Medialets To Provide Small Ads For Free Apps

Edward Kirk · July 10th, 2008, 02:29 PM

There are a large number of applications in the App Store that are free, and one company has found a way to make the number of free applications grow while still making devs some money. The company is Medialets, an ad network startup. Their goal is to provide small, discrete ads for free applications so that developers can launch ad-supported free applications to the iPhone and iPod touch-using masses.

Revenue from the ads will be split between Medialets and the developers who place the ads in their apps, with none going to Apple (although allegedly the Medialets CEO is a friend of Jobs and has the O.K.). This is the first ad network directed specifically toward a mobile platform, as well as that of the iPhone. If they can pull it off, they'll be the first company to successfully do so. Hopefully it will mean a lot more free apps in the future without ugly-ing up our apps.

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Snoop1990 · July 10th, 2008, 05:59 PM #2

I do not like ads on apps ! sorry, I am a web developer on my own and I earn money placing ads on nearly half the sides I create but I do not want ads on my native applications. I hope they make the applications available as paid versions as well.

WatersWest · July 10th, 2008, 07:50 PM #3

Good point ... that would give the user a choice: enjoy a free app with a few adds or pay a little extra for no ads. I kinda like that idea.

iswenson · **i agree** - July 15th, 2008, 12:27 AM #4

mmmm.... there's nothing like some spam on your home screen!

**Admob vs. Medialets** - September 7th, 2008, 04:42 PM #5

How can Medialets compete with Admob, which has an incredible advertising platform for iPhone and tons of contracts with big-name advertisers. Isn't this comparable to a very small group of techie friends trying to come up with a new browser to compete with Internet Explorer or Firefox?

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	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> There are a large number of applications in the App Store that are free, and one company has found a way to make the number of free applications grow while still making devs some money. The company is Medialets, an ad network startup. Their goal is to provide small, discrete ads for free applications so that developers can launch ad-supported free applications to the iPhone and iPod touch-using masses. Revenue from the ads will be split between Medialets and the developers who place the ads in their apps, with none going to Apple (although allegedly the Medialets CEO is a friend of Jobs and has the O.K.). This is the first ad network directed specifically toward a mobile platform, as well as that of the iPhone. If they can pull it off, they'll be the first company to successfully do so. Hopefully it will mean a lot more free apps in the future without ugly-ing up our apps. [via MobileBurn] __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: iPhone 3G 16GB White iPhone Version: 3.0 Computer & OS: MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X 10.5.4 Twitter

Snoop1990 Rocks the board Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hell Posts: 415 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	July 10th, 2008, 05:59 PM #2
	I do not like ads on apps ! sorry, I am a web developer on my own and I earn money placing ads on nearly half the sides I create but I do not want ads on my native applications. I hope they make the applications available as paid versions as well. __________________ Regards, Snoop1990 Custom user title "Rocks the board" Snoop1990.co.cc (the geeky inside of an usual boy) Gone after loosing the competition 15 Posts a day and over 400 total ! from June 16th to July 16th 31days

WatersWest Rocks the Board Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 361 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	July 10th, 2008, 07:50 PM #3
	Good point ... that would give the user a choice: enjoy a free app with a few adds or pay a little extra for no ads. I kinda like that idea.

iswenson Forum Ninja Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i agree - July 15th, 2008, 12:27 AM #4
	mmmm.... there's nothing like some spam on your home screen!

Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	Admob vs. Medialets - September 7th, 2008, 04:42 PM #5
Unregistered Guest Posts: n/a	How can Medialets compete with Admob, which has an incredible advertising platform for iPhone and tons of contracts with big-name advertisers. Isn't this comparable to a very small group of techie friends trying to come up with a new browser to compete with Internet Explorer or Firefox?