Yeah, the last thing you want is a bunch of one star reviews stating "since the last update, this app eats my battery in an hour!".
Cheers, Jim On Thursday, March 28, 2013, John Coryat wrote: > Well, I got a reply back from "Placed." They do independently turn on GPS > to obtain a location. I can hear the cry now if we implemented such a > system. One of the strong points of RadarNow! (our app) is that it is very > judicious on how battery is used. Having this SDK doing things I can't > control is not such a hot idea. Even if it makes an extra $3k a month. No > point in killing the goose that lays golden eggs! > > -John Coryat > > > On Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:46:07 PM UTC-5, John Coryat wrote: > > I didn't ask about that. We already use location. I didn't ask if they > turn on the GPS or anything. Good question to ask. > > -John Coryat > > On Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:39:21 PM UTC-5, Jim Anderson wrote: > > I'd be pretty hesitant to try this out. Even done well, location tracking > puts a pretty heavy drain on the battery. > > Cheers, > Jim > > > Jim > > Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives. > > - Gary Busey > > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 5:06 PM, John Coryat <[email protected]> wrote: > > I got an offer from them to use their SDK. So far, they haven't told me > what they're paying. > > Anyone have an opinion? > > -John Coryat > > Here's what they sent me: > > We're interested helping monetize your users without ads or altering your > UI. > > We are Placed, a location measurement company. By integrating our SDK, > which > measures location, Placed will pay you based on the amount of location data > measured through an explicit user opt-in. > > If you're interested in learning how you can make extra revenue without > altering your UI, let me know and I can follow-up with additional details > via email. You can also read more about our unique program by reading one > of > these articles: > > Here's a link to a TechCrunch article: > > http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/**19/placed-debuts-location-** > affiliate-program-for-**developers-looking-to-**monetize-without-ads/<http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/19/placed-debuts-location-affiliate-program-for-developers-looking-to-monetize-without-ads/> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to android-discu...@googlegroups.**com. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/**group/android-discuss?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en> > . > For more options, visit > https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> > . > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to -- Jim Fear is the dark room where the Devil develops his negatives. - Gary Busey -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
