Here are all the latest headlines from around Inside Network this past week.
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Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms, and virtual goods.
Monday, September 12th, 2011
- Emerging Paid iOS Apps: Smule, Amanita Design, Kairosoft & More
- DeNA Acquires Punch Entertainment’s Vietnam Studio to Bolster Mobage Network
- Social Sports App Developer Lionside Possibly Acquired by Ngmoco
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
- Zombie Highway Drives up the Charts After Going the Free Way
- Emerging Top-Grossing iOS Apps: Popular Apps Spike With New Content Updates
- Mobile Analytics Provider Apsalar Picks Up $5 Million in Funding
- Ngmoco Confirms Lionside Acquisition
- Last Week to Pre-Order Inside Virtual Goods: The Future of Social Gaming 2012
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
- MindJolt Makes Good on Mobile Aspirations With SGN, Looks to Create Critical Mass of Users
- Emerging Top Free Apps on iOS: Paid Apps Go Free and Television Grows on iPad
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: 5th Planet, Wild Needle, Jib Jab and More
- GREE Intl. CEO Replaces OpenFeint Co-Founder Jason Citron as CEO
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
- New Hires in Mobile: EA Mobile, Gameloft, Glu Mobile & More
- Staying Independent, Mobile Ad Network InMobi Raises $200 Million From Softbank
- Top Emerging Android Apps: Tower Defense, Pygmies, Ringtones & More
Friday, September 16th, 2011
- Crimson: Steam Pirates Sails Into Charted Territory on the iPad
- Mobile App Roundup: Google, Big Business, Startups & More
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Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, September 12th, 2011
- BringIt Updates Skill-Based Facebook Mini-Games Service to Include New Viral Feature
- The Sims Social, Zuma Blitz Top This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by MAU
- GameShow Slot Machines Doubles Its Ways to Play on Facebook
- DeNA Acquires Punch Entertainment’s Vietnam Studio to Bolster Mobage Network
- Social Sports App Developer Lionside Acquired by Ngmoco
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
- Last Week to Pre-Order Inside Virtual Goods: The Future of Social Gaming 2012
- Join Us at f8 — Inside Network Happy Hour is Next Wednesday in San Francisco
- Ngmoco Confirms Lionside Acquisition
- BrainJewel from TribePlay is a Facebook Puzzle Game Fit for a Pharaoh
- At f8, Facebook Developers Could Get a Smarter Way to Structure Their News Feed Stories
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
- MindJolt Makes Good on Mobile Aspirations With SGN, Looks to Create Critical Mass of Users
- The Sims Social, Zuma Blitz, and Tetris Battle Top This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by DAU
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: Nubee, TinyCo, Wild Needle and More
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
- New Hires in Social Gaming: CrowdStar, Double Down Interactive, GREE Intl and More
- King.com’s Bubble Witch Saga Joins Facebook Standalone Game Coven
- Google+ APIs Launching Today
- 6waves Lolapps and Electrolab Take Facebook Gamers to Fight Camp
Friday, September 16th, 2011
- Edgeworld, FantaBook Top This Week’s List of Emerging Facebook Games
- China’s TribePlay Goes West for Opportunity, Growth
- Social Gaming Roundup: Raptr, Japan, New Launches & More
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Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, September 12th, 2011
- Page Tabs, Phrases, Quizzes, Dating and Twitter on This Week’s Top 20 Facebook Apps by MAU
- Featured Facebook Campaigns: Car Town & Car and Driver, Einstein Bros Bagels, Best Buy & CityVille
- Badgeville’s Social Fabric Gives Any Website a Facebook-Style News Feed
- SurveyMonkey’s Facebook Page Tab App Helps Businesses Gain Feedback From Fans
- Join Us the Night Before f8 — Inside Network Happy Hour Is Next Wednesday in San Francisco
- How to Use Facebook’s Hidden Wall and Other Page Moderation Tools to Protect Brand Reputation
- Facebook Tests Changing User Account Settings to Send Summary Email Notifications
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
- Last Week to Pre-Order Inside Virtual Goods: The Future of Social Gaming 2012
- New Facebook Platform Industry Hires: Work4Labs, Shop.org, Nanigans and More
- Movies, TV, Soccer, Music, Best Buy, Angry Birds, Zynga and More on This Week’s Top 20 Growing Facebook Pages
- Facebook Officially Launches Smart Lists, and Special Friend Lists That Influence the News Feed
- At f8, Facebook Developers Could Get a Smarter Way to Structure Their News Feed Stories
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
- Horoscopes, Spotify, Dating, Tabs, Videos, Bing and Yahoo on This Week’s Top 20 Growing Facebook Apps by DAU
- Facebook’s New Subscribe Button Allows Assymetrical Following of Non-Friends’ Public Updates
- Facebook Social Ads Are Not a Test: They Appear on a Majority of the Site’s Page Views
- New This Week on the Inside Network Job Board: JibJab, King.com, TBG Digital, TinyCo and More
- Facebook’s Subscribe Button to Come With Personalized “Suggested User” Subscription Recommendations
- “View Shares” Link Shows Who Has Reposted Any Facebook News Feed Story
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
- Facebook Hires and Departures: Analysts, Engineers, Communications, Client Partners and More
- Facebook Careers Postings: Mobile Apps Analyst, Legal, Tokyo, Recruiting and More
- Facebook Partners With Heroku to Offer Developers Free Sample Application Hosting
- Facebook Locks the Top Navigation Bar in Place as Users Scroll
Friday, September 16th, 2011
- Videos, Dating, Amazon, Friends, Tabs and More on This Week’s Top 20 Emerging Facebook Apps by MAU
- Ooyala Social: A Quality Customizable Platform for Selling, Renting, and Sharing Video Through Facebook
- How to Get Users to Repost Your Facebook Page’s News Feed Posts Through the Share Button
- Facebook to Disable “Send an Update” that Let Pages Reach Fans Directly Through Messages
- Facebook Roundup: IPO, 3rd Party Apps, FTC, Passwords, Engineering, Skype, Legal and Minors
