This week’s headlines from across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between Oct. 8 and 12.
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Monday, Oct. 8
- Exploring Digg’s new iPhone app
- Glu Mobile teaming with U.K.’s Probability PLC for real money slots games
- GREE launches “GREE Loves Indies” program to bring independent developers to its platform
- Google pushes for higher quality tablet apps on Google Play
- Appssavvy’s Chris Cunningham on activity-based ads, mobile advertising and brand advertisers
- Sega arcade classic returns in Zaxxon Escape for iOS
- Starbucks, YouPlayer, Bad Piggies and more on this week’s top free mobile apps
Tuesday, Oct. 9
- Skitch comes to iPhone
- Supercell’s free-to-play titles grossing $15M a month on iOS
- Line-drawing zombie carnage in Hey! Zombie
- Spider-Man, Tentacles, Smart Tools and more on this week’s top paid app charts
Wednesday, Oct. 10
- Finally keep track of your business cards with the excellent WorldCard Mobile
- Doodle Jump creator Lima Sky hops onto merchandising bandwagon
- Drippler racks up 2.5 million downloads for its Android-based recommendation service
- The Inside Network Job Board: ChangYou.com, OOYALA, Metamoki and more
- LoopJoy wants to help developers monetize their apps with real-life goods
- Catch ‘em all (again) with Mo’Monsters
- The Simpsons, Airport City, Bike Race Free and more on this week’s top grossing apps charts
- New hires in mobile games: DeNA, Breaktime Studios and more
Thursday, Oct. 11
- Draw Something takes Best Social Network Game award at GDC Online Awards
- Take a step towards a paperless office with Snap2PDF
- Calling All Readers: Help us Make Inside Mobile Apps Even Better
- Sega aims to make some crazy money with Crazy Taxi for iOS
- Ad network SessionM shares figures for American Family Insurance ad campaign
Friday, Oct. 12
- Parallel Kingdoms generating up to $0.50 a day per DAU, mostly on Android
- Hire some help with PeoplePerHour
- Introducing Inside Social Commerce
- Update: 6waves, Spry Fox settle Triple Town cloning suit
- Imangi Studios signs exclusive Android monetization deal with W3i
- ChangeWave: iPhone 5 selling at record rates based on buying intention; consumers don’t have a problem with Apple Maps
- Polara blends auto-running with polarity shooter gameplay
- Mobile app news roundup: Angry Birds, Cut the Rope and how many mobile gamers are willing to pay
Saturday, Oct. 13
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, Oct. 8
- 2012 mergers and acquisitions run-rate 40 percent higher than 2011, investment in social/casual games drops
- FarmVille 2 on top of this week’s fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU
- Adventure Park review
- Zynga’s newest ‘Ville is sequel CityVille 2
- Stay tuned for Inside Network’s coverage of GDC Online
Wednesday, Oct. 10
- Bubble Witch Saga monetizes 3 times better on iOS than on Facebook
- Goko.com returns in open beta, games now playable on the web
- The Inside Network Job Board: ChangYou.com, OOYALA, Metamoki and more
- Dexter’s Disciples review
- FarmVille 2 continues to top the fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU
- 5th Planet working on new games, a trans-media experience and European expansion
- New hires in social games: Zynga, Wooga and more
Thursday, Oct. 11
- Draw Something takes Best Social Network Game award at GDC Online Awards
- Zuma Blitz review
- Parallel Kingdoms generating up to $0.50 a day per DAU, mostly on Android
- Diggle review
- Top Eleven and The Sims Social this week’s gainer and loser among the Top 25 Facebook games of October 2012
Friday, Oct. 12
- Introducing Inside Social Commerce
- Update: 6waves, Spry Fox settle Triple Town cloning suit
- KartWorld review
- Social games news roundup: More sports betting comes to Facebook, Zynga Slingo’s got tons of international players and GSN wants to defeat breast cancer
Saturday, Oct. 13
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, Oct. 8
- The state of Android vs iOS usage among Facebook users
- Facebook tests ‘Collections’ posts with Want and Collect buttons for retailers
- Farmville 2, Instagram, Zuma Blitz, Subway Surfers and more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by MAU
- Calling All Readers: Help us Make Inside Facebook Even Better
Tuesday, Oct. 9
- Facebook’s new vertical by vertical approach to building marketing solutions
- Facebook platform industry hires: 77 Agency, Brand Networks, Cogent Elliott, Shoutlet, Spruce Media and Upcast Social
Wednesday, Oct. 10
- Facebook makes changes to Open Graph policy to reduce frictionless sharing, improve user experience
- Facebook users convert at all hours, FBX partner Triggit says
- Samsung Mobile USA, Facebook and others in this week’s top PTAT gainers among Product/Service pages
- Farmville 2, Microsoft Live, Banjo, Causes, MeetMe, Ask.fm and more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by DAU
Thursday, Oct. 11
- Facebook hires: FBX account manager, Oracle app developer, litigation counsel, partner development manager and more
- Facebook careers: UK and Japan ad sales, PMD biz dev, corporate communications, developer policy and more
- Sponsored Results offer high CTR, low CPC and favorable conversions, Upcast says
- Lish.com comes out of beta with 2x visitors and 3x engagement of Payvment’s previous f-commerce app
Friday, Oct. 12
- Introducing Inside Social Commerce
- Putting Into Practice: Facebook Open Graph
- Coffee promotion, Smart Deals, Fanta, ABC.com and more on this week’s emerging Facebook apps by MAU
- Facebook tests reorganized navigation bar
- Facebook comments now support chat emoticons
- Facebook roundup: stock price, lawsuits, third-party platform news and more
