148 posts and columns on analytics
2013 Was a Huge Year for Android Gaming
And paid apps on both Android and iOS are falling deeper into obscurity.News Byte
Kontagent and PlayHaven Announce Merger, Will Join Player Data and Monetization Products
Mobile app analytics platform Kontagent and business engine PlayHaven will merge, the two companies announced today, with PlayHaven’s ex-CEO Andy Yang at the helm of the combined companies, and Kontagent’s ex-CEO Josh Williams becoming CTO and chairman of the board. In an interview, Yang said the decision was spurred by an “extremely fragmented” mobile B2B market and overlap between the companies’ customers. Over time, Kontagent-PlayHaven will integrate the two companies’ products into one suite.News Byte
Japan Overtakes U.S. in Apple/Google App Store Revenue
Japan is now the top country worldwide in revenue from Apple’s App Store and Google Play, according to a new report from App Annie. The app analytics company attributed the surprising shift to rapid smartphone adoption over the past year in Japan — where feature phones have held on for longer — and explosive growth in Google Play spending, outpacing global trends due to the availability of carrier billing as an alternative to credit cards.AllThingsD Week in Review: BlackBerry’s Future and Predictions for Tech in 2014
The Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD this week, in one convenient post.Siri Gets Serious, Microsoft Gets Its Mojo Back and Everything Gets Encrypted in 2014
Annual predictions for the year ahead in tech from analyst Mark Anderson.Greylock Leads $12 Million Round for Big-Data Startup Trifacta
If Big Data is going to be really big, it also has to be useful.News Byte
Social Startup DataSift Raises $42 Million
DataSift, a U.K.-based social startup that offers analytics services based on aggregate social network data, announced on Tuesday that it raised $42 million in a Series C round of venture funding. The new capital brings the total amount of funds raised to about $70 million.News Byte