Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll take a look at both TapJoy and Geocade.
I agree, Justin. The way I see it, and assuming this companies want to survive, the solution is not only to integrate with Apple's service (if possible) but also diversify among different platforms. A common platform shared between iPhone (if they allow it at all), Android, Blackberry, Symbian, Palm, .. (not necessarily all of them nor by this order of importance) and the web, integration with other social platforms too, is part of the success. It depends on what's possible to do and how they respond to the situation. Let's see how it goes... On Apr 14, 4:16 am, Rob Mazur <r...@droiddojo.com> wrote: > Initially I thought they were just an ad network as well but on the > Developers page they got a list of the different features that they > offer. The Plug & Play Services apply specifically to the original > post. I haven't used them yet so definitely can't vouch for how good > they are, but I have checked out the SDK and it has some great > features. > > There's a couple reasons I believe TapJoy has an edge over the > competition. First, they already have an Android SDK available so you > can signup, download, and try it. Second, they were bought out by > OfferPal who's cash cow is Facebook. They've been around for a while > and don't think they are goin anywhere. Looks like OpenFeint is in the > process of creating a "Facebook like economy" but these guys have > already done it. > > I really like the concept of giving users virtual goods in exchange > for the user installing an app, or completing an offer. Android users > seem to be pretty frugal, so this may be a great way for devs to put > out a free game and still make some serious cash. > > On Apr 13, 3:13 pm, Justin Giles <jtgi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > One thing that I worry about with these 3rd party high score/social sites is > > that they all sort of started out geared towards iPhone. Since Apple is > > going to start their own social gaming thing, built into the SDK, it kind of > > makes me wonder if these 3rd party companies are going to dissolve into > > nothingness since their cash cow is going to potentially go away. Sure, > > they have Android to help support them, but from what I have seen with the > > various SDKs and features, their Android support has a long way to go. > > > Justin > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Michael A. > > <michael.aki...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > My first reply seems to have been misdirected. Apologies. As I > > > mentioned in that post: > > > > Tapjoy seems to be an ad platform; not quite what the original poster > > > requested. > > > > Geocade (http://www.geocade.com);isan alternative solution to the > > > two you mention, Mauricio. It does not seem very full-featured though; > > > it seems to be primarily just an on-line highscore system with > > > regional sub-boards, though I haven't tried it out. They make their > > > money through ads. > > > > I have no opinion on Casmul other than being a bit unclear on how they > > > are planning to make money. Are there really that many (real) mobile > > > game developers who are willing and able to pay a third-party to > > > develop their games for them? I doubt it. > > > > Scoreloop seems to be the most fully featured service for Android; > > > they are also big on iPhone. However, they are not being very > > > responsive at the moment, as you note. > > > > OpenFeint - the biggest social gaming service on iPhone - claims that > > > they will be moving to Android soon as well, but it's anyone's guess > > > when that will be. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael A. > > > > On Apr 11, 4:54 pm, Rob Mazur <r...@droiddojo.com> wrote: > > > > Tapjoy (http://www.tapjoy.com) now supports Android. They look pretty > > > > solid. > > > > > Rob > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2Bunsubs > > > cr...@googlegroups.com> > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.- Hide quoted text > > > - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
