Last week, Apple announced In App Purchasing for free applications to Sell content, subscriptions and digital services.
Now, if you browse iTune’s Top Grossing applications, you will notice that they also display the most popular …

From time to time, I post exciting job opportunities tied to Polaris portfolio companies or, in this case, Dogpatch Labs! Hollrr.com is a current Dogpatch Labs resident in San Francisco and is actively looking for …

Want to spend your Halloween with Heidi Klum at her famous Halloween costume party. According to OMG on Yahoo, “Heidi Klum loves Halloween. That’s why she throws a big costume party every year that all …

Facebook has been rapidly innovating with their ad platform and rolling out new ad formats. We have seen:
- Fan Page ad units
- Polling and rich video units
- Direct response / Sampling units
It looks as though …

Congratulations to JibJab who is the 8th gainer this week on InsideFacebook’s Top Facebook App Gainers.
JibJab’s new Monster Mash Sendable has become a Haloween hit. Yesterday, they announced 5,000,000 views – it was announced …

Major announcement from Apple today that has made application developers (like the one below) very excited: free applications can now be directly monetized through “In App Purchasing” – which is a key component to what …

By now, you may have heard about Powermat – the innovative tool that charges your equipment without the cords and tangles. It’s a smart product that solves a common need – and has we continue …

As rumors circulate that Electronic Arts is acquiring the hot mobile and online game maker Playfish for $250m (here and here), the Wall Street Journal has a timely and fun headline. The article does …

Facebook has become my newsreader. It is a merging of:
- social news (both of and from my friends)
- major news sources (a fan of Washington Post, New York Times, etc)
- industry news (your network tends …

Consumers used to go to Apple’s iTunes because it was easier, cheaper and more effecient. Now compared to Amazon, it is is neither cheaper nor easier… Now I buy my music directly through Amazon (as …

Apple recenly added a new sort / finding path for iPhone apps: Top Grossing Apps. It is far from perfect and not at all based on your habits or your friends’ (it should be Facebook …

Billed as “AdSense High-End”, Google is now letting advertisers create ads specifically for “high-end” phones like the iPhone and Android-capable devices. While that is a natural evolution of the AdSense platform, Google’s explanation as to …