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Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews.
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Launch a social media campaign that will build your brand and deliver results in our online Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting June 7. Speakers include Abigail Cusick (Bravo Digital), Gregory Galant (Sawhorse Media), Alex Leo (Thomson Reuters Digital), Jim Tobin (Ignite Social Media), and many more. Read the reviews. PapayaMobile Reaches 25M Users On Android; Reveals Weakness In Mobage’s Model
Social mobile gaming network PapayaMobile announced an array of compelling stats today. It’s most notable accomplishment is that it has hit the 25M user point, indicating 940% growth since January 2010. With Android controlling 52 percent of the market, can PapayaMobile maintain its lead against upcoming competitors’ platforms like Mobage?
Virtual Greats CEO Discusses Skechers’ Virtual Shoes Deal
Leading virtual goods agency Virtual Greats recently announced a partnership with SKECHERS to distribute the footwear brand’s items in many online destinations such as Meez.com and WeeWorld. We also had a chance to catch up with Founder and CEO of Virtual Greats, Dan Jansen, about his thoughts on the new deal.
Skrill and Live Gamer Partner To Help App Publishers Monetize Users Internationally
Monetizing international users is no easy feat. To help publishers solve this dilemma, Live Gamer and Skrill, operator of payment provider Moneybookers, announced a partnership to provide a one-stop solution.
Casual Collective Renames And Launches Battle Pirates for Facebook
Casual Collective, developer of midcore games on Facebook, announced they will be rebranding themselves as KIXEYE. The social gaming company is also announcing their latest title called Battle Pirates, pioneering the way for real time strategy games on Facebook.
RockYou and John Romero’s LootDrop Pursue Second Game
LootDrop and RockYou have announced plans to develop a second game, with aims to launch their first game entitled Cloudforest Expedition around summer time. Both companies see the partnership as lucrative and are bullish on their future growth.
Perfect World Entertainment Puts You In The Captain’s Seat With Perfect Getaway
Perfect World Entertainment (PWE), makers of Perfect World, is entering into the Facebook space for the first time with Perfect Getaway, a social game centered around operating your own cruise ship. Players can customize their ships, personalize your Captain, and more.
PapayaMobile Raises $18M, Plans Expansion In Europe
PapayaMobile today announced that it has raised 18M in Series B funding. The round was led by Keytone Ventures and DCM and will help Papaya expand its developer ecosystem, as well as product offerings, in the U.S. and Europe.
Sprint Users Get Direct Carrier Billing For Android
Bill pay can be a hassle, especially when you’re downloading apps and not able to pay with a few clicks. To resolve this for Android, carriers can give the option to their consumers to easily charge their Android Market purchases to their monthly bills with the new Direct Carrier Billing application for Android.
Century 21 Purchases Virtual Real Estate In ngmoco’s We City
Real estate firm Century 21 has announced their first brand integration into a mobile social game. Facilitated by appsavvy, players will be able to add Century 21-branded structures in ngmoco’s We City.
