FB Shops to require native check-out: Meta’s Content Fortress strategy takes root Last week, Meta announced that it will soon require all instances of its Shops product -- which allows retailers to… May 4, 2023
The Epic v. Apple appeal decision will change very little Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Apple's appeal of the Epic v. Apple lawsuit outcome,… April 25, 2023
Social media subscriptions and the internet’s grand bargain As a rebuttal to the "if you don't pay for the product..." aphorism, I propose that social media platforms engage… February 20, 2023
The necessity of Shopify Audiences Shopify announced Q4 2022 earnings on Wednesday: while the company's revenue grew by 26% to $1.7 billion on a year-over-year… February 17, 2023
The DMA and alternative in-app payments: too early to celebrate Bloomberg reported this week that Apple is making the required modifications to iOS to allow for third-party app stores and… December 15, 2022
Kroger and Albertsons are merging because Everything is an Ad Network On Friday, grocery retailers Kroger and Albertsons announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Kroger… October 17, 2022
Podcast: Live from Las Vegas: What is the future of alternative payments on mobile? https://open.spotify.com/episode/6NNteJfF9KWSxCBOqx72aM?si=28920524602d41ec This episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast was recorded live from the Mobile Apps Unlocked conference in Las… June 27, 2022
Apple just clarified alternative payments on iOS. Spoiler: Apple still takes a commission. On December 24th of last year, the Netherlands' competition regulator, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), ruled that Apple… January 17, 2022
Will advertising exist in the Metaverse? Defining the Metaverse is thorny. This is true at least in part because the companies most invested in it are… December 20, 2021
NFTs, Ultima Online, and player-run game economies It's tempting to think of games as a proving ground for technological and commercial innovation, such that any new form… October 11, 2021
