Devs: BlackBerry Advertising SDK Beta for WebWorks Now Available!

 

WebWorks developers just got a nice boost from RIM. They have released the BlackBerry Advertising Service SDK for BlackBerry WebWorks in its first public beta today. This beta lets developers easily add advertising to their apps to monetize them. The advertising service requires BlackBerry OS 6.0+ devices to work though it is really easy to add the advertising to your apps. It literally just takes a few lines of code like this:

Check out the details in RIM’s announcement or register for the Advertising Service here

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When Will the BlackBerry 7 Device Advertising Blitz Start?

With RIM being very coy about the BlackBerry 7 device launch dates and carriers already rolling out the devices I am left with one question. What sort of advertising campaign will accompany RIM’s largest device rollout ever? If you remember the Torch 9800 last year that was in your face for a few months and really helped sales. Now that RIM is launching 7 new devices in a month you think we should be hearing about it on every advertising medium out there. Customers should know that the new wave of BlackBerrys is finally here or almost here.

What do you think?

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