New-school methods of monetization Juniper Research recently released the 6th edition of their report Mobile Games.  In it they investigate various mobile game monetization models, particularly focusing on freemium content that features in-game purchases vs. the traditional pay-per-download model. According to the report, Juniper Research forecasts that global mobile gaming revenues will double what they

Third-party tools opens WP7 to unapproved apps – PC World Moto Backflip, Cliq get multi touch support – Android Central $1000 bounty offered to first person to crack Google TV root – Phandroid Android Market bans porn – XBiz MiKandi overhauls app store, introduces paid apps – Phandroid Android’s app store for porn, MiKandi, adds

MiKandi (www.mikandi.com), the world’s first app store for adults, is pleased to announce that it has launched a new version of its app store for Android along with its own virtual currency system and paid application support. Redesigned from the ground up, the new app store boasts faster performance, more intuitive navigation, better search capabilities

Surprise! Mobile app developers care about making money As we build our app store for adults, we spend a lot of time thinking about how we’re going to build a business for our developers. We really believe that our jobs include making sure that developers who work with MiKandi are maximizing their opportunity. To us,

Inquiring minds want to know:  Will the apps I download from MiKandi show up on my phone bill? Trying to keep your spending habits hidden from the eyes of a nosey girlfriend, eh?  S’all good, we understand.  To answer the burning (you might wanna get that checked out) question, no you will not see any

Over the past few months, we’ve been engaging in a good deal of customer discovery.  In order to monetize mobile consumers, it’s essential to know their online behaviors.  To begin, we’ve found the most important behavior to recognize outright is their browsing behavior.  Seattle-based Big Door Media (who help developers apply gaming mechanics to their sites

In the previous installment of our latest series to developers, we explain what virtual currency is.  This week, we’ll dive in to why we chose the virtual currency model. First, over the past few months, we’ve come across major obstacles in traditional ecommerce payment solutions that simply don’t work with what we do.  Consumers are paying less

A few months back, MiKandi announced to our registered developers that we are adopting the virtual currency model.  Most of you were already familiar with virtual currency, but some of you went, “Say whaaa’?” Therefore, we’ll be dedicating our next blog series to explaining the ins and outs of virtual currency, why MiKandi is adopting