14. Paying for Reviews, Mentorship
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We start off discussing the recently announced Windows Phone 7 Series.
Regarding iPhone biz, we discuss our thoughts around pay-for-review sites (that often mask this by calling it an ‘expedited review’)
- http://apprebates.com/
- http://www.appcraver.com/
- http://www.theiphoneappreview.com/
- MobileCrunch catches PR firm writing app reviews for their clients
…which then led into a discussion on Apple’s recent banning of ‘sexy’ apps from the store
- NY Times on Apple’s ban of ‘sexy’ apps
- http://mrgan.tumblr.com/post/412064300/not-in-their-front-yard
- Apple yanked StoneLoops! based on a copyright complaint
On mentorship
And finally, Rick’s Garfield poster memories from 5th grade.
The music for this podcast, used by permission, is by Pretty Lights (intro) and Avi Ghosh (outro). The transition music is from Nine Inch Nail’s Ghosts I-IV album, a Creative Commons 3 licensed work.
Been listening since day 1. I think it’s time to switch up the music.
Steven Cummings
2 Mar 10 at 9:40 am
Do you think hiring a pay-per-post service is any different from hiring a marketing firm to do the same thing? Main stream marketing companies have been spamming the interwebs / magazines for years.
Kenny Saunders
2 Mar 10 at 9:45 pm
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9 Mar 10 at 5:47 am
@Kenny
We decided to answer your question in the next episode. Have a listen to episode 15 here:
http://blog.weareuproar.com/podcast15
kevin
9 Mar 10 at 5:58 am