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August 2011
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Dear !
Wanted - Mobile App case studies
I'm doing some research on all the components that go into making a successful app. Is it a good idea? Good planning. Good market research? Good marketing? Practice? Having investment? Living in 'the valley'? or having a good luck charm? My sense is a combination of the above, and a lot of hard work.
Help me out by completing this brief survey. Also - if you are interested in being a case study, please contact me directly.
I had a bit of a chuckle last week when I received the Rutberg Wireless Newsletter for August. It's always a good read for its insights, trend tracking, and listings of recent investments and M&A activity in our industry. In this issue they predicted that mobile is starting a 10 year growth spurt! Ah - haven't we just been on a 10 year cycle? It's actually 10 years now that I met in a bar (how unusual) with a bunch of folks from the Vancouver wireless industry and we decided that creating an association would be a good idea because this wireless thing was really starting to take off, and we should support each other with advice and information. WINBC (now DigiBC) was birthed as one of the world's first regional wireless associations, and eventually supported the growth of other associations, commercialization centres and developer programs around the world, as well as the impetus for WIP.
With the market uncertainly in many parts of the world, it's good to know that our mobile industry isn't slowing down anytime soon! I hope to find some insight in this research that will help you continue to ride the curve upwards.
I'm actually home in Vancouver for a full 6 weeks of no travel - a nice break. The rest of the team is taking some much deserved downtime too. In the meantime we are working hard with a number of our Tier One members on their developer programs and events, continuing to build out some new pieces to our website (watch for regional Hubs coming soon), planning for the Back to School Webinar series of 12+ sessions we are hosting with Immersion and a number of partners. We are producing DroidconUK and again hosting WIPJam at CTIA in October - contact me for some remaining sponsorship opportunities.
Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Best,
Caroline
Congratulations to Thibaut and Ozlam who were married in Turkey last week!
WIP / Wireless Industry Partnership
The "Connector" for the mobile and wireless industry
Twitter: @wipjam @CarolineWIP @thibautr @caaarlo
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You can find us at these upcoming events:
Harper:
Gamescom
August 17-21
Cologne, Germany
More Info
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GO BACK TO SCHOOL WITH WIP AND IMMERSION
 We know what you're thinking. September is right around the corner, and your brain is like mush from an overload of Netflix, the summer heat and too much fresh air. Not to fear -- the Back to School Webinars are coming your way from August 29 to September 9. There will be refresher sessions on getting going with Android, and others on enhancing your apps. Immersion is sponsoring the series, so we'll have webinars on special effects for your apps like haptics! Sign up for sessions from Samsung, Nexva, Crittercism, Verizon's NavBuilder, Neustar, Cisco, and Socialize.
Be sure to check out the WIP site for the complete schedule, and to get yourself registered in advance and mark your calendars!
JOIN US AT DROIDCON -- THE UK'S BIGGEST ANDROID DEV EVENT
 Preparations are continuing at full speed for Droidcon UK, which is coming to London on October 6 and 7. An exciting group of speakers and presentations has been lined up, with new additions coming all the time. Be sure to keep up with the latest additions, which include speakers from:
- Cisco
- HTC
- Google
- BlueVia
- InMobi
- and more!
Early-bird registration rates are only available until September 1, so register now!
IT'S FALL, IT'S SAN DIEGO, IT'S CTIA... IT'S A WIPJAM!
 We'll be back at CTIA in San Diego on October 12 for another great WIPJam. We have an exciting Day for Developers lined up, with our Mobile Enterprise 101 session kicking things off, before shifting the focus to "How to Make Your Good App Great" later on. We'll have tool pitches from companies with great APIs, SDKs, services and other features to help take your app to the next level, as well as one of our infamous UnPanels. We'll wrap things up in the evening with a great party that you won't want to miss. Get registered for the Jam on our site, and remember -- sign up with us and you'll get a free exhibit hall pass to CTIA, too!
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Have a job to fill? Looking for partners or contests? Check out the WIP MARKETPLACE
The WIP Marketplace is a free resource for members of our community, where they can make job openings, special offers, partnership requests and other posts. Right now, it includes posts for a contest for sustainability apps, as well as an opportunity to work with a major electronics manufacturer on new technologies.
If you have a job to fill or other need to fill, post it in the WIP Marketplace today!
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From the WIP Blog
Push notifications offer a great way for developers to prompt users back to their applications and create a richer, more rewarding user experience. Urban Airship, a leading provider of push notifications for iOS and Android, recently launched "location push notifications," which add location information into the mix, and give developers a great way to generate content-based location-specific messages. On the WIP blog, learn more about what UA is up to, and how location push notifications can add great new features to your app.
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August App Store Report
The WIP App Store Catalog now lists 121 app stores for developers to distribute their apps. The August edition of the WIP App Store Report, a PDF version of the data in the catalog, includes a look this month at how various platforms and app stores are supporting developer forays into the enterprise market. Apple recently announced that businesses could bulk purchase apps for their employees through the iTunes App Store; how do other stores compare? Find out in this month's report.
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Telecom Council Carrier Connections
September 15
Mountain View, Calif.
The Telecom Council Carrier Connections Summit, or TC3, is the seminal venue for carriers around the world to market their innovation activities throughout the ecosystem, to attract entrepreneurs and to promote innovation inside and outside their labs. If you are involved in telecom innovation, whether from the financial, market or engineering side, you will want to join this year's TC3 carriers to get an inside look how at they are planning and executing their innovation efforts and how they seek to partner with new, young companies.
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Apps World Asia
August 31
Singapore
Apps World Asia 2011 will delve into this highly populated yet dynamic region and its app eco-system. With countries like China, Japan and India in the spotlight, we will also cover the unsung heroes such as Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan, Indonesia and more. The event of choice for the region's App Developers, Network Operators, OS Vendors, Brand & Marketing Managers and Technology Providers; looking to connect, build partnerships and network whilst becoming educated and inspired by the latest developments within this exciting industry.
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Mobile 2.0 Silicon Valley
September 1
San Francisco, Calif.
MOBILE 2.0 brings together experts and thought leaders from all aspects of the mobile ecosystem, including startups, investors, mobile carriers, device manufacturers, and mobile application developers and web technologists.
MOBILE 2.0 is pleased to offer WIP members a 25% discount on published registration fees until August 21st. If you are interested please email the Organizing Committee at info@mobile2event.com.
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