A roundup of all the news Inside Network brought you between May 21 and 27.
Inside Mobile Apps
Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms and virtual goods.
Monday, May 21
- Become the god of pixels and play in The Sandbox
- Where’s my merchandise? Disney taps Swampy for character goods
- Smartphone & Tablet Games Summit is just 5 weeks away – June 26 in San Francisco
- Emerging free iOS apps: Dragon Story, I’d Cap That and Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
Tuesday, May 22
- Advanced location-based services come to Titanium 2.0 with Geoloqi partnership
- RunWilder looks to mobile to build out an entertainment franchise for grownups
- Emerging paid iOS apps: iTranslate Voice, Hambo and Bejeweled HD
Wednesday, May 23
- GREE’s new global mobile-social gaming platform enters open beta
- Potatoes, tomatoes and brains with Zombie Farm 2
- Google study finds affluent Middle East countries among most enthusiastic smartphone users
- YoYo Games makes cross-platform development more affordable with GameMaker: Studio
- New this week on the Inside Network Job Board: Sojo Studios, PopCap, King.com and more
- Emerging top grossing iOS apps: DragonVale, Minecraft and Bingo Bash
Thursday, May 24
- Tablet ad impressions grow fast, iPad still leads the pack
- Go for the turkey with Rocka Bowling 3D
- In-app subscriptions come to Google Play for games, services and more
- Facebook launches standalone camera app for iOS
- New hires in mobile: App Annie, GREE and Glu Mobile
Friday, May 25
- Apple boosts iTunes discoverability with App of the Week, Editors Choice
- Appcelerator: fragmentation, monetization issues hurting interest in Android development
- Emerging popular Android Apps: Frontline Commando, Candy Miner and ZombieSmash
- Mobile app roundup: Google victorious, malware fines and Because We May
Saturday, May 26
Inside Social Games
Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms.
Monday, May 21
- Winter is coming to Facebook: Disruptor Beam and HBO announce Game of Thrones Ascent
- Ghost Recon Commander complements FPS action with social strategy gameplay and crossover content
- King.com still on dominating fastest-growing Facebook games by MAU
- Play on the Jersey Shore boardwalk with The Situation & Family Boardwalk Arcade
Tuesday, May 22
- Zynga teams with American Express to launch pre-paid credit card with in-game rewards
- Ghost Recon Commander review
Wednesday, May 23
- GREE’s new global mobile-social gaming platform enters open beta
- Bubble shooters top this week’s fastest-growing Facebook games by DAU
- Rovio hurls Angry Birds out of Facebook beta with new name and content
- Bubble Blitz review
- YoYo Games makes cross-platform development more affordable with GameMaker: Studio
- New this week on the Inside Network Job Board: King.com, PopCap, Jellyvision Games and more
Thursday, May 24
- Angry Words (Apalabrados) review
- EA and Insomniac aiming to make monster battling big on Facebook with Outernauts
- New hires in social gaming: FiveOneNine Games, Kixeye and Peak Games
- Zynga Slingo and Hidden Chronicles this week’s gainer and loser among May’s Top 25 games
Friday, May 25
- Webkinz Friends review
- Facebook lets users play game demos directly within News Feed
- Social game news roundup: Konami’s new Facebook plans, Gladiators invade China and Zynga’s zombie blood drive
Saturday, May 26
Inside Facebook
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers.
Monday, May 21
- Socialcam, Skype, Viddy, Pinterest, Zynga.com, more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by MAU
- Inside Network is looking for a Social Marketing Specialist to lead content for the Facebook Marketing Bible
- Investing in Facebook: Clara Shih of Hearsay Social
- Facebook stock falls to $ 34 on second day of trading; pundits quick to criticize
Tuesday, May 22
- Buddy Media becomes preferred ad partner for Group M, launches new features and API
- Rob Zombie, Serve, Target, Ray-Ban, Samsung, more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook pages
- Investing in Facebook: John Corpus of Milyoni
- Facebook IPO raises questions for regulators; SEC, FINRA likely to investigate
- Facebook settles Sponsored Stories lawsuit without disclosing terms
Wednesday, May 23
- Horoscopes, Spotify, birthdays, Viddy, Pinterest, games, more on this week’s top 20 growing Facebook apps by DAU
- Oracle buys Vitrue in a deal that could be worth $ 300M
- Investing in Facebook: Hussein Fazal of AdParlor
- New this week on the Inside Network Job Board: Spooky Cool Labs, Social Dealer, SponsorPay and more
- Facebook to sell premium ad placement through Ads API, Power Editor
- Lawsuits and regulatory investigations turn IPO into a black eye for Facebook, underwriters and Nasdaq
Thursday, May 24
- Facebook testing global/regional fan pages that share a single Like count
- Facebook launches standalone camera app for iOS
- Investing in Facebook: Rick Marini of BranchOut
- Facebook hires: engineering, communications, mobile, more
- Facebook career postings: engineering, communications, data centers, more
- Facebook hires team behind UX research and design firm Bolt Peters
- Facebook provides reach data directly on Timeline posts
Friday, May 25
- Smarter Than A 5th Grader, Quora, Amazon, Groupon, GifBoom, more on this week’s top 20 emerging Facebook apps by MAU
- Facebook lets users play game demos directly within News Feed
- Investing in Facebook: Rob Winkler of 5th Planet Games
- Facebook roundup: Opera, Dubai, friend lists, Pinterest, more
Saturday, May 26
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