Social Media Maturity Model 25 Jul 2011 | 06:00 am

Live Angry Birds at SXSW 11 Mar 2011 | 11:05 am

This year’s Alcatel-Lucent ElevenAPI Lounge at SXSW is going to be enormous fun and a great place for developers to connect with some of the best API development programs around – please stop by if yo...

The Fall of Brick and Mortar 23 Feb 2011 | 03:31 pm

SD Forum hosted the “Mobile Tsunami” conference on Friday, December 10, 2010 at Microsoft’s Mountain View campus. Open-First founder and CEO Ted Shelton hosted a panel entitled “The Fall of Brick and ...

API 101: A Brief Introduction 6 Oct 2010 | 04:23 am

Have you ever wondered what an API is?  Here is a quick video explaining the basics. Here is the presentation deck used in the video, feel free to use it: Open-First_API01

Android Marketplace: Our Second Mobile Apps Marketplace Report 11 Sep 2010 | 06:10 am

Why are Android mobile application developers happier when they are developing for Apple’s iPhone? To find the answer just “follow the money.” With the fastest growing smart phone user population in t...

What Does ROI Mean to You? 22 Aug 2010 | 07:47 am

When you use the term ROI or “return on investment” what do you mean? Charlene Li of the Altimeter Group speaking on her new book, “Open Leadership” recently said (and tweeted) “…there’s too much emph...

Data Driven Businesses (Case Study: Zynga) 12 Aug 2010 | 10:52 am

A recent TechCrunch article on Google’s alleged investment in Zynga reported that …Zynga’s revenues for the first half of 2010 will be a stunning $350 million, half of which is operating profit. Zynga...

Follow Techonomy 5 Aug 2010 | 12:14 am

Today the Techonomy conference gets started in Lake Tahoe and even if you aren’t here you can follow everything going on at the event on Twitter and on a special Typepad blog donated for the event by ...

Developer Satisfaction: Mobile Markets 21 Jul 2010 | 09:56 pm

A crucial part of any developer ecosystem has to do with the way in which developers reach the potential markets of application buyers and users. Understanding what developers need and want as they br...

Techonomy 2010 6 Jul 2010 | 01:21 pm

Open-First is pleased to join HP as a launch partner for Techonomy 2010 to be held August 4th-6th. Event creators David Kirkpatrick, Brent Schlender, and Peter Petre have created a forum for exploring...