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More Than 70 percent of Mobile Users Pay Little For Apps, Big Spenders Make Up For Us Cheapskates

According to a US consumer survey conducted by ABI Research, about two-thirds of app users have spent money on an application on...

Social Gamers Spending Less, But More Converting to Paying Players

Social gamers are becoming more comfortable with their surroundings, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they spend more in...

Ubisoft Returns to Profitability in 2011 Financial Report

Ubisoft has released its sales and earnings figures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. Full-year sales for 2011-12 totaled...

More Than 70 percent of Mobile Users Pay...

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May 15, 2012

Category: All, Social
Tags: Infographic, US

How Much Is Facebook Really Worth? Facebook Advertising vs. Google Display Netwo...

Is Facebook really worth +$100 billion? That’s Facebook’s market capitalization, based on where the stock is priced for its upcoming IPO – currently scheduled for this Friday, May 18. I’m no investment analyst, but here at WordStream, we are experts on online advertising. Facebook’s valuation of $100 billion puts it at half the worth of Google. Since both Google and...

May 15, 2012

Category: All, Mobile
Tags: Asia, Downloads, Revenues

Gamevil’s Mobile Games Hit 120M Downloads, Driving Profit Growth

South Korean developer and publisher has reached 120 million downloads for its mobile titles, which helped increase the company’s revenues and sales for the quarter. It crossed the 100 million mark in February. During the company’s first financial quarter ending March, Gamevil recorded ₩16.6 billion ($14.4 million) in sales and ₩5.2 billion ($4.5 million) in profit,...

May 14, 2012

Category: All, Console