Here’s an interesting site for iPhone users and developers both: PinchMedia!
If you’re an iPhone user, they’ve got a quartet of interesting RSS feeds about developments at the App Store for you:
Recently Added iPhone Applications
Recently Updated iPhone Applications
Top 100 Free iPhone Applications
Top 100 Paid iPhone Applications
and if you’re a developer, they have a pair of offerings that look interesting:
1) Pinch Advertising
We’ve just announced Pinch Advertising - a service that allows developers to earn money from their free iPhone SDK applications.
When the Pinch Advertising code is integrated with your iPhone SDK application, you can easily add unobtrusive, industry-standard advertisements from high-quality brands…
2) Pinch Analytics
When the Pinch Analytics code module is integrated with your iPhone SDK application, Pinch Analytics will track the number of unique, active users, the length of time your application is being used, and, if enabled, the geographic location of your users. You can understand exactly how many people are actually using your application, as opposed to simply downloading it. You can know where your users are coming from, so you can provide them with content tailored to their location. And you can track use of specific application features, so you can learn what’s working and what’s not. Statistics are updated hourly - learn how your business is doing now, not at the end of the month.
Well, that all sounds interesting, doesn’t it? Sign up for an account and check it out!
Alex — thanks for the links. If you ever want to chat about Pinch Media or any of our offerings, please get in touch. (Especially especially especially if you want to see something added. Most of our product roadmap comes from developer feedback.)