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GetJar Delivers 10M Downloads for eBuddy Mobile Messenger
Published 31st March 2009
World’s leading independent app store advertising platform key to download success
GetJar, the world’s leading independent app store announced today that eBuddy, the world’s leading independent web and mobile messaging service reached a landmark 10 million downloads of the eBuddy Mobile Messenger social networking application utilizing GetJar’s site. eBuddy skyrocketed to this milestone on GetJar due to strong consumer demand, and by employing GetJar’s advertising download service to gain maximum visibility on the site and significantly increase downloads.
“Getting noticed within a premier app store filled with tens of thousands of apps is a big challenge for companies in this space. We’re always looking for ways to distance ourselves from the competition, and GetJar provides that opportunity through an unprecedented, effective advertising option,” states Jan-Joost “JJ” Rueb, CEO and co-Founder of eBuddy. “GetJar is our number one external source for downloads, and our partnership with GetJar has exponentially increased eBuddy’s download rate in less than 20 months.”
eBuddy is the world’s leading independent provider of web and mobile instant messaging (IM/MIM), and has held the No. 1 download spot on GetJar for 34 weeks since first launching in November 2007. eBuddy is available in 37 languages and offers two versions of its mobile client, the popular J2ME version, eBuddy Mobile Messenger, and the mobile Internet browser version, eBuddy Lite Messenger. eBuddy Mobile Messenger features a sleek user interface and an eBuddy ID which allows the user to create a single, unique ID which can be used to log-in and access all of their IM accounts simultaneously.
Get Users
The GetJar pay-per-download advertising service is a unique option for developers and brand owners to generate downloads of their apps and/or drive traffic to their mobile sites. This new advertising medium allows them to bid for premium catalogue placement per download and to set their own maximum daily budgets. The pay-per-download ad service ensures premium visibility to millions of GetJar users and developers, and brands pay only when consumers download the advertised application. Geo-targeting and reporting also allows clients to really focus and fine-tune their campaigns to ensure maximum ROI.
“eBuddy is one of the most popular applications on GetJar and we are thrilled to be a part of this milestone moment,” adds Ilja Laurs, Founder and CEO of GetJar. “Our Pay-Per-Download service, the same one eBuddy has used to help catapult it to 10 million downloads, is used successfully by developers of all sizes on GetJar – from one-man shops to established developers and brands. Through this service, we offer what no other app store in the world does – a way for clients to control their own destiny.”
About GetJar
GetJar is the world’s leading independent app store, where consumers can download apps for any phone. GetJar’s developer community sees more than 22 million consumer downloads per month from among over 20,000 unique applications, from countries as diverse as the USA, UK, China, India and Indonesia. GetJar is backed by marquee investors such as Accel Partners and is based in the UK, Silicon Valley and Lithuania. For more information: www.getjar.com.
About eBuddy
eBuddy created the world’s first independent, web browser-based IM service in 2003 and extended the service to mobile in June 2007. eBuddy is available in 37 languages, and its patent-pending technology enables more than 18 million unique monthly visitors with AIM, Facebook, GoogleTalk, ICQ, MySpace, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! IM accounts to chat free of charge in one interface without having to download or install any application. eBuddy offers two versions of its mobile IM client, the popular J2ME version, eBuddy Mobile Messenger, and the mobile Internet browser version, eBuddy Lite Messenger, and is one of the world’s most popular and fastest growing MIM services with over 4 million unique monthly users. eBuddy is based in Amsterdam with additional offices in London and San Francisco, and is a privately-held company backed by Prime Technology Ventures and Lowland Capital Partners. Learn more at http://www.ebuddy.com.