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App Store Roundtable: Analytics

By Gavin Bowman May. 20, 2009, 9:00am PT 4 Comments

For this installment of the App Store Roundtable, we talked to developers about analytics. On the web we’re spoiled when it comes to analytics. Simple plug-ins allow us to track where visitors come from, and what they look at. We can also use this information to… Read More »

App Store Roundtable: After Sales Support

By Gavin Bowman May. 12, 2009, 3:00pm PT 3 Comments

In this installment of the App Store Roundtable, I talked to a few developers about issues with supporting their apps after a sale has been made. Many developers are concerned at the difficulty of providing any form of after sales support to customers. Minor problems with an… Read More »

App Store Roundtable: Transparency and the Approval System

By Gavin Bowman May. 6, 2009, 12:00pm PT 5 Comments

For our next installment of the App Store Roundtable, we talked with developers about an issue that comes up time and again: the application approval system and the overall transparency of the inner workings of the App Store. When developers submit their products to Apple, we… Read More »

App Store Roundtable: User Review System

By Gavin Bowman May. 4, 2009, 8:27am PT 12 Comments

For our next installment of the App Store Roundtable, we asked developers what they liked and/or disliked about the iTunes review system. It should be noted that the review system for the App Store has seen a few updates since these comments were made, but concerns… Read More »

App Store Roundtable: The Gold Rush

By Gavin Bowman Apr. 29, 2009, 12:00pm PT 7 Comments

Welcome to the first App Store Roundtable. The iPhone and the App Store are always hot news, and for good reason. It’s a fantastic marketplace for developers, and there’s always something exciting happening somewhere for the press to report on. But sometimes the issues faced by… Read More »