(Source: venturebeat.com)
RT @AP: Facebook raises IPO range to $34-$38 per share; offering would value co. at more than $100M: http://t.co/2flLxrSW
My advise to social and mobile start-ups:
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A Gift to Developers: A Quarter of a Billion Apps Downloaded on Christmas
Tricia Duryee, allthingsd.comA record-number of new devices activated on Christmas morning is leading to a tidal wave of new mobile application downloads.
Apple’s App Store is on pace to exceed 10 billion downloads this year alone, which is twice the number it…
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The year in mobile apps: Where we’ve been, where we’re going
By Erica Ogg, gigaom.comSmartphone and tablet purchases have been on the rise for several years, but 2011 was a turning point: This was the first year that these mobile devices outsold desktop and laptop PCs. The effect — and perhaps some of the cause of this —…
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How Many Downloads Does an App Need to Reach The Top of The Free Charts on iOS? -
- United States – Top 10: 80,000; Top 25: 45,000; Top 50: 25,000
- China — Top 10: 30,000; Top 25: 15,000; Top 50: 10,000
- Canada – Top 10: 9,000; Top 25: 4,000; Top 50: 2,000
- Japan – Top 10: 20,000; Top 25: 9,000; Top 50: 6,000
- South Korea – Top 10: 20,000; Top 25: 9,000; Top 50: 5,000
- United Kingdom – Top 10: 18,000; Top 25: 8,000; Top 50: 5,000
- Germany – Top 10: 12,000; Top 25: 5,000; Top 50: 3,000
- France – Top 10: 10,000; Top 25: 5,000; Top 50: 3,000
- Italy – Top 10: 8,000; Top 25: 4,000; Top 50: 2,000
- Australia – Top 10: 8,000; Top 25: 4,000; Top 50: 2,000
Neat! AddThis just published their 2011 stats on “sharing” across the web.
It looks like you guys have been busy. :)
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