Comments on: AdMob Adds iPhone Download Tracking http://userfirstweb.com/472/admob-adds-iphone-download-tracking/ A blog about putting people before technology Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: AdMob iPhone Download Tracking Update :: User First Web http://userfirstweb.com/472/admob-adds-iphone-download-tracking/comment-page-1/#comment-1584 AdMob iPhone Download Tracking Update :: User First Web Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:17:28 +0000 http://userfirstweb.com/?p=472#comment-1584 [...] wrote recently about the new AdMob service that can tie advertising to iPhone App Store downloads. I was curious whether this feature was limited to ads in applications only or would apply to ads [...] […] wrote recently about the new AdMob service that can tie advertising to iPhone App Store downloads. I was curious whether this feature was limited to ads in applications only or would apply to ads […]

]]> By: Jason Grigsby http://userfirstweb.com/472/admob-adds-iphone-download-tracking/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 Jason Grigsby Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:38:23 +0000 http://userfirstweb.com/?p=472#comment-1558 Basically, the paragraph says, "Our service is great. You only have to pay a little less than a dollar to get someone to download your application for free." Imagine how much you had to pay before AdMob to get someone to download your FREE application. So I understand that for some business models, free distribution makes sense. I also realize that you often need to aggressively acquire market share. I'm not disputing that AdMob is probably correct that this is a less expensive way to do so. But I couldn't help but think how strange it is to hear talk of how much cheaper it is to pay someone to download your free app. Basically, the paragraph says, “Our service is great. You only have to pay a little less than a dollar to get someone to download your application for free.” Imagine how much you had to pay before AdMob to get someone to download your FREE application.

So I understand that for some business models, free distribution makes sense. I also realize that you often need to aggressively acquire market share. I’m not disputing that AdMob is probably correct that this is a less expensive way to do so.

But I couldn’t help but think how strange it is to hear talk of how much cheaper it is to pay someone to download your free app.

]]> By: traffichoney http://userfirstweb.com/472/admob-adds-iphone-download-tracking/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 traffichoney Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:28:29 +0000 http://userfirstweb.com/?p=472#comment-1557 I am not sure what you mean by the last paragraph. The announcement was talking about advertising and thus the cost to the app for acquiring a customer and not referring to the cost to the customer for downloading an app. I am not sure what you mean by the last paragraph. The announcement was talking about advertising and thus the cost to the app for acquiring a customer and not referring to the cost to the customer for downloading an app.

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