I appreciate the stats and agree. To be honest this is a rather time consuming and costly venture for me and it is not a revenue stream at all. I don't think it is ethical for me to $ charge for apps on iTunes considering museums are providing free content for subscribers. My only other option is to charge museums a nominal fee to help with development costs for other apps at some point. I'm really surprised at the amount of museums that want to participate.
Chad Petrovay wrote: >According to Canalys, in 2009 iPhones only had a 15% market share of >smartphones. I hope that your platform will expand to include additional >mobile OS's like Sybian (47% m/s), RIM (21% m/s), or Android (5% m/s and >growing). > >(Source of data http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone, >http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/02/apples-smart-phone-market-share-dips-despite-strong-sales.ars, > >http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/googles-android-is-quickly-gaining-smartphone-market-share/19353103/) > > >Chad Petrovay | Collections Database Administrator >MIM-Musical Instrument Museum | 4725 E. Mayo Boulevard | Phoenix, AZ 85050 >480.478.6000 main | 480.478.6058 direct | 480.471.8690 fax | www.themim.org > > >-----Original Message----- >From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of >MuseumPods >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 8:48 AM >To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >Subject: [MCN-L] Museum Community iPhone App > >Hello, > ><> >I am looking for some museums interested in participating in a museum >community based iPhone app. It will allow multiple museums to upload >content from a variety of social platforms. The app will be a free >download application for iPhone users in the iTunes app store. <> > >Please complete this short form if you might be interested in >participating at: http://bit.ly/iphone-app-museums <> > >Thanks, <> >Kurt Stuchell >MuseumPods > > >_______________________________________________ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer >Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ >_______________________________________________ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer >Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > >The MCN-L archives can be found at: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > >
