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In a sign of trouble in the App Store, Apple has warned app developers not to manipulate their rankings in the top charts by using third-party marketing services.
The warning addresses rumors that have suggested that “bot farms” or “water armies” in places such as China are offering to boost apps into the top 25 ranks by using a mob of users to download and give positive reviews for an app in exchange for money.
In a message on its developer page, Apple said, “Once you build a great app, you want everyone to know about it. However, when you promote your app, you should avoid using services that advertise or guarantee top placement in App Store charts. Even if you are not personally engaged in manipulating App Store chart rankings or user reviews, employing services that do so on your behalf may result in the loss of your Apple Developer Program membership. “
The message shows that Apple will have zero tolerance for companies that use such services. But Apple in its usual cryptic way didn’t say who some of these third-party marketing services are. Some companies such as Tapjoy got into hot water last year after pushing marketing services that Apple felt were manipulative. However, Tapjoy wasn’t doing anything like what some of the others are accused of doing.
Lately, the issue of manipulating rankings came up after an anonymous developer revealed that an unnamed company had been offering studios a spot in the App Store’s top 25 rankings for $5,000.
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It's cool everything is functioning nicely...so this is the basic look of it right now right?
Actually this entire design will be replaced by a new website theme and social network theme. Both are in development; what is currently is online was something I scrambled to make.
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