Yandex’s social app put on hold as Facebook stands firm on API blocking
When Yandex last week launched Wonder, its “experimental” social aggregation app, the initial excitement it must have brought at the Russian Google did not last long. In fact, Facebook pulled the plug just three hours after Wonder went live by blocking the app from accessing its data. Facebook noted that the app, which in many […]
App market grows rapidly in 2012: Expect a bumper year in 2013!
Given 2012 was such an eventful and record-breaking year for the mobile and app market, it is difficult to know where to start summarising! Apple has stated that half of its 40 billion down loads to date came in 2012 alone. If that is not enough to get developers excited, according to estimates from Distimo, […]
1 month in: Microsoft making good progress with the Windows Store
Launching on 26 October to much fanfare, the Windows store has been live for little over a month and initial signs are good, including claims by Microsoft of 40 million upgrades to Windows 8 so far. Will this be good enough to enable the Windows Store to gain ground on the runaway leaders, Google’s Play and […]
5 App Lessons Learned: Case Study From Mobile Marketing Strategies, London
Consumers looking for a better deal and making savings online is BIG business. In the UK, 67% of adults are going online to seek discount codes and sites, such as VoucherCodes.co.uk, are looking at innovative ways to engage and retain hordes of frugal shoppers. VoucherCodes.co.uk has 6 million members in the UK and has had […]