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Gravity Bear unveils its first social fighting game on Facebook

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:26:04 -0500

Gravity Bear unveils its first social fighting game on Facebook

Ohai Launches Vampire MMO Online and in Facebook

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:32:32 -0500

Ohai Launches Vampire MMO Online and in Facebook

Max Levchin on Slide's new big bet

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:55:41 -0500

Max Levchin on Slide's new big bet

Time magazine article about mafia Wars

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:19:06 -0500

My favorite quote, “The truth is, you don’t really play *Mafia Wars*; it plays you. It rewards you lavishly for doing next to nothing and for propagating its viral spores further and further into your social network, thereby perpetuating its existence. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1935113,00.html

How big social games maintain their sticky factors

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:31:39 -0500

How big social games maintain their sticky factors:

Gifting, Achievements.

interesting article on Silicon Valley's dominance over Boston in Tech startups

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:57:05 -0400

interesting article on Silicon Valley's dominance over Boston in Tech startups

Hulu to go sub? (Also, biz speak for dummies)

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:40:11 -0400

Hulu to go sub? (Also, biz speak for dummies)

L4D Opening Cinematic

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:33:15 -0400

L4D Opening Cinematic

FarmVille's Sweet Seeds Raise $487K For Charity

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:48:01 -0400

FarmVille's Sweet Seeds Raise $487K For Charity

Meez games/avatars/virtual goods in MySpace

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:50:09 -0400

Meez games/avatars/virtual goods in MySpace

Rock Band iPhone App (techcrunch article)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:47:32 -0400

Rock Band iPhone App (techcrunch article)

Facebook To Go Live On XBox Later This Month

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:44:01 -0400

At the beginning of June I wrote about the new Facebook XBox integration>, and according to a number of sources, the beta is going live later this month with the full release coming by November 17th. So what does this mean for the future of gaming? It simply means that we’ll see further integration between console games and the social stream. Story: http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/10/facebook-to-go-live-on-xbox-later-this-month/

Virtual Gift Giving (sponsored items) on Twitter

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:20:10 -0400

Virtual Gift Giving (sponsored items) on Twitter

Flash comes to iPhone, um, apps

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:21:31 -0400

Flash comes to iPhone, um, apps

http://www.doublefine.com/site/comments/twenty_years_only_a_few_tears/

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:24:04 -0400

http://www.doublefine.com/site/comments/twenty_years_only_a_few_tears/

nabeel: "When we were building Flickr, we worked very hard…a lot of what we then considered “working..."

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:36:53 -0400

nabeel: "When we were building Flickr, we worked very hard…a lot of what we then considered “working...":

: “When we were building Flickr, we worked very hard…a lot of what we then considered “working hard” was actually “freaking out”. Freaking out included panicking, working on things just to be working…

nabeel: "What about iTunes? Doesn’t that show people will pay for content? Well, not really. iTunes is more..."

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:06:57 -0400

nabeel: "What about iTunes? Doesn’t that show people will pay for content? Well, not really. iTunes is more...":

: “What about iTunes? Doesn’t that show people will pay for content? Well, not really. iTunes is more of a tollbooth than a store. They offer a convenient list of songs, and whenever you choose one…

Re: The 20 Fastest Growing Facebook Apps: Mostly Social Games, As Usual

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:53:39 -0400

This also doesn’t even have to be a separate app, but could instead be one of the main viral hooks in the dance game (sending song, dance and message to a friend for a certain occasion or for fun/trash talking/cheer me up/joke, etc.) On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Josh Hubball wrote: > Loudcrowd Music Greetings app? Doesn’t have to be someone’s b-day and you > could select a song that conveys the desired theme, select a dance, and send > to a friend. And when it IS someone’s b-day, you could use the first 30 > seconds of 50 Cent’s “In Da Club”: > > “Go shorty, it’s your birthday, we gonna party like it’s yo birthday, we > gonna sip Bicardi like its your birthday, and we don’t give a f*ck if it’s > not your birthday!” > > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Nabeel Hyatt wrote: > » Number one gainer was Birthday Cards from RockYou, which gained 5.2 » MILLION installs this WEEK! » » And while Inside Facebook is not really sure why it turned around, we know » — they launched My Zoo inside of Birthday Cards, and it’s their first game » they’ve gotten to go viral. » » “It was gradually declining over the last few months, started growing at » the end of August, and reached around nine million users as of the first » week in this month>. » Since then, it has for whatever reason found the curve in the hockey stick » of growth: The app has gained 5.23 million MAUs in just the past seven days » to reach 16.3 million.” » » » http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/09/21/the-20-fastest-growing-facebook-apps-mostly-social-games-as-usual/ > > > > > — >

Re: The 20 Fastest Growing Facebook Apps: Mostly Social Games, As Usual

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:51:32 -0400

Loudcrowd Music Greetings app? Doesn’t have to be someone’s b-day and you could select a song that conveys the desired theme, select a dance, and send to a friend. And when it IS someone’s b-day, you could use the first 30 seconds of 50 Cent’s “In Da Club”: “Go shorty, it’s your birthday, we gonna party like it’s yo birthday, we gonna sip Bicardi like its your birthday, and we don’t give a f*ck if it’s not your birthday!” On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Nabeel Hyatt wrote: > Number one gainer was Birthday Cards from RockYou, which gained 5.2 MILLION > installs this WEEK! > > And while Inside Facebook is not really sure why it turned around, we know > — they launched My Zoo inside of Birthday Cards, and it’s their first game > they’ve gotten to go viral. > > “It was gradually declining over the last few months, started growing at > the end of August, and reached around nine million users as of the first > week in this month>. > Since then, it has for whatever reason found the curve in the hockey stick > of growth: The app has gained 5.23 million MAUs in just the past seven days > to reach 16.3 million.” > > > http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/09/21/the-20-fastest-growing-facebook-apps-mostly-social-games-as-usual/

The 20 Fastest Growing Facebook Apps: Mostly Social Games, As Usual

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:07:25 -0400

Number one gainer was Birthday Cards from RockYou, which gained 5.2 MILLION installs this WEEK! And while Inside Facebook is not really sure why it turned around, we know