As part of Amazon’s European expansion plans, the tech giant has launched the Alexa Developer Rewards program to pay app developers directly for high-quality Alexa voice apps. While the program was initially targeted at building Alexa’s game skills, now it has broadened its focus toward...
At MWC Barcelona 2019, Google released version 1.2 of its cross-platform UI framework Flutter. The updated framework is set to help developers more easily accept in-app payments and features support for Android App Bundles, which is Google’s upload format for instant apps and packaging Android...
In recent years, restaurant mobile apps and digital ordering have been on the rise. According to The NPD Group’s "Delivering Digital Convenience" report, restaurant digital orders have grown at an annual rate of about 23% from 2013 to 2017 and are expected to continue this...
Pullstring, a voice app design and publishing startup, has been acquired by Apple, according to Axios’ Ina Friedt and Dan Primack. Back in 2011, the San Francisco startup was founded by former Pixar executives to create voice experience design tools for toy products. Notably, their technology...
Orai, an AI-powered communication coaching app, has raised $2.3 million in seed capital. The recent funding round was led by the San Francisco-based VC firm Comcast Ventures. In a recent TechCrunch article, Orai’s CEO, Danish Dhamani, said he founded the Philadelphia startup with Paritosh Gupta and...
Appetizer Mobile's CEO, Jordan Edelson, was mentioned in Forbes latest article regarding marketing strategies for user generated content. He briefly mentions in the article how creating contests combined with unique hashtags can help garner content leading to organic traffic to your brand. To read the...
iPhone users are spending more than ever on apps. According to a recent analysis by Sensor Tower, U.S. iPhone users spent an average of $79 in apps during 2018, which was a 36 percent increase from 2017. This only includes purchases processed through the App...
In a recent Forbes article, Forbes Agency Council members, including Appetizer Mobile’s CEO, Jordan Edelson, discussed nine examples of effective outdoor advertising campaigns and how they were leveraged to focus on viral components. Edelson describes the success of Spotify’s “Your 2018 Wrapped” campaign, which gave...
