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  iPhone fart app pulls in nearly $10,000 a day
iPhone fart app pulls in nearly $10,000 a day
Apple’s App Store is currently experiencing a plague of fart applications. Last week, I detailed one day in which at least 14 new fart apps were accepted into the store . And now, just in a quick search, it looks like there are about 50 apps all dedicated to making fart noises on your ...
iFart Mobile — #1 App on iTunes - The Premier iPhone Fart Application
ifartmobile.com — Thank you to everyone who has purchased and supported iFart Mobile for iPhone. We recognize that it’s... just a novelty app, but don’t we need more laughter in times of economic crisis? We think so. The blogosphere and the media are writing about iFart ... (more) iFart Mobile — #1 App on iTunes - The Premier iPhone ...
Apple Eases Up, Starts Selling iPhone Fart App (AAPL)
Apple Eases Up, Starts Selling iPhone Fart App (AAPL)
alleyinsider.com — Scatological humor lovers, rejoice! Apple (AAPL) has changed its mind and is allowing "Pull My Finger," a... fart noise app, into the iPhone App Store. The app was famously rejected from the App Store in September for "limited utility" -- a silly ... (more) Apple Eases Up, Starts Selling iPhone Fart App (AAPL)
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iPhone Farting Apps Coming Up Smelling Like Roses?
iPhone News Feeds — ... comment soon after I posted to let us know the count was more like 26 if you search thoroughly.  Tonight our friend Wayne Schulz (from Gear Diary) posted a link on Twitter to share some even more shocking news on this same subject. The Venture Beat.com story he linked too lets us know that: there are now around 50 apps dedicated to fart noises, and that the most popular ones may be raking in up to $10,000 a day!!! Wow. Check out the Venture Beat post HERE …. ...

iPhone Fart App Rakes in $10,000 a Day
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... impressive, considering Apple previously didn't believe fart applications met the standards of the App Store. In September, Apple rejected a similar novelty app called Pull My Finger on the grounds that it had "limited utility." Just recently Apple reversed that decision and approved a number of other fart apps as well. A fart app is the most downloaded iPhone application this week. Is this a means to celebrate or feel depressed? You decide. iPhone fart app pulls in nearly $10,000 a day [VentureBeat] See Also: ...

The Not-So-Sweet Smell of Success: iPhone Fart Apps A Financial "Wind"-fall
iSmashPhone — ... paid apps every day since its launch, and has seen great growth. In fact, yesterday it hit the number one overall position with over 13,000 downloads. MacRumors ran the numbers, factoring out the 30 percent cut Apple takes from each sale, and determined that, yesterday alone, iFart Mobile made its developers $9,198. That's not counting this past Christmas Day, when downloads hit a jaw-dropping 40,000 -- which translates to a US$30K holiday bonus! [Via VentureBeat] ...

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