Going Gaga over Tap Tap
By Maria Stadtmueller. Tap tops. Tapulous is pulling in revenues of $1 million a month, with its music-based Tap Tap Revenge game having now been downloaded more than 20 million times, and played a total of 600 million times.
By Maria Stadtmueller. Tap tops. Tapulous is pulling in revenues of $1 million a month, with its music-based Tap Tap Revenge game having now been downloaded more than 20 million times, and played a total of 600 million times.
App-ertaining. Smirnoff has palled up with TimeOut to light a free iPhone app that’s a guide to what’s hot in London entertainment. The mag is calling it the ‘ultimate tool for planning your social life in London – like us, Smirnoff are passionate about inspiring and supporting one-of-a-kind experiences, so we’ve teamed up to bring you the best original nightlife and entertainment in the capital.’
The app also uses geo-location to pinpoint users’ locations and display local activities, complete with event previews.
By Steve Mullins. Got game? The California Milk Processor Board has rolled out a game, Thrashteurizer, that allows consumers to play along with White Gold, the fake rock band that featured in music videos created by Goodby, Silverstein last year. Mobile and desktop versions of the game are available.
By Steve Mullins. Interactivity on tour. Channel 4, MySpace and BlackBerry have joined forces to launch a fully interactive music tour that features singer Frankmusik, creator of what he terms ‘Bladerunner Pop’. The website Frankmusik.com plotted his location 24/7 with GPS from his BlackBerry smartphone onto Google Maps. The interactive tour is the subject of [...]