Comments for Juggleware Developers' Blog http://www.juggleware.com/blog news and random thoughts from your friendly neighborhood independent developers at juggleware, llc Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:57:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Just Say No to Payola, or Why I’m Not Paying For a Good Review. by alec http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2012/01/just-say-no-to-extortion-or-why-im-not-paying-for-a-good-review/comment-page-1/#comment-639 alec Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:57:21 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=446#comment-639 Also, in the interest of record, I got one from "TheAppleGoogle"—whom I've read complaints about in the past—directing me to http://theapplegoogle.com/ultimate-promotion-campaign Also, in the interest of record, I got one from “TheAppleGoogle”—whom I’ve read complaints about in the past—directing me to http://theapplegoogle.com/ultimate-promotion-campaign

]]> Comment on Just Say No to Payola, or Why I’m Not Paying For a Good Review. by alec http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2012/01/just-say-no-to-extortion-or-why-im-not-paying-for-a-good-review/comment-page-1/#comment-638 alec Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:52:28 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=446#comment-638 Here's a particularly scummy one from AppReviewPros that blatantly offers selling 5-star App Store reviews: Dear App Owner, As you know, the app market has exploded! Having a successful app is becoming increasingly challenging. Gone are the days when you could release an app and instantly receive hundreds of downloads and reviews. Your app is in competition with a multitude of similar apps and you need to stand out above the rest! App Review Pros has analyzed the app market over the last few years, and we have identified 4 crucial areas for any app to be a success. It is imperative that your app gets the exposure and credibility it deserves right from the start. Our eBook will show you how our services (which focus on these 4 primary channels) can help Jumpstart your app today! Click here to view our eBook-------> http://www.appreviewpros.com/ebook.pdf **Special Offer:** What You Get! 1) 5 positive iTunes App Reviews 2) App Review feedback form with suggestions and ideas for each app 3) Facebook post on our facebook page to over 1150+ followers with your app review and link to your app. 4) If your not rated in iTunes yet, we will get your app rated.. 5) Reviews Posted within 24hrs! 6) Reviews available for: iPhone, iPad, iPod, & Mac app's Limited Time Only! $79.99 per app ($45 Savings) Here’s a particularly scummy one from AppReviewPros that blatantly offers selling 5-star App Store reviews:

Dear App Owner,

As you know, the app market has exploded! Having a successful app is becoming increasingly challenging. Gone are the days when you could release an app and instantly receive hundreds of downloads and reviews. Your app is in competition with a multitude of similar apps and you need to stand out above the rest!

App Review Pros has analyzed the app market over the last few years, and we have identified 4 crucial areas for any app to be a success. It is imperative that your app gets the exposure and credibility it deserves right from the start. Our eBook will show you how our services (which focus on these 4 primary channels) can help Jumpstart your app today!

Click here to view our eBook——-> http://www.appreviewpros.com/ebook.pdf

**Special Offer:**

What You Get!

1) 5 positive iTunes App Reviews
2) App Review feedback form with suggestions and ideas for each app
3) Facebook post on our facebook page to over 1150+ followers with your app review and link to your app.
4) If your not rated in iTunes yet, we will get your app rated..
5) Reviews Posted within 24hrs!
6) Reviews available for: iPhone, iPad, iPod, & Mac app’s

Limited Time Only! $79.99 per app ($45 Savings)

]]> Comment on Just Say No to Payola, or Why I’m Not Paying For a Good Review. by alec http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2012/01/just-say-no-to-extortion-or-why-im-not-paying-for-a-good-review/comment-page-1/#comment-637 alec Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:51:50 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=446#comment-637 Since it appears to be public knowledge, I'll save you from following the links and let you know the company above is AppCraver. Since then, I have gotten offers from several other purported "review" sites. Here is the price list from DailyAppShow: publishes their review rates at http://dailyappshow.com/submit-an-app-for-review AppDictions.com: 1.Featured Listing/Review - $20 per app (normal $25) 2. Spotlight Listing/Review - $35 per app (normal $45) 3. Spotlight and Featured - $45 per app (normal $60) AppSplit.com: - Get a featured article, similar to <a href='http://www.appsplit.com/blog/2011/12/fantasy-defense-classy-tower-defense-title/?utm_source=emailPR&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press' rel="nofollow">this one</a> or <a href='http://www.appsplit.com/blog/2011/09/quixey-the-app-search-engine/?utm_source=emailPR&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=press' rel="nofollow">this one</a>, by purchasing a $50 ad or more. Note this is not a review, this will be a strictly informational article about your app. If you go this route please let us know that you purchased the ad and we'll get going on the article ASAP. Since it appears to be public knowledge, I’ll save you from following the links and let you know the company above is AppCraver.

Since then, I have gotten offers from several other purported “review” sites. Here is the price list from

DailyAppShow: publishes their review rates at http://dailyappshow.com/submit-an-app-for-review

AppDictions.com:
1.Featured Listing/Review – $20 per app (normal $25)
2. Spotlight Listing/Review – $35 per app (normal $45)
3. Spotlight and Featured – $45 per app (normal $60)

AppSplit.com:
- Get a featured article, similar to this one or this one, by purchasing a $50 ad or more. Note this is not a review, this will be a strictly informational article about your app. If you go this route please let us know that you purchased the ad and we’ll get going on the article ASAP.

]]> Comment on Just Say No to Payola, or Why I’m Not Paying For a Good Review. by alec http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2012/01/just-say-no-to-extortion-or-why-im-not-paying-for-a-good-review/comment-page-1/#comment-631 alec Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:53:10 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=446#comment-631 Wired also wrote a story about this here: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/app-store-payola/ Wired also wrote a story about this here: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/app-store-payola/

]]> Comment on Conqueror! solo game version now available. by Jack http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2009/02/conqueror-solo/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Jack Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:11:03 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=117#comment-622 Looks like a fun game, will give it a try. Looks like a fun game, will give it a try.

]]> Comment on How To Place a UIWebView inside a UIScrollView by Andy http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-place-a-uiwebview-inside-a-uiscrollview/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Andy Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:29:21 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=247#comment-621 You don't need javascript, you can call sizeToFit on your webview, then just call bounds.size and the size will be correct. You don’t need javascript, you can call sizeToFit on your webview, then just call bounds.size and the size will be correct.

]]> Comment on A Farewell to Steve Jobs by Jack http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2011/10/a-farewell-to-steve-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Jack Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:02:03 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=389#comment-616 Thats what I was thinking when I first heard of his death. The games I used to play in high school on the school computer that were no better than atari. At the time they were state of the art. Thats what I was thinking when I first heard of his death. The games I used to play in high school on the school computer that were no better than atari. At the time they were state of the art.

]]> Comment on Steve Jobs responds by ecig http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2008/09/steve-jobs-writes-back/comment-page-1/#comment-614 ecig Sat, 19 Nov 2011 07:13:33 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=17#comment-614 The Zune concentrates on being a Transportable Media Participant. Not a world wide web browser. Not a game device. Possibly in the long term it'll do even better in people regions, but for now it's a great way to arrange and listen to your songs and video clips, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod's strengths are its world wide web searching and applications. If people sound much more compelling, perhaps it is your greatest choice. The Zune concentrates on being a Transportable Media Participant. Not a world wide web browser. Not a game device. Possibly in the long term it’ll do even better in people regions, but for now it’s a great way to arrange and listen to your songs and video clips, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its world wide web searching and applications. If people sound much more compelling, perhaps it is your greatest choice.

]]> Comment on A Farewell to Steve Jobs by drr http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2011/10/a-farewell-to-steve-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-613 drr Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:18:52 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=389#comment-613 Nice piece Alec. I remember having a lot of fun with early macs--we had a game, it was a shooting game with "Crystal" in the name--and it was a simple matter to replace the aliens you were shooting with pictures (tiny, black and white pictures) of your friends. Fun stuff. Nice piece Alec. I remember having a lot of fun with early macs–we had a game, it was a shooting game with “Crystal” in the name–and it was a simple matter to replace the aliens you were shooting with pictures (tiny, black and white pictures) of your friends. Fun stuff.

]]> Comment on Apple: Only “professional” satirists can make fun. by Stefan http://www.juggleware.com/blog/2010/09/apple-only-professional-satirists-can-make-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Stefan Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:26:56 +0000 http://www.juggleware.com/blog/?p=303#comment-605 Apple has a right to distribute only those apps it approves of, but only if it allows its customers to have alternate sources of apps and doesn't delete apps a customer has installed without his permission. As it stands now, the iPhone and the iPad are vendor lock-in products, and vendor lock-in means bend over and pretend you're in Turkey. Apple has a right to distribute only those apps it approves of, but only if it allows its customers to have alternate sources of apps and doesn’t delete apps a customer has installed without his permission.

As it stands now, the iPhone and the iPad are vendor lock-in products, and vendor lock-in means bend over and pretend you’re in Turkey.

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