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Zynga Fights ‘Ville’ Competitors

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May 15, 2012
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Pyramid Feature
Zynga threw a one-two-punch at its competitors recently over the use of  a “Ville” suffix, potentially casting a chill over any game developer who dares to add a “Ville” at the end of their game name. Consider these recent events: March – A European trade market office registers Zynga’s “Ville” suffix, despite initial opposition from a community called Deauville that later withdrew its opposition.  May – Zynga sues Kobojo, the French developer of PyramidVille, a Facebook game. May – U.S.… continue…

Our Mobile Game Hackathon Wrapup

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May 14, 2012
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Got your Red Bull? Good! Let’s power through the Chartboost Hackathon held over this past weekend but do it in less than 30 hours. Strap in and here we go for a recap: What’s a hackathon without a meetup? How else do solo hackers find potential team members? And, hey, how do you become a hackathon rockstar? Check out the Friday night hackathon party piece. So, you say it’s a 30-hour hackathon, eh? How are these folks going to last?… continue…

Africa Offers Great Mobile Opportunities

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May 14, 2012
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Developers build mobile apps for people first. Profits come later, depending on quality, usefulness, fun, and popularity of the apps. With that in mind, Molly Holzschlag, a senior Web access strategist for Knowbility and author of 35 books, touted Africa as particularly fertile ground for mobile apps developers. Holzschlag,  speaking at the Future Insights Live conference in Las Vegas on “Learning from Mobile Gone Global: Mobile apps development in the real, real world,” made several notable observations. “African economies are amongst the fastest… continue…

How to Win a Mobile Game Hackathon

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May 14, 2012
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They’ve hacked away to create the coolest mobile game app in 30 hours, and drank cases of Red Bull along the way. Now, it’s time to unveil the winners of this weekend’s Chartboost Hackathon. First Place: Typing with Strangers: Ninjas v. Dragons You got a glimpse of this snazzy multi-player action game when it was in the preliminary design stages. Remember that cute dragon figure made by team member Andy Jiang, co-founder of friend-to-friend recommendation service Piggyback? Turns out the three… continue…

Why Facebook’s App Center Is Important

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May 14, 2012
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App Center
Facebook’s new App Center has three categories: Mobile apps (for both iOS and Android) that use the Facebook Login Web apps that use the Facebook Login Facebook.com apps on a canvas page How dramatically will the App Center influence app development? Share your comments below.  For downloads, the App Center transfers users to Apple’s App Store or Google Play. For Facebook, creating the center is a logical step to maintain its relevancy in years to come. The App Center is different… continue…
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