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Adam Blacker

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Games

Rovio Says It Spent on User Acquisition, It Did And It Worked... Sorta

Adam Blacker

Nov 28, 2017

Shares of Rovio took a tumble last week due to a loss in profitability. Can’t say we didn’t see this coming. R...

Games

These two publishers drive half of all Arcade Game downloads on the App Store

Adam Blacker

Nov 21, 2017

Hey there, thanks for coming to the blog. If you're interested in this topic but you were hoping for fresher d...

Investing

Match Group Strikes Gold

Adam Blacker

Nov 08, 2017

There are two puns in this blog post title and I hope you appreciate them both equally. Match Group owns a who...

Investing

Super Mario Run Loses Out On $8M--Nintendo Misses the Mark Again

Adam Blacker

Oct 26, 2017

Last holiday season was when Super Mario Run made its debut. The launch was a huge success thanks to some grea...

App Economy

What Getting Featured in The New App Store Could Mean For You

Adam Blacker

Oct 24, 2017

Apple’s newly redesigned App Store launched late September to much fanfare and anticipation from developers an...

Games

Top Games & Apps by User Retention, Q3 2017

Adam Blacker

Oct 20, 2017

If you’ve been following along with us on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook, you’ve seen and read about how vital ...

Marketing

Apptopia Launches Acquisition Pro

Adam Blacker

Oct 09, 2017

We’ve been busy creating amazing new products to make your job easier while making you look like a hero to you...

Entertainment

Of Course NFL TV Ratings Are Down, We're Streaming

Adam Blacker

Oct 04, 2017

TV Ratings are only a piece to the puzzle now. No longer can we look at them and determine a show’s success. Y...

Fintech

Square's Cash App Closes The Gap on PayPal's Venmo

Adam Blacker

Sep 27, 2017

Square’s Cash App is growing active users faster than Venmo, closing in on its lead of monthly active users, a...