This week’s headlines from across Inside Network
A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between Oct. 15 and 20.
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Monday, Oct. 15
- See the world through a multilingual lens with Worldictionary
- TinyCo promising up to 75% revenue share through Tiny Partners Ad Program
- Google rolls out improved developer console, adds user ratings analytics, automatic translations
- Gangnam’s Style, Fix-it Felix Jr., Jetpack Joyride and more on this week’s top free mobile apps
- The undead hordes are back once again in Zombie Gunner
- FBI issues confusing warning to smartphone users
Tuesday, Oct. 16
- Get things done with no fuss with Any.DO
- Placed adds consumer surveys to its location analytics with Placed Panels
- Geoloqi acquired by GIS provider Esri — integrated products and new iOS mapping library coming soon
- Limber up that drawing finger with Neon Blitz
- As downloads grow, hard drives shrink — the average iOS game is now 60MB
Wednesday, Oct. 17
- Start the clock ticking with 30/30
- Play Android games with the Moga controller
- PyramidVille gets a new name: PyramidValley, Zynga dismisses lawsuit
- Shopkick goes visual to encourage at-home browsing
- Apple acquires HTML5 web app firm Particle
- Flurry unites its ads, analytics and user acquisition products with AppSpot, working on real-time advertising exchange
- Last Call: Take Our Survey and Help Make Inside Mobile Apps Even Better
- Facebook mobile app install ads available to all iOS, Android developers
- The Inside Network Job Board: Games Cafe, Arooga, BrightRoll and more
- Car chaos returns with Carmageddon for iOS
- Guest Post: How to be profitable with less than $20,000 in marketing per game
- Rumgr brings community to its local commerce mobile app
- Facebomb, Snail Bob, TuneIn Radio and more on this week’s top paid app charts
- Facebook’s Talktime program in India pays new mobile users in calling credit
Thursday, Oct. 18
- Distimo’s new AppIQ service reveals downloads and revenues for any app
- Lists within lists with Workflowy
- Search for products from hundreds of stores with Flit
- Game Insight announces Mystery Manor Blitz
- GREE goes after adults with Monster Quest
- New hires in mobile apps: Nordeus, IGT and more
- In Two Weeks: Inside Network and SmartRecruiters’ Network Get Work happy hour
- Save the woolly ones in Oh! Sheep
- Comics, Valor HD, Big Win Football and more on this week’s top grossing apps charts
Friday, Oct. 19
- Form some good habits with Chains.cc
- Developers can track Facebook mobile ads ROI with Apsalar’s Campaign Source Insights tool
- Carrier billing for Google Play coming soon to Verizon
- Opinion: Why user acquisition prices are going through the roof, and why it’s bad news for the mobile ecosystem
- Become a card-carrying ghost hunter with Zynga’s Ayakashi: Ghost Guild
- Mobile app news roundup: Google, Nokia and Microsoft
Saturday, Oct. 20
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, Oct. 15
- Zynga suing Alan Patmore for alleged theft of trade secrets
- FarmVille 2 still sprouting like crazy among fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU
- CSI: Miami Heat Wave review
- Race 4 My Place aims to combine social gaming and major cash prizes
Tuesday, Oct. 16
- Zynga partners with Honda for reward-based mobile ad campaign
- Baby & Me review
- The Xbox 360’s first free-to-play game Happy Wars hits XBLA
- “November Madness” comes to For The People: Fantasy Politics
- Zynga scores court victory in lawsuit against Alan Patmore
Wednesday, Oct. 17
- PyramidVille gets a new name: PyramidValley, Zynga dismisses lawsuit
- Code Lyoko review
- The Inside Network Job Board: Games Cafe, Arooga, BrightRoll and more
- Guest Post: How to be profitable with less than $20,000 in marketing per game
- FarmVille 2 still on top of this week’s list of fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU
Thursday, Oct. 18
- Game Insight announces Mystery Manor Blitz
- Zynga’s latest mobile publishing title is Crash Lab’s Twist Pilot
- Footy! review
- In Two Weeks: Inside Network and SmartRecruiters’ Network Get Work happy hour
- New hires in social games: Akamon, Nordeus and more
- Google’s App Engine allows devs to affordably create scalable social games
- 85 percent of US social players don’t come back after first day
Friday, Oct. 19
- Bejeweled Blitz and The Ville are this week’s gainer and loser among the Top 25 Facebook games of October 2012
- Turk Poker holds the winning hand among this week’s emerging Facebook games
- Meego Village (iOS) review
- Social games news roundup: Candy Crush Saga’s on iOS, East Side Games is working to save the world and Car Town Streets coming to mobile soon
Saturday, Oct. 20
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, Oct. 15
- Farmville 2, Scribd, Samsung Mobile, Smart Deals, Viddy and more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by MAU
- Last Call: Take Our Survey and Help Make Inside Facebook Even Better
- Travel company sees $25 in bookings for every $1 spent using Facebook Custom Audience targeting
- TBG Digital loses Facebook PMD badge
Tuesday, Oct. 16
- Facebook’s head of brand design shares strategies for social apps
- Last Chance to Register for Social Media Marketing Boot Camp
- Facebook tests new design for mobile app install ads
- Facebook platform industry hires: Nanigans, Nimble and Shoutlet
Wednesday, Oct. 17
- 3 out of 4 users who claim Facebook Offers do so after hearing about it from a friend
- Facebook mobile app install ads available to all iOS, Android developers
- Facebook launches ‘global pages’ for brands to offer localized experiences
- Facebook shows profile completion percentage, asks for current city
- Red Bull, Lindt Chocolate USA, Coca-Cola and more among this week’s top PTAT gainers for food/beverages pages
- Facebook’s Talktime program in India pays new mobile users in calling credit
Thursday, Oct. 18
- GraphEffect moves beyond Facebook marketing with Shift collaboration platform; hires PMD manager to lead partnerships
- Facebook updates SDK for Android, launches Android Dev Center
- In Two Weeks: Inside Network and SmartRecruiters’ Network Get Work Happy Hour
- Yahoo, Microsoft, Scribd, SlideShare, Wrapp and more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by DAU
- Facebook hires: PMD sales liaison, creative strategist, email writer and more
- Facebook careers: communications, research, platform ops, engineering, more
Friday, Oct. 19
- Facebook makes Questions product available only for groups, pages
- Developers can track Facebook mobile ads ROI with Apsalar’s Campaign Source Insights tool
- Bubble Pirates, KartWorld, Baby & Me, Smart Deals and more on this week’s emerging Facebook apps
- Facebook roundup: Android app update, bullying prevention, anti-virus software, PAC donations, engineering and more
Inside Social Commerce
Tracking the convergence of social media and commerce.
Monday, Oct. 15
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Wednesday, Oct. 17
- Claim some local deals with Groupon’s mobile app
- Etsy does gift cards, hopes to spread to all storefronts
- Rumgr brings community to its local commerce mobile app
Thursday, Oct. 18
- Safeway shopping app makes catching sales, to-do lists easier
- In Two Weeks: Inside Network and SmartRecruiters’ Network Get Work happy hour
- Search for products from hundreds of stores with Flit
Friday, Oct. 19
- Lifelike’s unofficial Craiglist app brings newspaper-style classifieds to your iPhone
- Kickstarter, the popular face of crowdfunding
- Shopkick app gives visual makeover to its four million users
