ACT Member Vertigo to Serve HBO Go to Xbox Subscribers
On the day Microsoft has released its new line up of on demand services, ACT member company Vertigo has announced its partnership with HBO to produce the popular HBO Go app for Xbox. The Point Richmond, California-based company will deliver content directly to one of the most popular properties on Xbox live which features 40 million paying subscribers. See more on Vertigo's blog.
ACT Fly-In
The Association for Competitive Technology welcomed forty of our app developer members to Washington, DC to meet with the White House, Congress, and the Federal Trade Commission. Our message is simple. The pace of innovation that is taking place right now in the app economy is remarkable. Washington should avoid taking steps that would unnecessarily hinder the continued growth of our industry. Mobile app developers are part of a brand new marketplace that didn't even exist four years ago. It [...]
ACT Fly-In 2012
ACT Fly-In Participants at the White House The Association for Competitive Technology welcomed forty of our app developer members to Washington, DC to meet with the White House, Congress, and the Federal Trade Commission. Our message is simple. The pace of innovation that is taking place right now in the app economy is remarkable. Washington should avoid taking steps that would unnecessarily hinder the continued growth of our industry. Mobile app developers are part of a brand new [...]
Privacy Boot Camp for Kids App Developers
On Friday we kicked off ACT’s app privacy events with a special Privacy boot camp for kids apps. In cooperation with Moms with Apps and Silicon Valley Apps for Kids, the event was held at the offices of Creativity, Inc., an innovative company that builds the software that goes into toys. During four intense hours of discussion, workshops, and learning, participants learned the basics of privacy law and how to treat the data their apps collect about customers with the [...]
ACT Kicks Off Series of App Developer Privacy Events
This week, ACT kicks off a series of coast privacy education events for app developers. We will feature at a number of privacy conferences and host boot camps to help app makers identify best practices to meet consumers' privacy expectations. On Wednesday, ACT chairman and iOS developer, Mike Sax, will speak in Palo Alto at the App Developer Summit on location privacy. The same day in Los Angeles, I will appear at the Digital Kids Conference alongside California Special Assistant [...]
DOJ Antitrust Action Against Apple to Harm Small Business App Developer Publishers
Many of our small business members are concerned by today's Department of Justice antitrust action against Apple and book publishers for purported e-book price fixing. While it is curious that the government would consider an antitrust case against a competitor with a market share far below dominance, it is also alarming that the actions it takes may have a profoundly negative impact on smaller retailers. The wrong result from DOJ action could harm small businesses on the iTunes store [...]