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Pull back the curtain on one of the most annoying aspects of the app economy: not knowing where your downloads come from. Tapstream helps you grow your userbase by identifying sources of new users, engaged users, and high-value users. A single, lightweight SDK is all you need, or choose the SDK-less integration.

Follow which ads, ad networks, social networks, or SEO efforts are driving user growth. More importantly, learn where your highest-value users come from instead of acquiring a bunch of lookie-loos that run your app once and never come back.

Join other great companies, including WebMD, Bleacher Report, and HootSuite, by signing up today.

Tapstream works for iOS, Android, OS X, and Windows apps.

Thanks to Tapstream for sponsoring Marco.org this week.

Crashlytics addresses a huge hole in mobile app development: deep insights into an app’s performance to pinpoint and fix issues quickly and easily. Built by a hardcore team, Crashlytics is the most powerful, yet lightest weight crash reporting solution. We find the needle in the haystack, even the exact line of code that your app crashed on, so you can quickly scan and trace an issue. Crashlytics has been deployed in hundreds of millions of devices and powers thousands of today’s top applications, including Twitter, Square, Yammer, Yelp, and GroupMe.

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Crashlytics is completely free. Seriously. Our goal is to provide enterprise-grade performance monitoring to everyone! Enjoy it on us.

Thanks to Crashlytics for sponsoring Marco.org this week. I’m a happy Crashlytics user and recommend it.

Passwords are no longer sufficient for protecting important logins. Two-factor authentication — something you know + something you have — is a practical, proven technique for preventing account takeover.

Duo Security offers two-factor authentication as a service for SSH, VPN, web apps, and more. The service takes only a few minutes to set up and supports a variety of authentication factors: mobile app, phone callback, SMS, and tokens such as YubiKey. The best part? If you’re using a smartphone, there are no codes to transcribe: just tap “Approve” to authenticate.

Join over 1,000 happy customers, including Tumblr, Joyent, and Etsy. Try Duo Security for free today.

Thanks to Duo Security for sponsoring Marco.org this week.

“The all-in-one website builder we’ve been waiting for.”
–Fast Company

Websites • Domains • Commerce • 24/7 support

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Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring Marco.org this week.

Think of Tapstream’s Taps.io as Bitly for apps: create shortened links directly to your app’s lander or its App Store page, and it will tell you how many clicks you get, and more importantly, how many downloads you get from each link. You can even drill deeper and find out how many in-app purchases or social shares were driven by any of your Taps.io links. Fully social-ready with HootSuite Enterprise integration, Taps.io makes promoting apps as easy as it should be.

And this week, Marco’s readers can get the Pro account for only $50.

Thanks to Tapstream for sponsoring Marco.org this week.

Crashlytics addresses a huge hole in mobile app development: deep insights into an app’s performance to pinpoint and fix issues quickly and easily. Built by a hardcore team, Crashlytics is the most powerful, yet lightest weight crash reporting solution. We find the needle in the haystack, even the exact line of code that your app crashed on, so you can quickly scan and trace an issue. Crashlytics has been deployed in hundreds of millions of devices and powers thousands of today’s top applications, including Twitter, Square, Yammer, Yelp, and GroupMe.

Want to experience the magic? Sign up today.

Crashlytics is completely free. Seriously. Our goal is to provide enterprise-grade performance monitoring to everyone! Enjoy it on us.

Thanks to Crashlytics for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed again this week. Crashlytics has become a crucial part of my work. Highly recommended.

Crashlytics addresses a huge hole in mobile app development: deep insights into an app’s performance to pinpoint and fix issues quickly and easily. Built by a hardcore team, Crashlytics is the most powerful, yet lightest weight crash reporting solution. We find the needle in the haystack, even the exact line of code that your app crashed on, so you can quickly scan and trace an issue. Crashlytics has been deployed in hundreds of millions of devices and powers thousands of today’s top applications, including Twitter, Square, Yammer, Yelp, and GroupMe.

Want to experience the magic? Sign up today.

Crashlytics is completely free. Seriously. Our goal is to provide enterprise-grade performance monitoring to everyone! Enjoy it on us.

Thanks to Crashlytics for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed again this week. It helped me identify multiple crashing bugs in The Magazine 1.2.1 that never showed up in my testing, and I was able to ship a bugfix 1.2.2 update within days.

Crashlytics addresses a huge hole in mobile app development: deep insights into an app’s performance to pinpoint and fix issues quickly and easily. Built by a hardcore team, Crashlytics is the most powerful, yet lightest weight crash reporting solution. We find the needle in the haystack, even the exact line of code that your app crashed on, so you can quickly scan and trace an issue. Crashlytics has been deployed in hundreds of millions of devices and powers thousands of today’s top applications, including Twitter, Square, Yammer, Yelp, and GroupMe.

Want to experience the magic? Sign up today.

Crashlytics is completely free. Seriously. Our goal is to provide enterprise-grade performance monitoring to everyone! Enjoy it on us.

Thanks to Crashlytics for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed again this week. I recently started using Crashlytics in The Magazine’s app, and I’m blown away by how good it is.

Crashlytics addresses a huge hole in mobile app development: deep insights into an app’s performance to pinpoint and fix issues quickly and easily. Built by a hardcore team, Crashlytics is the most powerful, yet lightest weight crash reporting solution. We find the needle in the haystack, even the exact line of code that your app crashed on, so you can quickly scan and trace an issue. Crashlytics has been deployed in hundreds of millions of devices and powers thousands of today’s top applications, including Twitter, Square, Yammer, Yelp, and GroupMe.

Want to experience the magic? Sign up today.

Crashlytics is completely free. Seriously. Our goal is to provide enterprise-grade performance monitoring to everyone! Enjoy it on us.

Thanks to Crashlytics for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

Squarespace is a modern publishing platform that includes everything you need to create a professional website in minutes. This past week Squarespace introduced a truly integrated e-commerce solution that makes it dead simple to start selling products – digital or physical – directly from a Squarespace website.

With more than 20 new features, Squarespace Commerce lets you easily add products, process customer orders, and start accepting payments instantly - all from a single platform.

Try it for free today at Squarespace.com.

Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

Squarespace is a beautiful and intuitive website publishing platform that allows anyone to easily create professional web pages, blogs, and galleries all in one place.

Simply start with one of Squarespace’s award-winning designs, add images and content, connect your social accounts, and you’ll have a website that looks great on every device.

All Squarespace accounts come with award-winning 24/7 support, as well as cloud hosting, real-time analytics, and a free domain.

Whether you’re a creative professional, business owner, or blogger, Squarespace makes it easy to bring your ideas to life.

Start your website for free today at Squarespace.com.

Thanks to Squarespace for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

Did you know that 52% of mobile workers use 3 or more devices? It’s tough to keep them in sync, and you end up relying on consumer cloud services to do the job.

While the consumer cloud is easy and fast, it’s not always secure enough for your business’ intellectual property. It certainly doesn’t meet Corporate’s policies for auditing and data retention. It’s not ahem the cloud you’re looking for.

Igloo is built in the enterprise cloud. We’re made for business, but still fast and easy to use. In fact, we have a full suite of social tools, like blogs, built around secure document management, collaboration and version control ­ just check out our obligatory chart.

It’s easy to get started with Igloo (and check out our fancy new form, too.)

Thanks to Igloo Software for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

Hasbro’s classic game UPWORDS is now available for iOS from indie developers Lonely Star Software.

UPWORDS adds another dimension to crossword board games. Build words by playing letters across, down and stacked atop existing letters. This unique game play allows you to change existing words into new words. The higher you the stack, the higher you score. If you love word games, give UPWORDS a try.

This universal app features online multiplayer games with friends or random opponents. Available on the App Store for $1.99 or as an ad-supported free version.

Thanks to Lonely Star Software for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

Tonx provides you with the best coffee beans, in your home, right when you need them. With their team of coffee industry veterans, Tonx sources the highest quality beans from top producers around the world. They nail the roast and ship within 24 hours so you never worry about having fresh beans in your kitchen, cubicle, or batcave.

Tonx also has excellent customer service — they’re available any time to troubleshoot your brewing or help select gear.

If you’re a coffee drinker, you owe it to yourself to give Tonx a try.

Thanks to Tonx for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

Couchbase Server is an open-source NoSQL document-oriented database optimized for the needs of interactive applications. Web application developers and operators like Couchbase Server for its easy scalability, consistent high performance, always-on 24×365 capabilities, and flexible data model for easy development.

Companies like AOL, Cisco, Concur, LinkedIn, Orbitz, Salesforce.com, Shuffle Master, Zynga and hundreds of others around the world use Couchbase Server for their interactive web and mobile applications. Download it today and make something awesome!

Thanks to Couchbase for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

Check the Weather is a critically acclaimed weather app for iPhone & iPad. Check the Weather is designed from the ground up to provide fast, clear and beautiful weather reports. Rather than squashing features into a crowded interface, Check the Weather provides a streamlined dashboard with easy access to advanced forecast details. Available on the App Store.

Thanks to Check the Weather for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

We are holding a sale on our iOS education and Mac media apps with deals of up to 50% off. Titles include the fun new Jungle Picnic, Quick Math, the award-winning RipIt, and Tagalicious. Available for a limited time only, don’t miss out!

Thanks to Shiny Things & The Little App Factory for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

We are holding a sale on our iOS education and Mac media apps with deals of up to 50% off. Titles include the fun new Jungle Picnic, Quick Math, the award-winning RipIt, and Tagalicious. Available for a limited time only, don’t miss out!

Thanks to Shiny Things & The Little App Factory for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

iwantmyname is a domain management service offering 100+ international top-level domains and easy 1-click DNS setup for a wide range of popular hosted apps. They strongly believe in no-nonsense domain hosting and will never place ads on unused web addresses, take part in aftermarket activities such as auctions or premium names, or annoy you with other unwanted offers.

For those of you interested in moving your domain names, they also offer a managed domain transfer service and will take care of the whole process from start to finish.

If you are sick of your current domain registrar’s cluttered site and slow control panel or upselling tactics, you really should check out iwantmyname now.

Thanks to iwantmyname for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.

Steamclock Software just launched a new music app for iPhone and iPad called Party Monster. This beautifully simple DJ app lets you queue what’s next, crossfade into the song you want, then relax and enjoy the music.

It takes some inspiration from Clear’s slide-based UI, without going overboard: tap a song to queue it, slide a song to play or remove it, or tap and hold to reorder. It’s full of little polished details that make it satisfying to use.

Party Monster is the perfect little music app for road trips and house parties. Get it on the App Store for $1.99.

Thanks to Steamclock Software for sponsoring the Marco.org RSS feed this week.