Author Archives: normalkid

Followup on the State of iPhone Gaming: The $0.99 Economy

Posted on July 10, 2009 by normalkid

A couple of months ago, I wrote about how the state of iPhone gaming was changing with an influx in bigger studios with smaller and smaller pricing margins. Things have gotten even more competitive since with Gameloft and other studios … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple | 26 Comments

The State (and Growth) of the iPhone Gaming Market

Posted on May 6, 2009 by normalkid

Apple’s App Store is growing leaps and bounds with over 1 billion apps downloaded and the single largest app category is games. While Apple has not broken down the # of downloads per category, based on a quick look at … Continue reading →

Posted in The Web | 15 Comments

The Risk and Economics of Quitting

Posted on April 5, 2009 by normalkid

This year, I traveled to the Game Developers Conference (GDC) for the first time. It was a really great time and I met a number of iPhone gaming developers — many who I’d known online for many months. Despite my … Continue reading →

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Online vs Print, and the Evolution of Media

Posted on April 5, 2009 by normalkid

Here are a few random thoughts I’ve had recently about blogging, online media and traditional print media. Online Ads vs Newspaper Ads Here’s a promising chart for all online-media folk published by Alley Insider. Newspaper ads dropping, online ads keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Business | 18 Comments

AppShopper.com, TouchArcade.com, Stats, and Stickiness

Posted on December 6, 2008 by normalkid

So, this blog has been relatively quiet. Not because I haven’t been keeping busy… in fact, I might have been keeping too busy. In retrospect, the quitting decision was clearly the right decision. One major perk of not being a … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Mac Web | 11 Comments

50% of Primary Care Doctors Planning on Cutting Hours, Retiring or Quitting

Posted on November 18, 2008 by normalkid

CNN reports on the results of an interesting survey of primary care doctors which found that nearly 50% of them are looking to quit or reduce hours. Many of the reasons cited dealt with too much red tape surrounding insurance … Continue reading →

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Citizen Journalism Follow-Up Notes

Posted on October 4, 2008 by normalkid

My post about the the false Steve Jobs Heart Attack rumor has gotten more traction than I expected. And while I pointed the finger at Silicon Alley Insider, it wasn’t really a personal attack. SAI is still amongst my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Mac Web | 3 Comments

Citizen Journalism Not a Failure, Blogs a Failure?

Posted on October 3, 2008 by normalkid

This morning a rumor about Steve Jobs having a heart attack started circulating. The person who started the rumor submitted it to MacRumors using an anonymous proxy IP address. I saw the report right when it was submitted and after … Continue reading →

Posted in Mac Web | 29 Comments

Ah the Irony, Tiernan Ray Misreports My Misreport

Posted on August 14, 2008 by normalkid

Tiernan Ray of Tech Trader Daily posted a piece the other day about what sounds like a great story: a rumor site confirming one report by using the same report! Now, this sort of thing has probably happened over the … Continue reading →

Posted in MacRumors.com | 1 Comment

On Starting a Blog

Posted on July 27, 2008 by normalkid

Based on the news that I was pursuing a career in “blogging”, I naturally got a lot of emails from individuals who asked about how to start in blogging, how to build traffic, and similar plans. I promised them I’d … Continue reading →

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