Archive for the 'monetization' Category
iPhone App Competitive Dynamics
Image by emilychang via Flickr To say that Apple’s App Store is thriving would be an understatement. There have been 800 million downloads across Apple’s 30 million iPhones and iPod Touches — meaning on average each device has downloaded 27 apps. The App Store now has over 25,000 apps and 250+ are added every day. [...]
(This blog post was featured in Silicon Alley Insider’s 10 Things Investors Need To Know Before OpenTable’s IPO) Online restaurant reservations company OpenTable filed for an IPO on Friday, revealing their finances for the world to see. The SEC filing contains all the financial figures you would expect: revenue, expenses breakdown, details of the public [...]
A Brilliantly Evil iPhone Game
Apple’s WebApps page recently pointed me to the ‘Reaction Time Test for iPhone.’ The idea is simple — click the ‘start’ button and as soon as the background changes color, click ‘stop’. Dumb little game, right? But wait! Look closely at the screenshot and you’ll notice a google advertisement placed adjacent to the stop button. [...]
