MBA Mondays: The Revenue Model Hackpad
The idea of peer producing a comprehensive web/mobile revenue model list was a success. The hackpad I created and linked to last week got a ton of contributions. I took the time this morning to clean...
View ArticleFacebook's Fraud Problem Is Worse than It Appears
Before I get to the fast-growing fraud — defined as a user who is not what the user pretends to be, which may or may not have legal ramifications — let me recap some things about Facebook.A tech...
View ArticleThe Facebook Doctrine
Instagram, the mobile photo sharing app that Facebook bought for about $700 million, has been doing something new over the past few weeks. Up until now, one couldn’t see all of a user’s Instagrams...
View ArticleFor Me, Instagram Isn’t The New Twitter. It’s A More Functional Path
Consumer Web companies are funny things. As Bryan Goldberg argued in an earlier post, the best ones solve a specific problem that bedevils the founder, they don’t aim to please the masses. But that...
View ArticleOh, So This Is Where You Use The Microsoft Surface
The Microsoft Surface is a great kitchen computer, and sadly, that’s about it. You can tell a lot about a new product by how well you integrate it into your life, and for the Surface, the product has...
View ArticleSkylanders Battlegrounds Review (iPhone, iPad)
Having achieved success with Skylanders Cloud Patrol and Skylanders: Lost Islands, it was only a matter of time before Activision brought a more console-like experience to iPhone and iPad. The result,...
View ArticleBladeslinger Ep.1 Review (iPhone, iPad)
We'll start with the obvious fanfare that Bladeslinger Ep.1 has attracted throughout its development and say that this is probably the finest looking game that's ever appeared on mobiles. With crisp,...
View ArticleSkylanders Battlegrounds Cheats And Tips
Your favorite Skylanders figures come to life in Activision's newest iPhone and iPad release,Skylanders Battlegrounds, a portable adventure that lets you control two characters at once as you attempt...
View ArticleMicro Miners Review (iPhone, iPad)
There's an obvious parallel between Micro Miners and the classic, much-loved gameplay of Lemmings. You're in charge of a collection of little sprites who, left to their own devices, will wander...
View ArticleAngry Birds Star Wars Fan Art: Great Shot Kid
Just because Angry Birds Star Wars debuted a few weeks ago doesn't mean the community is done with fan art, oh no. Rovio apparently has quite a few entries remaining, and updates theAngry Birds Tumblr...
View ArticleContract Killer Zombies 2 Origins Shambles To iOS And Android This Week
When Glu Mobile made us aware of its newest impending iOS and Android release, Contract Killer Zombies 2 Origins, we expected another first person shooter reminiscent of the original effort, as well as...
View ArticleiPhone And iPad Price Drops: November 27, 2012
LiliThe developer says:"Lili is a quirky adventure RPG hybrid with stunning visuals, silky-smooth graphics and a cinematic storyline. Tuned for new devices, Lili is one of the most visually-stunning...
View ArticleMicro Miners Cheats And Tips
We've been playing Micro Miners non-stop since we published our review of this fine game yesterday afternoon. It's a quirky Lemmings-like that'll keep you on your toes as you struggle to keep your...
View ArticleMBA Mondays: The Revenue Model Hackpad, Take Two
So I messed up bigtime yesterday. I created a "final version" of the revenue model hackpad and locked it down so hard that nobody could even see it. What happened is I am using a product, hackpad,...
View ArticleDoors & Rooms Review (iPhone, iPad)
We're rather partial to a good escape game, and the likes of 100 Floors and The Room have proved beyond measure what a superior platform mobiles offer the genre with their tactile touchscreens. Doors...
View ArticleDefend our net (from Germany, this time)
At long last, Google is standing up to fight the ridiculous ancillary copyright (Leistungschutzrecht) bill heading to law in Germany, a law that would require Google and others — you? — to pay...
View ArticleDoors & Rooms Cheats And Tips
Doors & Rooms is the latest in a long line of escape-the-room puzzle games, and it's safe to say it packs in more of a challenge than most. If you're struggling to get through the very early stages...
View ArticleCrashmo Review (3DS)
Pushmo is one of the 3DS' finest games, easily making the system's best list of 2011, but it didn't stretch our brains to the limit. Don't get us wrong. We spent an untold number of hours scratching...
View ArticlePitfall! Relic Rush Update Swings Onto The App Store
And you thought it was time to stop playing Pitfall! Today, Activision released an update for its free-running iPhone and iPad adventure called Relic Rush. Once downloaded, players will enjoy (at least...
View ArticleBaldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition Delayed Until December
It seems that RPG fans who were looking forward to getting stuck into Overhaul Game's re-imagining of the PC classic Baldur's Gate will have to wait a little longer. The iPad version of the game, due...
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