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Comment on Chinese Game Developers Jump Into Top 20 Facebook Apps by Qinglai Zhang

Qinglai Zhang — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:26:31 +0000

Thanks for your article, we will be better and better. ELEX-Qinglai

Comment on Zynga Has City-Building Theme, Playdom’s Social City in its Sights by Zynga Researching User Interest In a Social City Building Game | Your Free Facebook Guide, Tips and Tricks

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:11:42 +0000

[...] then offers them $75 in exchange for taking a 30 minute survey. Inside Social Games contributor Eric von Coelln spotted the ads yesterday, and noted that Zynga asks two question specifically about [...]

Comment on Zynga Has City-Building Theme, Playdom’s Social City in its Sights by Zynga Researching User Interest In a Social City Building Game

Zynga Researching User Interest In a Social City Building Game — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:28:48 +0000

Comment on New Facebook Homepage Leaves Slim Pickings for Developers by Ben Nevile

Ben Nevile — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:58:06 +0000

I think the changes will be really positive for the gaming/application ecosystem within Facebook. The dashboards are a big improvement over the discoverability mechanisms that were formerly in place. The bookmarks at the bottom of the page were confusing to a lot of users – most people didn’t even know there was an Application menu.

The routes that people took to get to our apps were mostly notification, news feed and profile box clicking. Two out of those three will soon be unavailable. Getting users to bookmark your apps will become really important so that the counters will be visible.

Comment on Developers Revamp Viral Marketing Tactics to Comply with Changes to Facebook Policies by EVCinNYC

EVCinNYC — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:34:05 +0000

Still waiting for Facebook to actually enforce the gating prohibition – it seems to be the only new policy they have yet to put any enforcement into.

Comment on Five Reasons Facebook Games Are Not a Fad by 5 Predictions for China Social Games in 2010 - China Social Games

5 Predictions for China Social Games in 2010 - China Social Games — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:05:10 +0000

[...] by using existing services (social networks) and trusted references (friends). Social games are more than a fad. Moreover, in-game social interaction has only scraped the surface. At the moment, it’s very [...]

Comment on Happy New Year! What Will 2010 Bring? by AlexanderL

AlexanderL — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:05:59 +0000

I’d like to see 3D advanced graphics and more complex mechanics come to Facebook games…then they could start drawing in more of a “core” audience.

Oh yeah — don’t forget a rush of games for the new Apple tablet!

Comment on Developers Revamp Viral Marketing Tactics to Comply with Changes to Facebook Policies by David Chu

David Chu — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:47:15 +0000

Hey Eric,

Great article. I can see you put a lot of work into it.

Of the changes you talked about above, I’d say that “gating content” is going to cause the biggest changes. In response, I think we’re going to see an increase in game mechanics that reward players for having larger active networks.

An example is Mafia War’s “Declare War” mechanics that is currently testing in BETA mode. You declare war on another player and it is up to your mafia to defeat the other player.

Hope this helps,

Dave

Comment on Managing Facebook Fan Pages and Twitter with Sweat and Duct Tape by Leah MacVie

Leah MacVie — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:01:06 +0000

I have seriously been working on this all day. You are amazing! Thanks so much!

Comment on Top Social Games Take a Hit: Seasonal Declines or Something Bigger? by Johan / City Network

Johan / City Network — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:16:28 +0000

Interesting as always Eric!