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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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Application Developers Alliance Announces New Members
Read more: Application Developers Alliance Announces New MembersWashington, D.C. (October 29, 2012) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance welcomed nine new corporate members. AppStori, Double Positive, EachScape, FilePicker.io, Intuit, Kick Punch Labs, Mobinable, Smaato, and Tapjoy have joined.
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Last Call to Submit Apps for the First Annual Entertainment App Awards
Read more: Last Call to Submit Apps for the First Annual Entertainment App AwardsLos Angeles, Calif. (October 22, 2012) – Developers and companies are invited to take advantage of an extended submission period for the Entertainment App Awards. The awards will shine a spotlight on the best apps in the entertainment industry, selected by publishers, developers, tech journalists, and other industry stakeholders.
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Application Developers Alliance Partners with Fortify.vc
Read more: Application Developers Alliance Partners with Fortify.vcWashington, D.C. (October 17, 2012) – Today, the Application Developers Alliance announced a partnership with venture fund Fortify.vc and its startup accelerator TheFort.vc. Under the agreement, companies in the Fortify.vc portfolio will receive full benefits of corporate membership in the Application Developers Alliance, including collaboration with the Alliance’s network of more than 15,000 application developers,…
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Joel Spolsky Named Chairman of Application Developers Alliance Board of Directors
Read more: Joel Spolsky Named Chairman of Application Developers Alliance Board of DirectorsWashington, 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…
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Retreat for App Industry Leaders on Financing and Distribution to be held November 2, 2012
Read more: Retreat for App Industry Leaders on Financing and Distribution to be held November 2, 2012Palo Alto, California (October 16, 2012) – The second annual Appbackr Napa App Retreat will be held November 2. Appbackr holds the retreat to bring together thought leaders in the app economy for one day of in-depth conversation about the future of apps.
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App Economy Created 519,000 Jobs Across the U.S.
Read more: App Economy Created 519,000 Jobs Across the U.S.Washington, D.C. (October 4, 2012) – The app economy has created 519,000 jobs nationwide and is a significant economic driver for a number of states, according to a study released today by CTIA-The Wireless Association® and the Application Developers Alliance. The report, entitled “The Geography of the App Economy,” also calculates the number of app…