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My lastest iPhone Photo Infographic
It's been a while since I last wrote about PhotoStats, the cool iPhone app that crunches all the data about your photos into a neat infographic.
Here's my updated stats:
You can get the app here.
Global Smartphone Market Share by Operating System [INFOGRAPHIC]
I picked this up from a Facebook post by Ken Rutkowski - thought it was worth sharing...
Apple's iPhone has staged a monster comeback, Android growth flat.
Nielsen says in the past three months Apple has grabbed a 43% share of the smartphones sold in the U.S., versus a high-20s percentage a year ago.
Popcorn Horror App Aims To Change Way Movies Are Made
The idea of short form video content on mobile has been around for about a decade, but the secret to success content business is always the quality of the content, an audience, and a business model.
A new start up from Glasgow may have cracked the model.
Popcorn Horror is the brainchild of Felix Gilfedder. Felix is a life long filmmaker himself. With 10 independent short films and a few film awards under his belt he has blended his love of films, the horror genre, and technology to create Popcorn Horror.
Available on Android, iPhone and iPad, the app delivers a bite sized horror cinema experience in the palm of your hand, through a beautifully crafted UI.
The secret sauce of Popcorn Horror is the fact that it is much more than just a consumer facing content delivery platform, Felix has created a two-sided ecosystem. He has independent filmmakers from all over the world sending him films every week for distribution on the platform. This is where Felix's filmmaker credentials and contacts give him the edge.
I sat down with Felix to ask him a few questions:
1. When did Popcorn Horror launch, and can you share any details on how things are going?
Popcorn Horror launched Halloween 2011. With zero marketing budget, we got around 100 downloads and around 800 sessions a day. By the end of this month we expect to double downloads and reach 1,000 sessions a day. Our goal for the first six months is 400 -500 downloads a day with between 4,000 - 8,000 sessions a day. Once we hit that milestone we will look to translate our app for a foreign market, ble these figures and grow from there.
Needless to say there have been plenty of bumps in the road and we decided to launch the app as a Beta and debug as we go. Only now are we starting to get a more settled and rounded experience between loading times, user interface and content.
2. How many films are you receiving each day?
We receive around 4 -6 films a day.
3. What is the business model?
The business model works in two stages. First I want to grow the app while we cover our costs. At the moment all the content is free but you can become a premium user and life member for a one off fee of £3.99.
We will experiment with the model by locking the back catalogue (when the archive becomes big enough). People will be able to watch a selection of films and all new films moving forward, but if they want to watch something from the back catalogue they can unlock it by buying a premium pass. We also sell merchandise.
4. What's next for Popcorn Horror?
I would like to explore foreign markets and we have big plans for our web channel, but I can't say anything more about that at the moment.
For more information visit http://www.popcornhorror.com/
My latest piece for IT Pro Portal.
Spaceport says HTML5 performs better on iOS than Android
Would be interesting to see how the recently announced Open Web Device would perform in similar tests.
60 Seconds in Mobile [INFOGRAPHIC] #mobile #stats #yam
Yeah, I know I'm getting a little obsessed with re-posting infographics. I'll write something soon, honest! Any how, this one is an interesting take - charting what happens EVERY 60 seconds in the world of mobile.
Shame there was no embed code, so apologies in advance I had to post the PDF version directly.
Nice Text Messaging infographic #mobile #sms #text #yam [INFOGRAPHIC]
Good old text messaging still has much to give...
Created by: MBA Online
Interesting research on Android OS upgrades: Visualizing a Sad History of Support #google #android #mobile
Interesting work by Michael DeGusta tracking the lag on upgrading Android phones to the latest version of the OS, with commentary on the implications. Well worth checking out...
Mobile TV And Video Platform MobiTV Files For $75 Million IPO | TechCrunch #mobile
Mobile TV and video platform MobiTV has filed its S-1 with the SEC this afternoon. In the public offering, MobiTV plans to raise as much as $75 million.
For background, MobiTV was founded in 1999 and was one of the pioneers in bringing live and on-demand TV to mobile devices. The company boasts partnerships with a number of carriers and content providers such as NBC, ESPN, Disney, CBS, Warner Music and more. And MobiTV has raised approximately $115 million from a wide range of investors, including Menlo Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Adobe Ventures and Hearst Ventures.
According to the filing, the company is the national provider of mobile television services for AT&T U-verse Live TV, NFL Mobile on Verizon, Sprint TV and T-Mobile TV, among others. The company’s technology works on 375 different types of mobile devices, across wireless and broadband networks and all major operating systems, including Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry OS and Windows.
Learn moreMobiTV powers white-labeled mobile media services such as AT&T U-Verse Live TV, T-Mobile TV, Sprint TV, NFL Mobile on Verizon and more. In addition to user benefits, its new...
Wow, I did some work with Mobi TV back in about 2002. Hope things go well for them.
Developer Economics 2011 Infographic #mobile #developers
The infographic below is a handy pictorial summary of the industry leading Developer Economics 2011 Report, available as a free download here, thanks to BlueVia's support.
