Tag: GetJar

Total Results: 22

AT&T's VoIP policy change may not benefit carrier

Published: October 8, 2009

AT&T is letting voice communication via Internet applications on the iPhone to run on the carrier’s 3G network. Industry players are questioning whether AT&T will benefit from this policy change.

Facebook nets 1M mobile app downloads weekly over two months

Published: October 1, 2009

Facebook ran a trial of a new GetJar service that lets consumers automatically download the mobile application designed for their particular handset, with its install base surging to 10.5 million.

Donna Karan engages with fashionistas via mobile

Published: August 10, 2009

Donna Karan International is using the mobile channel to reach female consumers directly, woman to woman, to speak about clothes, objects of desire and personal passions.

Apple beginning to view Google as competition?

Published: July 30, 2009

Apple removed Google Voice from the App Store today since Google is now one of its direct competitors.

Jack Daniel's whiskey brand adds mobile to marketing mix

Published: July 28, 2009

Legendary whiskey brand Jack Daniel's is targeting music fans via a mobile initiative as part of its "Backstage Parties" marketing campaign.

Many app stores will fail in next 12 months: GetJar exec

Published: June 30, 2009

How does GetJar view the mobile applications market? After all, it is the world's largest independent mobile app store not affiliated with a wireless carrier, manufacturer or parent company.

Sony Ericsson partners with GetJar for app store

Published: June 5, 2009

GetJar's library of 45,000-plus free applications will soon be linked directly through Sony Ericsson's PlayNow arena, its mobile applications store.

Applications integral part of marketing strategy: MMF panel

Published: June 3, 2009

NEW YORK - Once a brand has determined that mobile applications are an integral part of its marketing strategy, what's next?

EBuddy's mobile IM app reaches 10M downloads

Published: December 5, 2008

Wired Web and mobile instant messaging provider eBuddy has surpassed a milestone of 10 million J2ME downloads of its mobile IM client since its launch in June 2007.

Economics behind mobile are changing

Published: November 5, 2008

By Bill Scott

Until recently, mobile applications were skewed toward paid, since they were principally available on carrier decks or commercial off-deck aggregators, who took a skimming strategy to this new market.