@Tone: "with my app where I had included ads" - what ad library do you use on Sailfish? I was not aware of anything available there. Especially nothing for Qt/QML...
2016-05-31 8:58 GMT+02:00 Tone Kastlunger <users.giulie...@gmail.com>: > This is an excellent discussion point; I believe this is a very clear > aspect of the key problem of SFOS at the moment - the whole point of SFOS > is to DIFFERENTIATE itself from android. > > Note : I love coding for SFOS, it's inspiring and motivating. Sure, it has > it's limitations and quirks, but still, its a great experience IMHO. > > The facts are that, if you ask someone the question: "Would you mind ads > in app XX?" they will reply "Hell NO". > But nevertheless, if app XX gets published with ads, and the app is good, > nobody will care about the ads, and use it anyways. > > So, this can mean that: > > 1) nobody wants ads > 2) nobody cares if they are there, tho > > My experience has been a harsh rejection of ads by the jolla community, > with my app where I had included ads. > In the timeframe the app had ads included, I noticed two trends : > a) people who stopped using the app completely due to the adds > b) people who kept on using it (hence rule 2) applies). > > I'd wonder if codign a SFOS app with ads and publish it as an Android app > on the jolla store will actually fix things? > > > On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 8:20 AM, <zoltan.lu...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Yes, that is how it is. Paid model does not work for masses - maybe iOS >> is exception to some extent... >> >> >> I fully understand those who are fed up with annoying ads - just like me, >> too. >> >> >> But it does not imply ads are evil as such. Just they have to be placed >> carefully and accordingly... >> >> >> Anyway, I just wanted to invite other developers for helping me finishing >> this 'sdk'... >> >> >> Zoltán >> >> Andrew Penkrat írta ekkor: 2016.05.30. 23:46 >> I want to add my experience from the developer's point of view. I have an >> Android app with about 1000 installations (and 100 active users). This app >> has ads as well as an option to disable them for a $2 donation. >> >> Nobody ever activated this option. So most probably I won't be able to >> get any revenue from the app without ads. >> >> 2016-05-30 23:22 GMT+03:00 Martin Kolman <martin.kol...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Mon, 30 May 2016 19:32:54 +0000 Alexey Andreyev: >>> >>> >>> Hello, Zoltán! :) >>> Feel free to criticize me, but... ads in our jolla? No, thanks! :) >>> >>> I subscribe to this - while I understand developers are looking for >>> revenue streams I really like >>> how current native Sailfish OS apps are pretty much add free (for one >>> reason or another). >>> Just take a look how reckless add usage ruins application usability on >>> Android. >>> I'm fine with donations, paid/premium versions, etc. but please no adds! >>> :) >>> >>> I guess if you are a developer it make sence to ask for donations / >>> create non-free apps, but please, no ads at all. >>> (Espesially with additional web engine module loaded eating my resources) >>> >>> Again, this is just my opinion. I understand it opens new possibilities >>> for some projects, etc, etc. >>> >>> пн, 30 мая 2016 г. в 21:48, Zoltán Lutor < <zoltan.lu...@gmail.com> >>> zoltan.lu...@gmail.com>: >>> >>>> I've progressed with implementing an open source wrapper for Vserv >>>> RESTful advertisement API in QML. Quote from API description: >>>> >>>> Vserv provides a simple HTTP based API to publishers/developers and >>>> other ad networks, etc. to fetch ads for mobile sites or mobile >>>> applications. The mobile device / server makes a HTTP request to Vserv >>>> Marketplace server with the required parameters and in response receives >>>> the ad in JSON format. This single API integration gives you the >>>> flexibility to fetch banner/ full screen / rich media ads. >>>> >>>> Available implementation is in pre-beta phase - quite majority of >>>> functionality works but there is still room for improvement. >>>> >>>> Since I'm not so experienced in this area of sw development - and >>>> especially newbie in Sailfish native development - *I would like to >>>> ask some help from the community in finishing it*. >>>> >>>> It would be a general purpose QML wrapper around the API with necessary >>>> tailoring is needed for Sailfish - e.g. Webkit vs. WebView, etc. Maybe >>>> separate git branches are needed for different implementation(?) - I'm open >>>> for any reasonable proposal. >>>> >>>> Is there anybody willing to join? Reviewing, commenting - and of >>>> course, coding is more than welcome. [This is my first open source >>>> project, so comment from this aspect is welcome, too.] >>>> >>>> API descrption is here >>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/139TRSTV33tLxKxbew4yPTPF4uc8PZJPiRkxyo9GymIE/edit>, >>>> code repository is in BitBucket >>>> <https://bitbucket.org/zlutor/qml-wrapper-for-vserv-http-ad-api> >>>> >>>> Br, >>>> >>>> Zoltan >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list >>>> To unsubscribe, please send a mail to >>>> <devel-unsubscr...@lists.sailfishos.org> >>>> devel-unsubscr...@lists.sailfishos.org >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list >>> To unsubscribe, please send a mail to devel-unsubscr...@lists.sailfishos.org >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list >>> To unsubscribe, please send a mail to >>> devel-unsubscr...@lists.sailfishos.org >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list >> To unsubscribe, please send a mail to >> devel-unsubscr...@lists.sailfishos.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > SailfishOS.org Devel mailing list > To unsubscribe, please send a mail to > devel-unsubscr...@lists.sailfishos.org >
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