Tag: "developers"
Facebook gives users 25 free Facebook credits
Many users have been given free Facebook credits to buy social games. It seems Facebook is pushing these products further as some gaming developers are making huge money out of the games/ apps. Users are also able to purchase gifts for other users (eg when it is someones birthday) but this feature will actually be […]
Read More | ShareTwitter to put Photos and Videos in your stream
There has been no official statements from Twitter, but they have been conducting tests on some user accounts where Videos and Pictures can be added into a users stream. No doubt Twitter will make a decision soon if the way this as a permanent part of their product. Personally, I don’t think they should. In […]
Read More | ShareWindows Phone 7 In Depth: A Fresh Start for Microsoft
The Windows 7 Phone is a fresh start for Microsoft. Microsoft can use this device as a foundation to build something totally new, and it’s very much different to any other phone you’ve used. The phone utilises and manages many of the different Microsoft products and services – Bing, Xbox Live, Zune to name a […]
Read More | ShareApple iAd Advertising Platform released
Apple has said the iAd will push mobile advertising into the mainstream adverting markets and also fuel the 3rd party apps market with it. There has however been comments from developers and advertisers that its proprietary nature is too limiting in their eyes. Now it is up to Apple to convince otherwise. Steve Jobs presented […]
Read More | ShareAdMob May 2010 Mobile Metrics Report released, Android Apple battle
Google’s Admob have released their May Mobile metrics report giving the latest information on mobile operating system market shares. The main fight is between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. Apple is the clear leader at the moment but Android is making some significant gains. In terms of mobile ad requests, Apple is leading […]
Read More | ShareFacebook ready to launch Location Based Services
There has been alot of competition lately location-based services (LBS) market (applications such as Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite) and that has now sparked interested from Facebook Twitter has just launched their own Twitter location features showing they too want to capitalise on this rapidly expanding segment. That moves the whole Twitter service one step close to […]
Read More | ShareTwitter joining the Location game
Similar to Foursquare and Gowalla – Twitter is now creating their own location services for user tweets. Users will be able to tag tweets with specific locations and also create new locations – much like Foursquare and Gowalla. When you click on the location below the tweet you will be presented a small window with […]
Read More | ShareFacebook and Foursquare talking
There has been rumors lately about a potential acquisition or some form of partnership between Facebook and Foursquare. Foursqaure, whilst small in size has already been successful in monetarising the business by partnerships with US companies such as History Channel, Bravo, MTV, VH1, Zagat, the Wall Street Journal, and more. Facebook is interested in expanding […]
Read More | ShareApple iAd Advertising Network
With the upgrades iOS 4 Apple has created their own advertising platform to the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad products. The iAd platform uses rich media ads such as text, video, audio, games, maps, and more to interact with users. Apple sells, hosts, and serves the ads with developers receiving 60 percent of the advertising […]
Read More | ShareAdMob CEO Omar Hamoui on Google and Apple
AdMob is the only real major advertising platform on the current iPhones and iPads. However with Apple announcing news term of service is iOS4 this means any 3rd party applications cannot send data to a 3rd party provider like AdMob does. This could mean Apple shuts AdMob out of the iPhone and iPad markets which […]
Read More | Share
