits the sweet spot among this week’s fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU
- New hires in social games: East Side Games and Wooga
Thursday, Nov. 29
- Starz premiering final season of Spartacus via its new social game, Battle for Nuceria
- Brainz brings Vampire Season-Monster Defense to GREE platform
- DeNA and Square Enix to release Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade in US, Canada
- Zynga Partners for Mobile signs Digital Legends Entertainment
- Pirate Maidens (iOS) review
- Agreeing to see other people — Zynga.com ending Facebook payments, ads in March
- Animal Legends (iOS) review
- Candy Crush Saga and ChefVille this week’s gainer and loser among the Top 25 Facebook games of November, 2012
Friday, Nov. 30
- Brandomania review
- Chinese-language poker on top of this week’s emerging Facebook games
- Tiki Blocks review
- High Heel Kicker (iOS) review
- Social games news roundup: GREE gets an award, SGN teams up with Betable and Canimals come to Facebook
Saturday, Dec. 1
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, Nov. 26
- Fake Facebook copyright notice goes viral as actual Data Use Policy is up for review
- Facebook adds iTunes gift cards to Gifts product, integrates iTunes catalogue
- Unified looks to provide transparency for social advertising with new ad monitor tool
- CityVille 2, Subway Surfers, Stormfall, Snapchat, Twitter and more on this week’s top 20 Facebook apps growing by MAU
Tuesday, Nov. 27
- Facebook updates Promoted Post targeting after page owners complain about reaching less relevant audiences
- Facebook mobile versions lack options to provide negative feedback on ads
Wednesday, Nov. 28
- Last Call: Join us Monday for Inside Social Apps NYC
- LinkedIn takes Facebook approach and opens ad platform to developers
- Facebook module highlights popular links posted by news sources users Like
- Facebook begins testing new mobile Sponsored Story design
- Macy’s, Amazon.com, Walmart and other retail pages see gains in PTAT over holiday
- Facebook tries new tactics to convince page owners to run ads
Thursday, Nov. 29
- FBX provider Triggit raises $7.4M Series B
- RadiumOne integrates Facebook Exchange
- Facebook and Zynga loosen ties
- Microsoft Live, Candy Crush Saga, Amazon, ABC.com and more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by DAU
Friday, Nov. 30
- Facebook hires and departures: Googler joins Facebook Sydney, other international positions filled
- Facebook careers: commercial counsel, patent paralegal, integration manager, product marketing manager and more
- Facebook rolls out photo sync to more users
- FB shares close at $28, highest since July
- Facebook Gift Cards and others make gains to be among top emerging Facebook apps
- Want button leads to countersuit, antitrust case dismissed, Ceglia indicted and more in this week’s Facebook news roundup
Inside Social Commerce
Tracking the convergence of social media and commerce.
- Facebook adds iTunes gift cards to Gifts product, integrates iTunes catalogue
- Report: Smartphone commerce up 128% on Black Friday, 221% on Thanksgiving
- Wyley Incentivizes iPhone Mobile Gamers With Exclusive Swag, Sales
- New Adyen Study Finds Mobile Device Spending Tripling, iPad Leading the Pack
- Last Call: Join us on Monday for Inside Social Apps NYC
- Black Friday to Cyber Monday Case Study: Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy
- OpenTable adapts well to mobile
