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Mobile Advertising In A Nutshell, Android For Show, Apple For Dough

Some interesting numbers from Norwegian browser company Opera today, as their 'State of Mobile Advertising' looks at impressions and revenue in Q4 2012. Much like that great golfing analogy (driving is for show, but putting what wins you the dough), there is a distinct difference in mobile advertising income and expenditures over the two major platforms. And it points to a healthy ecosystem for developers on iOS devices.

 

What Is Next For Apple's iAd?

Apple has to decide whether it wants to play in the ad world or not. Eddy Cue will now make that decision.

 

Apple iAds twice as effective as TV ads for Campbell's Soups

Apple iAds twice as effective as TV ads for Campbell's Soups

A Nielsen advertising effectiveness study commissioned by Apple and Campbell's Soups to evaluate the soup brand's iAd campaign said viewers were twice as likely to recall seeing it, three times as likely to remember the ad message and five times as likely to remember the brand as viewers who saw it on TV.

 

IPhone and iPad users sue Apple over privacy issues

IPhone and iPad users sue Apple over privacy issues

A group of iPhone and iPad users have sued Apple Inc alleging that certain applications (apps) were passing personal user information to third-party advertisers without consent, a court filing showed.

 

Google Blasts Apple Over iPhone Ad Changes

Google Blasts Apple Over iPhone Ad Changes

Google blasted Apple's new rules for its iPhone and iPad operating system, saying the changes would prohibit application developers from using Google's advertising technology on the devices.

Senh: Whoah, I didn't know you can do that. Isn't this very clearly anti-competition - demanding that developers can only use their ad network, and no one elses? Fun times ahead his Apple vs. Google boxing match.

 

Apple to Charge a Premium to Put Ads in Mobile Apps

Apple to Charge a Premium to Put Ads in Mobile Apps

Setting a high bar for its debut in the advertising business, Apple aims to charge close to $1 million for ads on its mobile devices this year.

 

iPhone to get long-awaited multitasking ability

Some of Apple's iPhones and its new iPad devices will soon be able to run more than one program at a time, something that phones from Apple's rivals already offer and that iPhone owners have long sought.

 

Apple launches ad system for mobile devices in race with Google

Apple launches ad system for mobile devices in race with Google

CEO Steve Jobs announces the iAd advertising network among features coming this year to its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch line, aiming to tap into an infant market with huge potential.

In a direct attack on Silicon Valley rival Google Inc., Apple Inc.

 

AdMob Reports on Mobile Web's Explosive Growth

Mobile ad firm AdMob has revealed the dramatic changes the mobile industry has seen in their second annual Mobile Metrics Report, released just this morning. Believe it or not, it was only a year ago that the Motorola RAZR scored as the number one phone here in the U.S. while the iPhone was the only touchscreen device to even make the list of top ten handsets. Only a year later, and so much has changed.

 

Shake. Load. Kaboom. $600+/day.

Shake. Load. Kaboom. $600+/day.

Most iPhone apps lose money, but some freebies — like Shotgun — rake in the cash. As an app, Shotgun Free doesn't do much. Give it a shake and it makes the sound of a shell being chambered. Tilt it up sharply and the gun fires with a bang as loud as an Apple iPhone can make — which isn't terribly loud.

 

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