Flurry

Product Dude Prashant Fuloria Lands at Flurry After Google and Facebook

Liz Gannes in Mobile on April 22 at 11:16 am PT

He directs monetization products by day and rocks out on guitar by night.

“App and Mortar” Is One Way to Describe the Trend in Mobile Commerce

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 25 at 3:33 pm PT

A new report figures out who is benefiting right now from the mobile commerce trend. Surprisingly, it’s physical retailers.

The New Norm: Expect App Downloads to Regularly Hit One Billion a Week

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 2 at 9:28 am PT

The week between Christmas and New Year’s was a busy one with more than 50 million iOS and Android tablets and smartphones activated and 1.76 billion applications downloaded.

It’s Getting More Costly for iPhone App Makers to Get Loyal Customers

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 28, 2012 at 5:00 am PT

Those making iPhone apps spent $1.38 per app to win over new loyal users in November, a significant spike from the prior month and a reversal of four months of declines.

This Christmas, Buyers Were Stocking Up on Tablets

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 27, 2012 at 12:22 pm PT

Christmas marked a record in terms of iOS and Android device activations and app downloads, according to Flurry.

Free Mobile Games Earn Most of the $10 Billion Spent on Apps in 2012

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 13, 2012 at 8:39 am PT

But the more important thing for developers to know is what kind of games are the most successful at monetizing free-to-play.

Investors Plug Another $25 Million Into IPO-Bound Flurry

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 2, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Flurry sees ongoing demand for its advertising and analytics services, as smartphones and tablets continue to be adopted worldwide.

Why Zynga Should Have Seen Draw Something’s Fall Coming

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on October 22, 2012 at 10:59 am PT

A study conducted by Flurry, a mobile-analytics provider, found that social games can be among the most intensely used apps, but they have a short shelf life.

Voices

The New New Web: Ask Not Who Needs It, Ask Who Wants It

Keval Desai, Partner, InterWest in Voices on June 26, 2012 at 12:50 pm PT

The Internet has evolved from being a need-driven utility medium with only a handful of winners to a discovery-driven entertainment medium with room for multiple winners.

Activision Starting to Take the Plastic Wrap off Its Mobile Strategy

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on June 13, 2012 at 5:10 am PT

Activision Blizzard is known for producing blockbuster hits like World of Warcraft. Now the videogame maker is gunning for much smaller screens, including smartphones and tablets.