Taylor Martinez

  • Why one NMotion startup is working on a Taylor Martinez game

    Why one NMotion startup is working on a Taylor Martinez game

    Ryan Cooper knows how important it is to catch a moment. As a platform, mobile is task-based and essentially kills the effectiveness of banner ads because of it. Cooper says brands can close a deal 14 times by offering a reward rather than just a banner ad on mobile, and engagement amplifies when brands tie…

  • Martinez donating half of proceeds from latest game to Team Jack

    Former Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez is donating half the proceeds from his latest mobile game, Risky Road, to pediatric brain cancer research through the Team Jack Foundation. The Foundation is named after 8-year-old Jack Hoffman, best known for his friendship with Husker running back Rex Burkhead and his ESPY-winning touchdown run in the 2013 Nebraska…

  • Huskers’ Martinez releases second game, Wobble Wobble, this week

    Former Husker QB Taylor Martinez’s latest mobile game, Wobble Wobble, will be released for iOS and Android later this week. The game is simple to play, but hard to master, Martinez said, and that it will be the next Flappy Bird. The game uses the phone’s accelerometers to keep …

  • Knoda taps Golden Tate, opendorse athletes for Super Bowl predictions

    Before the Super Bowl had even kicked off, Kansas City prediction-software startup Knoda was a winner. Teaming up with fellow Silicon Prairie startup opendorse—a platform for brands to have athletes market products through social media—Knoda was able to get its word out through the …

  • As he preps for NFL, former Husker QB Martinez sees apps in his future

    Taylor Martinez knew his latest iPhone game Tiny Ninja Jump would be a hit when his little siblings couldn’t put it down. “They’re addicted,” the former Husker quarterback told Silicon Prairie News. “I was hoping they didn’t like it only because it was my game… But I don’t think that’s the case. I think a…

  • Former Husker QB releases new iPhone game “Tiny Ninja Jump”

    Last March, we learned Husker quarterback Taylor Martinez created iPhone games as a hobby. It appears TMagic is back at it again. Tuesday night he tweeted a promo for Tiny Ninja Jump, a game created by TTM3 Inc. Play me in Tiny Ninja Jump #ToTheTreesWeGo Best new app game of 2014. Download the app here…