Headquartered in Guangzhou, China, UC Web has opened branch offices in Russia, India and Vietnam. In June 2014, UC Web was fully merged into Alibaba in a deal known as the biggest in China’s internet history. Appnext asked Arthur Li, Head of International Traffic Business, International Business Department of UC Web, to share the company story, plans for the future, and mobile business insights. Jonathan Raveh: Tell us a little bit about UC Web Arthur Li: UC Web Inc. (UC Web) is a leading provider of mobile internet software technology and services. Its business ecosystem consists of UC Browser, mobile…
Without any doubt it’s a pleasure to start 2015 with the exciting new features launched at Appnext. The two special ones we are proud to introduce today bring…
Christmas time is always full of joy, laughter, family meet-ups, and presents, presents, presents. At Appnext, your present is already waiting for you under the Christmas tree,…
Word Hack – App Success Story. From Idea to The App Store Top Charts.
In our search to understand and learn from successful apps, current word game hit Word Hack is definitely setting the right example. Reaching the top 10 charts for word games in over 15 countries (including US, Canada and Brazil), this massive hit can teach us many good lessons on development, launch and marketing. So, we sat down with Jordan Gurrieri, Founder of Blue Label Labs, an NYC based app development lab that created Word Hack, and IdeaToAppster, a resource for news, articles and tips for mobile app design and development. Here’s what he told us about the road to success How…
What do you like the most about your job? For us one of the daily delights is discovering great apps developed by the appnext community members. With over…
As you know, Google Play will change its Developer Policies coat as soon as on August, 1st. In accordance to the new guidelines all marketing companies that use the…
The ‘Yo’ Effect
The Internet went crazy this week over the inexplicable rise to fame and fortune of the app “Yo” and its developer Or Arbel and his boss Moshe Hogeg, both of Mobli (a photo and video sharing service). Said Robert Scoble, “This is the stupidest, most addictive app I’ve ever seen in my life” sealing the app’s fate as the next must-have thing. ONE MILLION users later, you can’t buy that kind of virality. And, like most communication apps, it has viralilty built in, or, in other words, it takes two to Yo. You could almost hear the sound of air…
There are quite a few ways for apps to earn money. The most obvious is the paid app, and we will cover that along with other app monetization…
June has just landed in our calendars, many exciting events are waiting to happen this month. Inspired by The World Football Cup that starts in Brazil mid-June, we decided…