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SlashData Team
Feb 2, 20164 min read
Look Ma, no apps, just messages
The fact Donald Rumsfeld is now in the app business is not the only reason to believe that mobile apps have reached a plateau. The mobile...
SlashData Team
Apr 7, 20145 min read
Emerging developer opportunities in Enterprise & Productivity apps
[Andreas Pappas shares our latest findings, from our Business & Productivity Apps report which takes a look at developer opportunities...
SlashData Team
Oct 23, 20133 min read
App trade: a global opportunity
As we launch our new Developer Economics survey [UPDATE: Survey now closed – results out Jan 2014], Senior Analyst Andreas Pappas...
SlashData Team
Jul 29, 20136 min read
Web Sites vs. Web Apps: What the experts think
The term “web app” has been around for the past years – we’ve all heard it and used it more times than we care to remember. Yet there...
SlashData Team
Jul 22, 20133 min read
Developer Economics: App market forecasts 2013-2016
The global app economy was worth $ 53Bn in 2012, and expected to rise to $ 143Bn in 2016. As part of our new Developer Economics: App...
SlashData Team
Apr 3, 20136 min read
Which apps make more money?
[How do app developer revenues vary by country, or platform? Does the number of platforms make a difference to app revenues? Which models...
SlashData Team
Dec 19, 20126 min read
The changing landscape of app discovery
[The explosive growth of app ecosystems is creating serious bottlenecks in app discovery that only popular apps can overcome. Having 700...
SlashData Team
Dec 13, 20123 min read
Monetising apps: Lessons from the music industry
[VisionMobile analyst Stijn Schuermans muses about the similarities between the app economy and other businesses like FMCGs and music....
SlashData Team
Nov 13, 20124 min read
Which apps make money?
[Which apps make money – and how? Andreas Pappas takes another look at the results of VisionMobile’s Developer Economics 2012 survey and...
SlashData Team
Oct 10, 20127 min read
Ambient intelligence: how well does your phone know you?
[Did you ever wish that your handset understood you better and you didn’t have to tap, type & scroll to tell it what you want it to do?...
SlashData Team
Sep 17, 20127 min read
From Mobile to TV: The companion screens opportunity and the role of apps
[The latest trend in app development is targeting companion screens, as a way to bridge a multi-screen experience. Guest author Peggy...
SlashData Team
Jul 31, 20125 min read
The yellow brick road of app store monetisation
[Apple and Google dominate the app store game – but only in terms of size. Senior Analyst Andreas Pappas discusses the key success...
SlashData Team
Jun 28, 20123 min read
Why some publishers are abandoning apps and betting on the Web
[Why are publishers abandoning apps and betting on the Web? VisionMobile Senior Analyst Andreas Pappas looks into the flight of magazine...
SlashData Team
Apr 26, 20126 min read
Developing for TV: Crossing the chasm between screens
[The bright cross-screen future is creeping ever closer, with handset manufacturers and consumer electronics giants competing over the...
SlashData Team
Jun 14, 20115 min read
Developer Economics 2011 – Why app stores are a one-way street
[Which are the top app distribution channels for developers? Which platforms offer the highest revenue potential? In this part 2 of our...
SlashData Team
Nov 23, 20106 min read
Apps is the new Web: sowing the seeds for Web 3.0
[With the phenomenal success of mobile apps, the world of content is migrating from web 2.0 to apps as the new format for creating,...
SlashData Team
Oct 13, 20104 min read
The Snowball Effect of Mobile Application Analytics
[It takes time for your eyes to adjust when you’ve been blind-sighted for so long. Especially if you are an entire industry. Research...
SlashData Team
Jul 16, 20104 min read
Mobile Developer Economics: The Building Blocks of Mobile Applications
[In part 3 of the 4-part series on our latest research – Mobile Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond – guest author Tor Björn Minde takes...
SlashData Team
Jul 13, 201010 min read
Mobile Developer Economics: Taking Applications to Market
[In part 2 of the 4-part series on our latest research – Mobile Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond – Andreas Constantinou looks at how...
SlashData Team
Apr 25, 20106 min read
Wholesale Applications Community: The Operator Love Affair with Developers
[The Wholesale Application Community has made big headlines in the last two months. But beyond the affectionate operator feelings and...
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