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Virality

Defining Viral Growth for Mobile Apps

Virality is a contentious topic within the field of mobile app development because it is almost impossible to precisely instrument:…
October 21, 2013

Estimating k-factor when conversions are unknowable

Given the consistently upward pressure exerted on CPI (cost-per-install) prices over the past six months -- which, in my opinion, will not…
September 16, 2012

Save the Titanic: A case study in virality

I stumbled upon this question on Quora the other day, which asks how a game called Save the Titanic managed to…
June 26, 2012

Virality in mobile gaming, Part 3: Building a virality model

Part 1: What is virality? Part 2: Engineering Virality So after recognizing the importance of virality and concluding that viral…
June 25, 2012

Virality in mobile gaming, Part 2: Engineering virality

Part 1: What is virality? Part 3: Building a virality model  I fully agree with the prevailing wisdom of the…
June 20, 2012

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