December 2011
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The Implications & Opportunities of Blekko
So I’ve just been watching the ustream of Blekko by founder and CEO Rich Skrenta.Blekko has both an amazing idea and a product that still has a long way to go.
I love the idea of the slashtags to a degree – the ability to easily refine and drill down through data makes an amazing amount of sense, especially the date slashtag. What I see as an issue is adding some manner of intelligence to them....
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Monetizing & Mobile Applications: Part 2/3
Free Apps Make Money – Here’s How
So, in the last installment of this series we talked about ways to make money with a free app. There’s lots and lots of ways, but I cited 3 in total:
Updated Functionality or Content
Relevant Products or Services
Targeted Advertising
Now, for the sake of an example, let’s come up with a simple application for a mobile device. This application will allow a...
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From Mobile Barely to Mobile Friendly with WPTouch...
Update: We no longer use WordPress or WPTouch, so this article is out of date and our recommendation no longer is accurate.
Well, tonight I had to completely redo the web site for Zorz in preparation for a busy spring and summer. However, as I’m developing apps now I realized I very much need to make sure that the site is mobile friendly. As I’ve known about WPTouch for a while, I decided to make...
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Monetizing & Mobile Applications: Part 1/3
What Profit Is There In Free Mobile Applications?
Quite a lot!
Something to always remember when developing a mobile application is to understand that you can deliver plenty of value with an application for free and still make money. More than just placing some AdMob ads, developers can monetize an application with many different avenues.
Opportunities To Deliver Value
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The Impact of iAd on Mobile Apps
Apple recently revealed iAd at a press conference and I have to say I’m quite excited about it. Regardless of the nature of the advertiser/agency/apple relationship, I think what they’ve come up with is a solid opportunity to create much better ads that can deliver a richer experience to the user.
However, people have cried foul at the concept of more ads being available in iPhone/iPad...