The Application Developers Alliance has officially launched a tool to help developers monetize and optimize their apps. The Monetization Tool is the first comprehensive database of monetization platforms and resources.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (May 9, 2013) – Today the Application Developers Alliance launched a national network of coworking spaces for its members. The Alliance has partnered with 80 coworking spaces in 50 cities across the U.S. to provide developers a place to work, often at a discount, at home or on the road. More spaces are being added daily.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (January 8, 2013) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance announced its 2013 Board of Directors. The Board welcomed five new members from across the industry, including an award winning app development company, an app service provider, a national startup accelerator, and two global manufacturers and technology leaders.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (January 7, 2013) – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced two roundtable meetings on improving the software patent system. The meetings, which will be held at Stanford University on Tuesday, February 12 and at New York University on Wednesday, February 27, offer an opportunity for app developers and other stakeholders in the app ecosystem to provide feedback and insight on the software patent system.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (November 30, 2012) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance along with the American Civil Liberties Union, Consumer Action, and World Privacy Forum announced the first joint industry-consumer proposal to improve and standardize apps’ communications with consumers regarding data that apps are collecting from users and sharing with third parties. The groups developed and presented standardized screens that, when displayed by apps, will inform users what data is being collected by an app with whom it is being shared. Additionally, the screens will link to more traditional “privacy policies,” which generally are very long legal documents that provide much more detail about why data is being used and how it is being secured.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (October 17, 2012) – The Application Developers Alliance announced today that Joel Spolsky has been named Chairman of its Board of Directors. The 22 member Board unanimously elected Spolsky, a pioneer and thought leader in the developer community, to be its chairman. As Chairman, Spolsky will help to shape programming and policy initiatives for the Alliance and its more than 15,000 members. Spolsky is the co-founder of Fog Creek Software and the co-founder of Stack Exchange. His website “Joel on Software,” is read by developers around the world and translated into thirty languages.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (September 20, 2012) – The Application Developers Alliance announced today that more than 10,000 developers have joined the organization. Founded in January, the Alliance represents members from across the country and around the world, including developers working for large corporations, small app publishers, startups, and as independent innovators.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (September 20, 2012) – The Alliance expanded its corporate membership today, adding seven innovative tech startups. The Alliance is glad to be able to extend membership benefits to the innovative companies houses in The Fort.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (September 17, 2012) – The mobile app ecosystem is poised to grow
significantly in the near future, according to a study released today by the Application
Developers Alliance. The research, conducted by Frank N. Magid and Associates,
surveyed 1,000 online consumers and found that nearly half of the U.S. online
population has downloaded an app. More importantly, app users plan to increase their
usage and non-users plan to begin using apps in the near future.
Washington, D.C. (September 12, 2012) – The mobile app ecosystem is poised to grow significantly in the near future, according to a study released today by the Application Developers Alliance. The research, conducted by Frank N. Magid and Associates, surveyed 1,000 online consumers and found that nearly half of the U.S. online population has downloaded an app, but only one-quarter has paid for a download. The study also found that app users plan to download more apps and non-users plan to begin using apps in the future.
Read MoreLos Angeles, Calif. (September 4, 2012) – Variety and the Application Developers Alliance are teaming up to present this year’s Entertainment Apps Conference on November 29 at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Los Angeles. Following the daylong conference will be the first annual Entertainment Apps Awards, celebrating the most influential apps in the world of entertainment and the teams behind them.
Read MoreWashington, D.C. (August 23, 2012) – Today, Application Developers Alliance President Jon Potter released the following statement regarding the FBI’s shutdown of websites offering pirated apps:
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