Comments on: Pinch Media Offers Metrics for iPhone Developers

By: More Evidence of a New iPod touch Found

More Evidence of a New iPod touch Found — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:23:38 +0000

[...] Pinch Media, an analytics firm for iPhone OS developers, has found evidence of a third-generation iPod touch. An “iPod3,1″ string has been showing up as the version identifier in its online logs, with first- and second-generation identifiers for the touch being “iPod1,1″ and “iPod2,1,” respectively. [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 27 May 2009 11:19:56 +0000

Vaelek – I can categorically state that no personally-identifiable information is sent to Pinch Media. Lat/long coordinates (which we’ve found to vary extremely widely in accuracy even in raw format) are only used to calculate an aggregated number of users in a large geographical area, nothing more – and, of course, can’t be sent without the user agreeing to share their location through an explicit ‘this app would like to access your location’ pop-up.

By: Vaelek

Vaelek — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:31:42 +0000

This could be a useful tool. But the fact that all the apps using it provide no indication that personally identifiable information is being sent to Pinch Media is not cool. Especially considering the fact that if it is used in an app that is allowed to access your location, this information is also sent to Pinch Media.

By: iPhone App Downloads Are Up. What About Their Usage? - GigaOM

iPhone App Downloads Are Up. What About Their Usage? - GigaOM — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:56:53 +0000

[...] get some clarity, I asked Greg Yardley, founder of New York City-based Pinch Media, a start-up that has developed analytics for iPhone apps to give us some [...]

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By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:51:07 +0000

Hopefully this will get more outside aps developed so that the iPhone is even fuller featured!

By: Yet Another iPhone Geek

Yet Another iPhone Geek — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:56:47 +0000

this will certainly help iphone app developers hone their marketing audeicnes and betetr idetify their target audience.