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appleinsider.com - 1/22/2009

iPhone developer: App Store rewards "crap" apps

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A software engineer who wrote what he calls a "terrible" and "crap" app in less time than it typically takes to eat lunch has since watched it shoot to the top of Apple's App Store, where it's now generating over $200 an hour despite being a free download.

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i.gizmodo.com - 1/17/2009

The Week in iPhone Apps: And We Have Reached A New Low [IPhone Apps]

— i.gizmodo.com — See if you can guess which icon represents said "new low." Have a guess? I bet you... do. But thankfully, there were some legit cool apps this week too. Zit Picker : The aforementioned low. I write about it only to warn fellow Gizmodo fans, with hopes ... (more) The Week in iPhone Apps: And We Have Reached A New Low ...

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i.gizmodo.com - 1/23/2009

iPhone Twitter App Battlemodo: Best and Worst Twitter Apps for iPhone

— i.gizmodo.com — When the App Store launched, there were a handful of Twitter apps for the iPhone. Now there's... ten zillion. We've read thousands of tweets on every Twitter app, so here are the best, and worst. The Quicklist • Best Overall: Tweetie • ... (more) iPhone Twitter App Battlemodo: Best and Worst Twitter ...

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i.gizmodo.com - 1/16/2009

Novelist Censors Own Book To Sell As iPhone App [IPhone Apps]

— i.gizmodo.com — Remember the author whose book got rejected from the iTunes App Store because of "obscene, pornographic, offensive... or defamatory" language? Well, they published his book, but only after he took out the dirty bits. My friend David Carnoy, whose day ... (more) Novelist Censors Own Book To Sell As iPhone App [IPhone ...

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Sound Grenade: An App Success Story
textually.org — ... generates a really, really annoying nauseating and headache producing high pitched sound. ... At first, Sound Grenade was completely free. Once it entered the Top 50, High said he decided to switch to an ad-supported model. Now, after processing a million ad requests in 24 hours, the app is generating upwards of $200 per hour in clickthrough revenue. In order to keep the app popular, he is looking into a few strategies. [via Apple Insider] ...

iPhone App Developer Says App Store Rewards Crap
I4U News — ... users appear to like to download a bunch of crap. This guy created an app called Sound Grenade it 20 minutes. The first day he saw 50 reviews that were positive and the app went on to hit the top 10 free apps in most countries. After seeing how popular it was, the developer switched it to ad supported and now brings in about $200 per hour in revenue from the ad clicks. If I were an app developer who sees 20 minutes of work bring in $200 per hour, I would be writing crap all day. Via AppleInsider Posted on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...

iPhone App Store rewards the lazy
CrunchGear — ... for the App Store and gave it away free. It took him all of an hour to write - it’s just a button you press to make an annoying sound - and put it up for all and sundry. How he’s seen 100,000 downloads and is basically making $200 an hour using an in-app advertising system. ...

Losing iReligion
gedblog — ... This leads me to the next point of failure for the App Store – visibility. Everyone has heard about the so-called “gold rush” certain developers have experienced. Flight Control’s 1.5 mil ...