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Pet Society’s Greetings Card Competition

Posted on: December 4th, 2008 by Derek Collins 1 Comment

If you play Playfish’s Pet Society, you may have noticed a link in the sidebar for the “Pet Society Greetings Card Competition“.

Here is the letter that was posted on the Pet Society Forum from the Mayor of Pet Society introducing the competition:

The link to the Pet Society Greetings Card Competition

Dear villagers,

As part of our Pet Society holiday season celebrations, I thought it might be fun to create our own greetings cards to celebrate together… but not just any cards, oh no, I’d like YOU to decide how they should look!

Here’s what I had in mind. You draw a fun picture for a greetings card and upload it onto our specially made website. Let’s focus on everything that’s fun about the holiday season — snowball fights, presents, great food… but with a Pet Society twist. (more…)

An In-depth Look: Playfish

Posted on: December 1st, 2008 by Derek Collins 3 Comments

This is part of a series of posts that will take an in-depth look at various games and applications in an effort to examine what has led to their success or, in some cases, failure.

Playfish logoPlayfish is a company that has consistently developed successful Facebook applications. While other successful companies such as Zynga and SGN have had both wins and losses, so far all of Playfish’s games have been successful. Combined, Playfish has over 15 million active users every month! They’ve also recently secured $17 million in funding to continue their successful venture into the social gaming scene on Facebook.

How has Playfish consistently developed successful Facebook applications? Let’s take an in-depth look at the games this company has produced in an attempt to figure out just how they’ve done it. (more…)

Successful Facebook Applications Let Users “Try Before They Buy”

Posted on: November 25th, 2008 by Derek Collins No Comments

Have you noticed that some Facebook applications let you “try before you buy”? In other words, these applications allow you try them out before you have to give them access to your profile.

The usual flow for adding a new application in Facebook goes something like this: You find an application, you click on “Go to Application” and then you’re asked to give the application access to your profile. Once you click on the “Allow” link, you’ve given the application permission to access your profile information, the application has been added to your application list and you’re taken to the application dashboard or main page. Some applications, however, take you directly to the application dashboard or main page and you are only asked to give the application permission to access your profile if you wish to engage in some action with that application. (more…)

Successful Facebook Applications Use Cross-Promotion

Posted on: November 13th, 2008 by Derek Collins 2 Comments

There is some debate as to whether or not cross-promotion is an effective technique for acquiring new users. Bret on Social Games asked the question “Does Cross-Promoting a Game Work?” back in June and came to the conclusion that it really depends and the cross-promotion strategy that is employed. (more…)

Successful Facebook Applications Use Calls to Action

Posted on: November 12th, 2008 by Derek Collins 2 Comments

In a previous post, we discussed using Calls To Action (CTA’s) within notifications, however, some application developers are using CTA’s in other ways within their applications. Matt Davies of Fadtastic defines a CTA as:

“…a section of text which tells the user to do something. For example…the famous ‘click here’.”

Used within Facebook applications, CTA’s are small additions that may very well have a big impact on application adoption and user retention because, as you’ll see, some of the most successful applications on Facebook are using CTA’s.

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50 Resources for Facebook Application Developers

Posted on: October 28th, 2008 by Derek Collins 23 Comments

Developing a successful Facebook application isn’t an easy task. If you’re just getting started or you’re trying to figure out what it takes to create a successful application, you’ll find the list of resources below very helpful.

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An In-depth Look: Mob Wars

Posted on: October 23rd, 2008 by Derek Collins 10 Comments

This is part of a series of posts that will take an in-depth look at various games and applications in an effort to examine what has led to their success or, in some cases, failure.

Mob Wars is a wildly popular Facebook game that is rumored to make upwards of $1 million per month, making it the most profitable game on Facebook. How did they do it? Let’s take an in-depth look at Mob Wars and how it’s gotten to where it is today. (more…)

The Art of Using Notifications within Facebook Applications

Posted on: October 18th, 2008 by Derek Collins 3 Comments

The previous posts in this series looked at Gifting and Challenges and how they can be used to acquire new users. This is the third and final post in this series and we’ll be taking a look at how to use Notifications in your Facebook Applications.

Notifications can help remind your users to re-engage with your applications, however, as you’ll see below, one type of notification has the unique advantage of exposing your application to new users even if they aren’t currently using your application.

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The Art of Using Challenges within Facebook Applications

Posted on: October 14th, 2008 by Derek Collins 1 Comment

In our last post we looked at how Gifting can be used to help you acquire new users. In this post we’re going to look at how Challenges can be used to motivate your existing users to invite their friends. (more…)

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