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Everyone and their mama are making apps these days so we were not surprised to learn that the “App Economy” has created more than 500,000 jobs in the US, and is therefore a “significant economic driver for a number of states.” The information comes from the research conducted by the Application Developers Alliance (ADA) and the CTIA, and has also found that it’s not just “renowned high-tech areas” like California and Washington that are benefiting from this trend, but also some “unexpected” states.
For instance, Virginia and Maryland have “close ties to government agencies and the military”, while Massachusetts was linked with apps targeting the higher-education segment.
Among the examples quoted in the report is the New York-based Applico, which hired its first employee in May 2010, and expects to have “as many as 150″ staff by the end of the year. Pretty impressive when you think about it…
[Via: MobileBusinessBriefing]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
