Comments on: App Store Now Permitting Only One Category Per Application http://www.medialets.com/blog/2008/07/15/app-store-now-permitting-only-one-category-per-application/ Little Ads. Big Impact. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:10:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Atul http://www.medialets.com/blog/2008/07/15/app-store-now-permitting-only-one-category-per-application/#comment-10 Atul Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:39:46 +0000 http://www.medialets.com/blog/?p=16#comment-10 Well, having lucked out of the Jesus phone on the 1st day, I can only speak generically, not directly with the experience of searching the App Store. While categorizing apps in only 1 category does seem a bit restricted, perhaps one way to make apps known is to allow searching by tags? Let the app developer define, say, 5 tags or each app. Allow users to search by tags. The category problem should be solved. Still waiting for the iPhone stock at my nearest retailer. -atul Well, having lucked out of the Jesus phone on the 1st day, I can only speak generically, not directly with the experience of searching the App Store.

While categorizing apps in only 1 category does seem a bit restricted, perhaps one way to make apps known is to allow searching by tags? Let the app developer define, say, 5 tags or each app. Allow users to search by tags. The category problem should be solved.

Still waiting for the iPhone stock at my nearest retailer.
-atul

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