You already know the mobile world is changing. Probably, nothing is changing faster than the way everyone now uses a small mobile device to take care of their daily communications. Now someone has come up with a way to get paid to advance this part of technology. Read on to discover more about this new way of looking at your mobile telephone.
Everyone who owns a smartphone has a set number of programs they use on a regular basis on that smartphone. For example, the new iPhone 4 has a popular program called Facetime that allows an iPhone 4 users to talk to others that also use an iPhone 4. Regardless of what programs an owner of a smartphone use or likes, there is a definite pattern when those programs are considered as a whole. That is where this new way of looking at your mobile device comes into play.
A smartphone is not owned by just geeks anymore. People who know nothing about how electronics works are now beginning to use a smartphone for things like email, scanning barcodes, tracking their kids and so forth. Software is now made that can look at how a smartphone is used and suggest more programs that may be desirable. Think of the busy housewife. She may plan her day using a popular organizer. When she has the day planned out, she may find a new store using Ovi Maps ( if she uses Nokia ). Once there, she may use something like Google Goggles to see what the internet says about the things she wants to buy, she may use “Bump” ( a new application ) to help pay for those items, and then contact the local pizzeria with a “regular” phone call to plan dinner. Notice no games were mentioned yet that she may have played in her small amount of spare time.
All those programs she used during the day can be categorized, blended together, and put into broader sections. Another software program can analyze these “sections” of information and make recommendations to the housewife on future programs she may want for her smartphone. This is a developer’s dream, to know what people are going to want made in the future for their mobile device. It also serves the housewife ( or any other smartphone user ) well enough to get their attention.
This is where a company named Flurry comes in. No, they do not make ice cream cones, they provide analytics for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad applications. No mention on Symbian or Android systems yet. They create markets for developers by analyzing what programs are on a mobile device. Those who write about or publish information about Apple mobile programs are the ones who should use AppCircle, the “intelligent” mobile application that does the cross-selling of programs that an end-user may want. Flurry makes the AppCircle program.
How does a publisher of the Flurry AppCircle makes money ? The basic way they get paid is to become a developer ( or hire one ) and create your own free or paid iPhone app. You then need to become a member of Flurry, download their SDK, and integrate your app into the AppCircle app. From there, the Appcircle program does its work. You then immediately have the Flurry Appcircle program recommending your app across their network.
Whether you are a mobile app developer or just happen to know one, this is a great idea to expand the reach of a mobile app. If you do not know how to program, it is not a problem. Find a programmer and get him to make an app for you using AppCircle. You will make at least a small bit of money from it.
