Google verfeinert seine Suche und bietet den Nutzern neue Funktionen, die klein anfangen und grosse Wirkung haben dürften. Auch für Websitebetreiber. Und mit einer automatischen Datentabellen-Aggregation dürfte Google das Feuer der Copyright-Streiter auf sich ziehen.

Wie man anhand einer Studie zu iPhone-Applikationen sehen kann, können mit kostenlosen Angeboten neue Märkte erschlossen und höhere Verkäufe erzielt werden.

A new industry report from mobile analytics firm Flurry reveals some unique insights into the smartphone industry as of right now. Because their firm focuses not just on iPhone, but also on Android, RIM Blackberry, and JavaME, they have the ability to see platform-spanning trends, instead of just those tied to Apple. So what can we learn from their deep dive into their company's data? Anything surprising? Actually, what the report confirms is what we've been hearing for some time now: the iPhone is king, smartphones are the new laptops, and iPhone applications can and do make money.

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Gizmodo has an excellent post up today giving a rundown and comparison of all the new and upcoming smartphone mobile app stores – covering the iPhone’s App Store as well as the offerings for Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm’s upcoming webOS, and Nokia’s Ovi Store.

Jyri Engeström, co-founder of Jaiku and now Google employee, spoke about building sites around social objects. What this means is that the social sites we visit today are not just friend networks – they're also built around objects that connect people with shared interests. These social objects could be anything from a photo on flickr to a video on YouTube or a track on Last.fm. This concept may not be new information to some of you – Jyri has been talking "social objects" for years now. What is interesting, though, is how well this information has held up over time.

IS there a good way to nail down a steady income? In this economy? Try writing a successful program for the iPhone.

There has been a reasonable amount of speculation surrounding JavaScript speed improvements in iPhone 3.0. Testing carried out on the iPhone Simulator bundled with the SDK didn’t lead to a conclusive outcome, but benchmarking done by Wayne Pan would seem to suggest that iPhone 3.0 handles JavaScript 3x-10x faster than iPhone 2.1.

there are numerous threads from developers who are complaining about delays in payments for January and not being paid the amount of money the developers are in fact due from sales. And we’ve received one complaint directly from an iPhone app developer that Apple is late on its payments for January. Apple’s contract, which is embedded below, says that payment will be made to developers within 45 days of the end of the month. That would have been a week ago.

Apparently, if iPhone users decide that they want a refund for an app (users can get a refund within 90 days, according to Apple policy), Apple requires that developers give back the money they received from the sale. But here’s the kicker—Apple will refund the full amount to the user and says that it has the right to keep its commission. So the developer not only has to return the money for the sale, but also has to reimburse Apple for its commission. Apple charges a 30% commission on all paid apps sold through the App Store. So basically, developers get 70% of a given sale but if the end-user wants a refund, the developer has to pay Apple 100% of the sale.

Armer Robert Scoble: Keiner will ihm was per Twitter verkaufen. Liegt das an der Unfähigkeit der Firmen oder vielleicht daran, dass Twitter kein wirtschaftliches Verkaufsmedium ist?

The iPhone now accounts for 50 percent of mobile Web traffic from smartphones in the U.S., according to an AdMob Mobile Metrics report released this morning. Over the past six months, the iPhone has taken share from Blackberry and Windows Mobile. In August 2008, the iPhone made up only 10 percent of mobile Web traffic from smartphones. During the same time, Blackberry’s share has gone from 32 percent to 21 percent (with the Curve and the Pearl coming in stronger than the Storm), while Windows Mobile has taken an even bigger hit, declining from 30 percent to 13 percent. Palm is also down to 7 percent from 19 percent six months ago.

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