Posts Tagged ‘W3i’
2011 In Review: Interview with PocketGamer.biz
Kicking off our period of industry reflection on what happened in 2011 and what might happen in 2012 is Rob Weber, senior VP and co-founder of W3i. The US company is an iOS and Android app discovery and distribution outfit, which works with developers and publishers to launch and promote free games and apps. PocketGamer: What do you think [...]
Killer Apps for IPTV and the Future of IPTV Apps
IPTV is at the forefront for many top consumer tech companies. At the CES show in January, Samsung announced the launch of Samsung Apps, a multi-device application store which would make apps available for a range of devices, including HDTV’s. As part of their announcement, Samsung named several content partners which were already on-board, [...]
Trouncing the Recession like an Upstart!
The following two paragraphs were taken from an excellent post written by Donna Fenn. I highly recommend you pick up her book Upstarts! "Small business owners are typically an optimistic lot, even in the face of dismal economic conditions. But a recent American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor survey found that GenY entrepreneurs are more [...]
Why Shopping Add-ons (and Installed Applications) Are So Useful
This evening I went online to BestBuy.com to pick up a new monitor for my home office PC. My old monitor crapped out a few days ago, and I’ve been meaning to get around to purchasing a new one. I tend to avoid brick and mortar stores for consumer electronic purchases, and BestBuy.com is usually the first website I start with when shopping for [...]
Twin Cities Young Entrepreneur Award Pictures
About a week ago on Twitter I posted a link to a picture I took of Daren Cotter (Cotterweb founder), Ryan Weber, and myself with the new Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis as a part of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's Young Entrepreneur Award event. The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal posted quite a few more [...]
How Brands Can Drive Mobile Application Distribution
This post is in response to Ad Age's How Brands Can Build a Successful App Strategy- 12 Lessons From Benjamin Moore, Bank of America, Kraft and Others article. Is it about creating a niche application (see mickeylonchar’s comment), or is it about having an application distribution strategy? Social media and existing assets can certainly [...]
