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End of the Road
Read more: End of the RoadAfter a decade of advocating for the developer community, the time has come to wind down the Developers Alliance. For some of you, this may come as a shock. As…
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Recap: Apps Alliance and 500 Startups Happy Hour
Read more: Recap: Apps Alliance and 500 Startups Happy HourThe Apps Alliance and 500 Startups co-hosted a happy hour in San Francisco for Alliance members and companies to mix and mingle.
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Location Data, Privacy and Trust in Mobile
Read more: Location Data, Privacy and Trust in MobileTyler Bell and Jacob Goldstein discuss the present and future of location data, the increasing amounts of personal information available to developers and how to maintain the trust between developer and user while making use of that data.
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Mobile Payments: An Infographic About How Consumers Use Mobile Payments
Read more: Mobile Payments: An Infographic About How Consumers Use Mobile PaymentsOur Mobile Payments Working Group released an infographic about how consumers use mobile payments in their apps. The infographic is intended to help developers understand how payment tools can make the user experience more convenient and enjoyable and can lead to higher retention and increased revenue.
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Social Verification and Digital Identity Management
Read more: Social Verification and Digital Identity ManagementJacob Goldstein and Gabe Totino discuss the current uses of social network analysis in identity verification, the limitations of social verification and the potential of social data to build trust in the sharing economy and online business.
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Law Students in Apps Alliance Program Scare Away Patent Trolls, Help Startup Continue to Innovate
Read more: Law Students in Apps Alliance Program Scare Away Patent Trolls, Help Startup Continue to InnovateSoftware patent litigation can cost companies millions of dollars that could otherwise be used for hiring new employees, creating new services and products, and ultimately helping grow the U.S. economy. Due to help from the Brooklyn Law Incubator and Policy (BLIP) Clinic, a participating school in The Law School Patent Troll Defense Network administered by…
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Gaze Tracking and App Design
Read more: Gaze Tracking and App DesignJacob Goldstein and Pete Johnson discuss gaze tracking and app design, including the hardware and software used, the process of using gaze tracking and the ways that behavioral tracking technology can create better apps.
