Apple gets into the SEM business with paid-search for app developers

Apple is getting into the paid-search business. At next week’s WWDC, according to a report in The Verge, the company will unveil paid-search ads for the App Store. It’s also going to introduce a new app-subscription revenue sharing model. The App Store SEM possibility was first raised in a Bloomberg report in April. The actual product launch will come in the fall, but developers are being invited to join the beta today. According to copy on the Apple site: Search Ads is an efficient and easy way for you to promote your app within the U.S. App Store search results, helping people discover or reengage with your app at the very moment they are searching for apps like yours. Designed to give users a safe search experience, Search Ads sets a new standard for delivering relevant ads while respecting user privacy. Paid search ads could certainly help solve the app-discovery problem for iOS developers. There’s no information so far on Search Engine Land Source

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