Insight Into How VISR Uses Machine Learning to Monitor Kids Social Media
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently chatted with Robert Reichman, founder and CEO of VISR, a predictive wellness startup to learn about the challenges facing an app publisher in the kids and wellness genres. The VISR app monitors social media, using data and machine learning to alert parents to issues their kids face online. By analyzing the online activities and interactions of kids - i...
A Chat with Yahoo's Sean Galligan About AppInstall Ads
Monday, January 18, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently visited with Yahoo’s Sean Galligan, Vice President & Industry Lead - Entertainment, about Yahoo app-install ads to help give us some insight into the tech behind the platform.ADM: How are Yahoo App Install Ads Impacting App Publishers?Galligan: eMarketer reports that mobile app install ads are on the rise, with an 80% increase in U.S. revenue expected th...
Yahoo Brings Mobile Developer Conference to New York on August 26
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 by Richard Harris
Yahoo will be hosting its second Yahoo Mobile Developer Conference, this time on the East Coast on August 26 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Earlier this year, Yahoo held its inaugural developer event in San Francisco, and developers can expect the same Yahoo centric theme including presentations centered around Flurry, BrightRoll and Tumblr.At the confe...
Yahoo Announces New Developer Tools at First Annual Mobile Developer Conference
Thursday, February 19, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
During Yahoo’s Mobile Developer Conference in San Francisco, the company announced the launch of a new suite of products to help developers analyze, monetize, advertise and enhance their apps. These solutions combine technology and data from Yahoo, Flurry (purchased in August 2014) and BrightRoll (purchased in December 2014).The new Yahoo Mobile Developer Suite is built...
Developers and Advertisers Reach Over 550 Million Monthly Mobile Users Through Yahoo Gemini
Thursday, December 11, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Yahoo have given both developers and advertisers access to use Yahoo Gemini in efforts to promote advertiser apps across the Yahoo network. The apps can be promoted on both the Yahoo network and other platforms to fully engage consumers. Advertisers of Yahoo Gemini have a chance to reach over 550 million monthly mobile users. Advertisers can also app...
Yahoo To Launch Its First Ever Mobile Developer Conference
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 by Richard Harris
Yahoo's first ever developer conference has been announced. The Yahoo Mobile Developer Conference will be taking place on February 19, 2015 in San Francisco. Flurry from Yahoo will be sharing with attendees the next tools of the future in mobile development. The conference is expected to feature speakers from Flurry, Yahoo and app developers. The breako...
Make Your App a Hit: a Three Part Checklist for Mobile Developers
Friday, August 29, 2014 by Li-at Karpel Gurwicz
For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that want to make mobile a key part of their business strategy, it is crucial to create an app that is downloaded and used by the right audience.A winning app strategy and effective app store optimization (ASO) set the groundwork for success, but in order to really tap an app’s potential, focus on these specific keys to app p...
Apmetrix Upgrades Mobile App Analytics Platform
Sunday, April 27, 2014 by Richard Harris
Apmetrix, a provider of business intelligence solutions for games and apps, has announced that 40 new data sources have been added to its real-time analytics platform. The addition of data includes sites and applications such as: Comscore, Facebook, Flurry, adjust.io, HasOffers/Mobile App Tracking, Google Analytics and AdWords, Fiksu, Tumblr, Exact Target, Vim...
Is Yahoo Trying to Sneak One Over Android with Aviate Acquisition
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 by Richard Harris
If you can’t beat them, how about take over their home screen? It seems that what Yahoo is doing with its acquisition of Aviate, an app that, as the Aviate team says, “...will dramatically alter your homescreen for the better...”Aviate was launched in alpha last summer and went to Beta in October. Aviate auto-categorizes apps on Android phones and gathers...
MAZ Unveils a Study Showing How Users Share Content From Tablets
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 by Richard Harris
MAZ, whose publishing platform powers over 600 apps on the Apple App Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore, unveiled a study today showing how users are sharing content from tablets. Apps created with MAZ include a unique feature called Clippings that allows users to "cut out" anything that they see on the screen to save or share via email or social media.The most inte...
Browser Based 3D Sketchpad ROMPOLA is Loads of Fun
Thursday, September 19, 2013 by Richard Harris
In another demonstration of HTML5's capability in the browser, I give you a browser based 3D sketchpad called ROMPOLA. It's essentially just a place to draw lines, shapes, colors, etc using a web browser, but the beauty is you are working on 3D canvas layers and can toss things around, pan, tilt, color things up, and such. You won't be able to create detailed 3D drawing...
