Wednesday, September 1, 2010

AT&T: Net rules must allow 'paid prioritization' | Politics and Law - CNET News

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20015231-38.html

Here Comes The First Wave Of Android Tablets!

http://www.businessinsider.com/archos-android-tablet-2010-9?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Falleyinsider%2Fsilicon_alley_insider+%28Silicon+Alley+Insider%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

No private net neutrality deal... yet

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/no-private-net-neutrality-deal-yet.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Blackberry doomed?

http://www.google.com/reader/i/?source=mog&gl=us#stream/user%2F05579064408535224496%2Fstate%2Fcom.google%2Freading-list

ALU acquires OpenPlug to boost carrier apps platform - Rethink Wireless

http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010/09/01/alu-acquires-openplug-boost-carrier-apps-platform.htm

LightSquared's LTE plans leak, nine markets next year - Rethink Wireless

http://www.rethink-wireless.com/2010/09/01/lightsquareds-lte-plans-leak-markets-year.htm

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

iAd Campaign Disappoints

From August 19 through August 25 Cross Forward ran a campaign on the "iAd for Developers" platform for its Audiobooks Premium app. The results were disappointing,the company says.

For all the promise of selling your apps directly within an advertisement, it appears that so far this is not a viable way to drive traffic and create an economically sustainable promotion, the company says.

For $1,251.75, the campaign generated a total of 84 downloads, thus a Cost Per Acquisition (CPA) of ~$15. For a $0.99 app, those economics just can’t work out.

Zoom Wants to Become a "Digital Twin Equipped With Your Institutional Knowledge"

Perplexity and OpenAI hope to use artificial intelligence to challenge Google for search leadership. So Zoom says it will use AI to challen...