"platform" entries
iTunes App Store Categories and the Top-Sellers
I previously looked into the Top 100 Paid apps (henceforth known as the top-sellers) and found that their average price has been declining. In this post, I'll examine which iTunes categories† are producing the most top-sellers. In terms of number of unique apps, all the categories have grown rapidly over the last two months, with Sports, Education, and Entertainment posting…
The Top Paid Apps in the iTunes App Store
With the recent launch of the Android app market, I thought it would be a good time to give a quick update on the iTunes app store. For now, there are only a handful of apps in the Android market. Developers will be able to start uploading their apps this coming Monday. In the meantime, the rival iTunes app store…
Google Book Search Listings Now Embeddable
Titles from from Google's Book Search index can now be embedded in non-Google Web pages. From Inside Google Book Search: We're launching a set of free tools that allow retailers, publishers, and anyone with a web site to embed books from the Google Book Search index. We are also providing new ways for these sites to display full-text search results…
Tim O'Reilly: Social Networks as Infrastructure, Not Apps
Using Amazon's acquisition of Shelfari as a jumping-off point, Tim O'Reilly stresses the need for social network interoperability. From Radar: Some of my friends prefer LibraryThing. Others may prefer Shelfari. But I only network with those on Goodreads because that's the service I ended up using first. What a shame that I can't see what my friends on LibraryThing…
What if Ebooks Were the Dominant Platform?
Does application of a flip test in the ebook vs print book debate yield new perspectives? Or is it a waste of time? Please share your thoughts.
Calling Google a Publisher Underestimates its Platform
Misrepresenting Google and other platform companies limits opportunities for publishers.
Sneaking Around With Other People's Platforms … and a Countdown to Graphing Social Patterns West
Multiple Platforms, One Geek. What's a man to do?