Posts tagged with 'iOS'
Mobile is here to stay, and publishers are eager to embrace it, even if figuring out how to is not an easy task.
Thus far, publishers have focused much of their effort on building native mobile apps, and it's no surprise why: mobile apps are being downloading at a frantic pace.
According to a recent report by IHS Screen Digest, the top four mobile app stores may generate close to $4bn in revenue this year, and ABI Research has forecast that by 2016, consumers will download 44bn mobile apps.
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by Patricio Robles
05 May 2011 14:12pm
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According to comScore, iOS mobile devices captured 25% of the market in
February 2011. That's up only slightly from November 2010, despite the
introduction of the iPhone on Verizon's network.
On the other hand, iOS' biggest
competitor (in the eyes of many), Google's Android, has grown 7% since
November 2010, and now commands 33% of the smart phone subscriber market
in the United States.
As venture capitalist Fred Wilson sees it, this is solid proof that everyone should be focusing on Android over iOS.
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by Patricio Robles
05 April 2011 13:30pm
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With marketers spending billions of dollars annually on paid search campaigns, accurately measuring conversions is a top priority. After all, conversion data provides important signals that marketers can use to manage budget and refine campaigns.
Unfortunately, conversions are often more difficult to measure than it seems they should be. According to a study by Marin Software, an ad management solutions provider, the proliferation of iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad, is making accurate conversion tracking even more difficult.
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by Patricio Robles
21 March 2011 09:56am
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The market for tablet devices, which basically didn't exist at this time last year, is now a major focus for just about every large computer and mobile manufacturer.
Yet despite this, one company is reaping almost all of the rewards: Apple.
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by Patricio Robles
10 February 2011 15:00pm
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Google's Android operating syst
em may be a prominent fixture in the mobile world, but when looking at the app economy within it, Android is having a hard time competing with Apple and iOS.
One big reason: Android Market, Google's online marketplace for Android applications.
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by Patricio Robles
23 December 2010 12:05pm
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Apple may appear to be on top of the mobile world thanks to the iPhone
and iPad. But according to analysts at Gartner, Apple iOS market share
will peak at 17.1% in 2011 and drop to 14.9% by 2014.
At the same time, Android, which had just under 4% of
the mobile OS market in 2009, will rise significantly this year to become the
leading mobile operating system in North America. By 2014, Gartner
believes Android will be just about neck and neck globally with Nokia's
Symbian OS. Combined, Android and Symbian will have control of
approximately 60% of the mobile OS market in 2014, leaving Apple and iOS
in the dust.
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by Patricio Robles
13 September 2010 10:10am
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