I think a central issue involves the paradox of choice (http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice:_Why_More_Is_Less) where too many app options prevent people from trying new things. Thats why I think a StumbleUpon type service could be so valuable, it involves no choice. You try an app and if you like it you click an install or buy it button.
Kenneth On Dec 4, 4:30 pm, Jim Graham <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 04, 2011 at 10:32:31AM -0800, klewelling wrote: > > I don't have the marketing resources to draw mass appeal. Part of the > > problem are the overcrowded app markets that overwhelm users with > > choices. > > That's part of the problem. Another part is the lack of a temporary > home for new apps. As the market is now, new apps must be in the > top-rated category before they're even released, otherwise they get > a few hours of being displayed, then they're gone for good, and rely > only on people searching for your app that they don't know exists, or > keyword searches that might or might not display your app (without > users knowing that there's a little button up there to display the > rest of the matches, where your app might be hiding). > > Perhaps a section in the market for NEW apps (NOT UPDATES), with > categories for apps vs games, and under those, subcategories for > different types of apps and types of games. They could then be sorted > by age (newest first), not ratings, and stay there for some set period > of time (such as, one month). > > Then, the apps with high ratings can be moved into the existing top-rated > sections as appropriate. > > Sound reasonable? Yeah, I know...it'll never happen...at least, not on > the Google market, that is.... > > Later, > --jim > > -- > THE SCORE: ME: 2 CANCER: 0 > 73 DE N5IAL (/4) MiSTie #49997 < Running FreeBSD 7.0 > > [email protected] ICBM/Hurr.: 30.44406N 86.59909W > > "The iPad is a status symbol for yuppies. The Android > is for people who actually want something that works." > > Android Apps Listing athttp://www.jstrack.org/barcodes.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
