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Facebook’s Acquisition Of Karma Brings Mobile Commerce, App Monetization Prowess
techcrunch.com 1 week, 3 days agoFacebook has just acquired mobile commerce startup Karma , which makes apps for gifting friends and family. The terms of the deal are undisclosed but 16 employees of the startup will be joining Facebook. The purchase will help Facebook build up monetization prowess on mobile platforms , an area it’s admittedly weak in. The price was not disclosed. With the deal, Facebook gets two extremely experienced leaders in building and monetizing mobile apps. Karma’s chief executive Lee Linden and its co-founder Ben L
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Google Adds Subscription Billing To Its Android App Store
techcrunch.com 4 days, 5 hours agoIn what should be a very welcome addition for Android developers, Google is adding subscription billing to its app store . That should give developers yet another to earn revenue on top of in-app purchases of virtual currency, downloads of paid apps and advertising. It will probably most benefit mid and hardcore game developers, who are more likely to have rabid fans willing to pay for monthly access. It will also help magazine publishers, who are still figuring out how to sell content on tablets. All of th
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