I’ve finally got my card game released: The Infected: 28 Cards Later (website). The game is feature complete and fully playable. There won’t be any major gameplay affecting changes. I will still be making some minor modifications to card texts (fixing grammar, perhaps doing simplifications) but … the game is out.
That’s worth repeating: After three years, my small game is out.
I will write a more extensive “lessons learned” post in the future, but meanwhile..
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The ultimate version of the game come with all DLC packs, which Warner say are worth over $120. The DLC characters feature Lobo, Batgirl, General Zod, Martian Manhunter, Zatanna and Mortal Kombat's Scorpion. In addition to all these characters, the Ultimate Edition also includes 40 character skins and 60 STAR Lab missions.
When NetherRealm boss Ed Boon was asked about the Xbox One version he replied "Um.... I wouldn't sell that 360 copy...", heavily indicating that the game will not be coming to Microsoft's new console.
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition will be releasing on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita and Xbox 360 on November 12th in NA and November 29th in EU.
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Warner's has announced a collector's edition for Batman: Arkham Origins. The special package will cost $119.99 and comes with a host of goodies.
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While there are a large number of machines available in the game, you won't get to play on each one immediately. The more spins you take (win or lose), the higher your XP bar goes, and the more you gamble the quicker it rises. As you reach new levels, new machines open up for play and each one covers a different theme.
Lucky 7 is the bog-standard machine you start out with, and it's filled with playing card denominations and a whole basket of fruit. On Pharaoh's Treasures it's more of the same, albeit with sphinx icons, hieroglyphics and so on. Romance in Venice assumes a Renaissance styling, while Valentine's Hearts is full of gift cards and cute teddy bears.
Regardless of the machine you play, you choose how many lines to play on each spin, and adjust your bet depending on how lucky you're feeling. You might even unlock a mini-game where you have to reveal bonuses with screen-taps - and you can lose it all if you're greedy. Should you run out of money entirely, you'll have to head into the cash store where various bundles of tokens can be scooped up for a variety of prices.
And this is really where we have a rather uneasy concern with Slots: Valentine's Edition and every other game in the genre. Just like real casinos, it's really not in the developer's interest to have you tapping away at a free game forever, so how confident can you be that the game engine ticking away in the background is playing fair? Why exactly should we place that trust so readily in the app? How can you be sure the game's not drawing you towards the cash store, while poised at the same time to punish you artificially?
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The new Timeline format for Facebook pages brings new opportunities for marketers and advertisers on the platform. Optimize your Facebook page for the new format with the April 2012 edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible: The Leading Resource for Marketing and Advertising on Facebook.
In the April 2012 edition we cover new and emerging topics for marketers and advertisers, including Timeline for pages, the upcoming Recommendations Bar Social Plugin, and an analysis of the fluctuations of Facebook advertising rates.
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While it's true that some of the content in FarmVille's Hawaiian Paradise is specific to that farm, there are some limited edition items that have been released in a separate Hawaiian Paradise theme, for coins or Farm Cash, that can be purchased on any of your farms. These items will be available for the next two weeks (whereas the rest of the Hawaiian Paradise-specific items are permanent), so here's a look at those items you need to purchase sooner, rather than later. Note: There are additional items available to purchase that aren't limited edition. These are simply those items that will eventually expire from the store.
Trees
Pink Plumeria Tree - 5 Farm Cash
Red Plumeria Tree - 6 Farm Cash
White Plumeria Tree - 10 Farm Cash
Yellow Plumeria Tree - 12 Farm Cash
Kou Tree - 8 Farm Cash
Ohia Tree - 14 Farm Cash
Some of these are re-releases so make sure to check that you don't already have one or more of them before shelling out Farm Cash.
Animals
Giant Aloha Chicken - 20 Farm Cash
Hawaiian Moorhen - 12 Farm Cash
Aloha Cow - 20 Farm Cash
Hulama - 14 Farm Cash
Aloha Chicken - 18 Farm Cash
Aloha Unicorn - 30 Farm Cash
Decorations
Tropical Pool - 16 Farm Cash
Aloha Gnome - 12 Farm Cash
Hawaiian Owl - 14 Farm Cash
Sugarcane Fence - 10,000 coins
Pineapple Fountain - 10 Farm Cash
Hawaiian Plantation - 20 Farm Cash
Avatar Clothing
Lei Headband - 50,000 coins
Pink Sarong - 5 Farm Cash
Purple Sarong - 5 Farm Cash
Red Sarong - 5 Farm Cash
Pineapple Outfit - 7 Farm Cash
With these items, you'll at least have a way to bring the fun of Hawaii and the tropics to your farms, without having to resort to purchasing Coconuts to buy items in Hawaiian Paradise proper (since Coconuts have replaced coins there). We'll make sure to let you know if more limited edition items launch in the Hawaiian Paradise theme, so keep checking back with us!
Check out the rest of our Hawaiian Paradise coverage right here.
What do you think of these new limited edition Hawaiian Paradise items? Which ones will you purchase for your farms? Sound off in the comments.
If you've always wanted to fill your Empires & Allies armies with powerful limited edition units, but didn't want to spend the Empire Points on them (or, perhaps you just weren't a high enough level at the time to purchase them), you can now build the Limited Edition Unit Factory in your empire. Just to be clear, the name of the building is the "Limited Edition Unit Factory," the building itself isn't a limited edition item that you need to rush to have.Once you've constructed the Factory (it takes just three energy to build), you'll be able to build one of four formerly limited edition units inside, with the help of friends (or, again, the option for purchasing them with Empire Points is available). While there are just four items available now, they are on a week-long time limit, meaning that a series of new items will be available to build after that week. You'll need to rush to finish them all in time. But just what are these items? Well, you can build a Commando (135 points), K7 Bomber (175 points), Elite Thumper Artillery (200 points) or a SU-122 Tank (200 points).
In the example of the Commando, you'd need to collect three Blue Approval Stamps and three Electrical Diagrams (the two items we received as mission rewards above), along with four each of Mechanical Diagrams and Red Approval Stamps. You'll earn these items by simply asking your friends to send them to you via a combination of general news posts and individual requests sent to friends.
Once complete, you'll have a fully functioning unit, and the same process can be completed (albeit by collecting some different materials) to build the other three units in the factory. Just remember - again - these items will only be available for a week at a time, so build the ones you want the most first, just in case you don't have a chance to come back to the rest before time runs out.
What do you think of this Limited Edition Unit Factory? Will you immediately start building units, or do you have all of the troops your empire needs right now? Sound off in the comments.
While Chinese New Year might not be a holiday most gamers think to celebrate, Zynga seems to be the exception to the rule, as CityVille's store has received an update containing Chinese themed items that will only be available for a limited time. these items are available for both coins or City Cash, meaning that there's something for everyone. Whether or not you choose to combine them with your Red Envelope Store will be up to you, but here's a complete look at the new items all the same. Hungry Dragon Buffet Costs: 55 City CashRequires: 380 GoodsEarns: 1,990 coins
Chinese Calligraphy School Costs: 50 City CashAllows: 1,780 citizens added to maximum population cap
Lucky Dragon Statue Costs: 35 City CashPayout Bonus: 16%; extra 16% to Chinese items
Huang House Costs: 30 City CashPopulation: 280 - 550Rent: 311 coins every day
Ming Manor Costs: 27,000 coinsPopulation: 200 - 380Rent: 141 coins every two hours
Red Envelope Monument Costs: 10,000 coinsPayout Bonus: 4%; extra 4% to Chinese items
So far, this theme isn't very large, but as there's still some time left before the Chinese New Year holiday actually arrives, it's possible we'll see more items released between now and then (January 23). Either way, these items will expire from the store after 16 days, so make sure to purchase them before they leave or you'll miss your chance to have them, potentially forever.
What do you think of these new Chinese themed items released in the store this week? Will you purchase any of them for your city? Sound off in the comments.
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The Facebook Marketing Bible has enabled thousands of brands, app developers, content publishers, and businesses of all sizes to do more with Facebook, from the basics of creating a winning fan page, to the complexities of social plugin integration on an off-Facebook site.
The web edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible includes detailed resource pages, comprehensive how-to guides, and case studies analyzing today’s most successful marketing and advertising campaigns on Facebook.
Now that Facebook is nearing the 800 million monthly active user mark, there’s never been a better time to reach your target audience through marketing on Facebook.
The January 2012 edition includes updated coverage of the following topics:
Facebook Insights: All You Need to Know. Facebook updated Insights this fall, and now admins have an even greater wealth of data and metrics to help design successful, cost-effective campaigns. Our “All you need to know” guide includes a detailed walk-through of new Insights features and usage scenarios.How Brands Can Use the Subscribe Button to Drive Referral Traffic. While the Subscribe Button is limited to Profiles (and not Pages), it can be an additional source of referral traffic for websites. We include tips on how to leverage the social graph of your organization to build a following from Facebook, and bring it to your product or company site.Minimizing Your Facebook Ad CPC Bid Prices by Avoiding Bid Competition. When running ads on Facebook, advertisers must consider more than just creative and targeting to achieve optimal performance at the lowest cost. 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This guide compares and contrasts the unique strengths of each platform and shows you how to get the most from both.Commenting for Facebook marketers, a guide that shows you how to make the most out of public, and highly visible, conversations with your fans on Facebook.Bringing the storefront to your Facebook Page, a breakdown of key features for storefront applications that bring sales transactions directly to your Page.Our guide to the Facebook Send button that details Facebook’s latest addition to its social plugins.Facebook applications versus offsite integrations and what works best for marketing your business or brand.Our detailed style and strategy guide to Facebook’s Like button that helps you identify the right design for your off-Facebook content site.An overview of Graph API meta tags and how they enable you to maximize the value of your implemented Like buttons.Facebook Applications, Social Plugins, Connect and Instant Personalization – details on how to use the wide variety of options available for engaging Facebook users.Updates to Facebook Questions, and how recent changes to this user-facing feature will affect your approach to brand marketing through this ‘no-cost’ channel.Strategies to help you navigate Facebook’s recent major Page redesign, whether you’re representing a major brand, small business, or public figure.Facebook’s expanding options for advertisers, and how any advertiser can get more from new features like Sponsored Stories, self-specified landing tabs, and more.The latest featured Facebook’s campaigns that show you how other brands are testing Facebook’s evolving marketing opportunities.New frontiers in brand and performance marketing on Facebook, including opportunities within social games.Facebook Places and Deals, the company’s evolving location-based feature that presents new marketing opportunities for businesses both on and offline.Facebook Groups, a new way for users to connect and collaborate with others who share their interests and affiliations, and new ideas for marketing with Groups on Facebook.Facebook’s latest advertising guidelines updates and what they mean for advertisers throughout the ecosystem.Audience growth and engagement, including best practices for holding on to fans, keeping marketing channels open, and re-engaging your audience on Facebook.Plus, comprehensive walk-throughs of Facebook’s tools for advertisers, web content publishers, and Page administrators.Learn more about the January 2012 edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible at FacebookMarketingBible.com.
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Facebook vs Twitter – What’s Different, What’s The Same And Why Smart Marketers Use BothPage Destination Tab Ad Campaign StrategiesFacebook Pages and Public ProfilesThe Profile Page – A Walk-ThroughDesigning Your Facebook Page
Improving Your Facebook Page With Customized Tab Applications: 10 ExamplesFacebook Page Redesign 2011: Marketing Stategies and Best PracticesThe Wall Tab for Making Pages Dynamic and ViralHow to Choose a Landing ‘Tab’ for your Facebook PageAdding Custom Modules to Your PageCommunicating Through Your Facebook Page
How Brands Can Use Facebook’s Subscribe Button to Drive Referral Traffic to Their WebsiteHow to Sync Your Facebook Page Updates With Your Twitter Profile — and Why You Shouldn’tHow to Get Facebook Users to Like Your Page: The First Step to EngagementHow Your Business Should Reply To Facebook CommentsDemographic Targeting for Status UpdatesHow to Avoid Having Your Page, Open Graph Object, or Application Unliked, Removed, Muted, or BlacklistedGrowing Your Fan Base and More Ways to Promote Your Facebook Page
Gaining More Fans With Facebook’s New “Merge Duplicate Pages” FeatureHow Facebook Pages Can Use “Invite Friends” to Gain FansHow Brands Can Advertise within Social GamesThe Basics of Status Updates for PagesIncrease Engagement and Insight through Status TaggingHow to Grow Your Page’s Audience through Page InvitationsSMS Subscription Service for PagesBranded Virtual Gifts on Facebook Pages for Viral AdvertisingAdvanced Strategies for Facebook Pages
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Facebook “Insights” Metrics Dashboard for Page ManagersUsing Third Party Tools to Manage Your Facebook PageHow Page Owners Can Restrict Content for Underage UsersHow to Export Your Facebook Page Updates to TwitterPolicies, Privacy, and Guidelines to Watch
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The Facebook Marketing Bible has enabled thousands of marketers, social application developers, publishers, and entrepreneurs to navigate and get the most out of the increasingly sophisticated marketing opportunities on Facebook.
The web edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible is comprised of detailed resource pages, comprehensive how-to guides, and case studies analyzing today’s most successful marketing and advertising campaigns on Facebook.
Now that Facebook is nearing the 700 million monthly active user mark, there’s never been a better time to reach your target audience through marketing on Facebook.
The August 2011 edition includes updated coverage of the following topics:
How Facebook Pages Can Use “Invite Friends” to Gain Fans, a guide to engaging your Page’s most dedicated fans while growing your overall fan base.How to Sync Your Facebook Page Updates With Your Twitter Profile — and Why You Shouldn’t. How do Facebook and Twitter differ, and when is customization needed? This guide compares and contrasts the unique strengths of each platform and shows you how to get the most from both.Commenting for Facebook marketers, a guide that shows you how to make the most out of public, and highly visible, conversations with your fans on Facebook.Bringing the storefront to your Facebook Page, a breakdown of key features for storefront applications that bring sales transactions directly to your Page.Our guide to the Facebook Send button that details Facebook’s latest addition to its social plugins.Facebook applications versus offsite integrations and what works best for marketing your business or brand.Our detailed style and strategy guide to Facebook’s Like button that helps you identify the right design for your off-Facebook content site.An overview of Graph API metatags and how they enable you to maximize the value of your implemented Like buttons.Facebook Applications, Social Plugins, Connect and Instant Personalization – details on how to use the wide variety of options available for engaging Facebook users.Updates to Facebook Questions, and how recent changes to this user-facing feature will affect your approach to brand marketing through this ‘no-cost’ channel.Strategies to help you navigate Facebook’s recent major Page redesign, whether you’re representing a major brand, small business, or public figure.Facebook’s expanding options for advertisers, and how any advertiser can get more from new features like Sponsored Stories, self-specified landing tabs, and more.The latest featured Facebook’s campaigns that show you how other brands are testing Facebook’s evolving marketing opportunities.New frontiers in brand and performance marketing on Facebook, including opportunities within social games.Facebook Places and Deals, the company’s evolving location-based feature that presents new marketing opportunities for businesses both on and offline.Facebook Groups, a new way for users to connect and collaborate with others who share their interests and affiliations, and new ideas for marketing with Groups on Facebook.Facebook’s latest advertising guidelines updates and what they mean for advertisers throughout the ecosystem.Audience growth and engagement, including best practices for holding on to fans, keeping marketing channels open, and re-engaging your audience on Facebook.Plus, comprehensive walk-throughs of Facebook’s tools for advertisers, web content publishers, and Page administrators.Learn more about the August 2011 edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible at FacebookMarketingBible.com.
Recent Featured Facebook Campaigns
Alamo Rent A Car, National Geographic Channel and FoxCraftsman, Unilever and FarmVille Chinese, American Express and El Pollo LocoBucca di Beppo, Bissell, Bank of the West and the NBACoca-Cola, Qatar Ariways, Clearasil and EsuranceMarriott Resorts, The National Guard, Discover Boating, Bravo, and NikeBuilding Your Brand through Facebook Pages
Facebook vs Twitter – What’s Different, What’s The Same And Why Smart Marketers Use BothPage Destination Tab Ad Campaign StrategiesFacebook Pages and Public ProfilesThe Profile Page – A Walk-ThroughDesigning Your Facebook Page
Facebook Page Redesign 2011: Marketing Stategies and Best PracticesThe Wall Tab for Making Pages Dynamic and ViralHow to Choose a Landing ‘Tab’ for your Facebook PageAdding Custom Modules to Your PageCommunicating Through Your Facebook Page
How to Sync Your Facebook Page Updates With Your Twitter Profile — and Why You Shouldn’tHow to Get Facebook Users to Like Your Page: The First Step to EngagementHow Your Business Should Reply To Facebook CommentsDemographic Targeting for Status UpdatesHow to Avoid Having Your Page, Open Graph Object, or Application Unliked, Removed, Muted, or BlacklistedGrowing Your Fan Base and More Ways to Promote Your Facebook Page
How Facebook Pages Can Use “Invite Friends” to Gain FansHow Brands Can Advertise within Social GamesThe Basics of Status Updates for PagesIncrease Engagement and Insight through Status TaggingHow to Grow Your Page’s Audience through Page InvitationsSMS Subscription Service for PagesBranded Virtual Gifts on Facebook Pages for Viral AdvertisingAdvanced Strategies for Facebook Pages
How Top Brands Conduct Ecommerce on Facebook: Best PracticesFacebook Ecommerce: What Features Are Important in a Page Storefront ApplicationThe Best Facebook Page Strategies and the Pages That Use ThemStrategy: How to Promote Your Page in 6 StepsMarketing Strategy: 4 Reasons Why Marketers Should Invest in Pages Before Groups10 Key SEO Strategies Every Facebook Page Owner Should Know8 Best Practices for Retailers on FacebookMarketers Actively Bidding for Generic Facebook PagesThe Facebook Open Graph for Marketers and Content Publishers
The Like Button Style Guide: How to Pick the Design That’s Right for Your WebsiteHow to Choose Open Graph Tags That Maximize the Value of Your Like ButtonsFacebook Connect Integration Best Practices from the Platform ShowcaseImplementation Options: Like ButtonFacebook CTO Bret Taylor Discusses the Open GraphMore Ways to Market on Facebook: Questions, Places, and Deals
How Pages Can Use the Relaunched Facebook Questions ProductHow to Create a Deal with Facebook DealsThe Places We’ll Go: How marketers can use Facebook’s new location featuresFacebook Questions – A Walk-ThroughHow Marketers Can Get The Most Out Of Facebook QuestionsGroups and SEO – a Quick OverviewAdvertising on Facebook
Page Destination Tab Ad Campaign StrategiesSponsored Stories Ads: Walk-Through and Marketing Campaign StrategiesFacebook Ads: Read Before You Get StartedFacebook Ads – A Walk-ThroughThe Facebook Ads ManagerFacebook Self-Serve Ad Types: Page AdsFacebook Self-Serve Ad Types: Event AdsAds Targeting on Facebook
10 Powerful Targeting Methods Facebook Ads Every Performance Advertiser Should KnowFriends of Connections TargetingFacebook Ads: Language Targeting4 Connection Targeting Tests Every Advertiser Should RunFrom Keyword Targeting to People Targeting: Understanding Performance Advertising with Facebook’s Tim KendallTime SchedulingTools and How-Tos for Marketers
Facebook “Insights” Metrics Dashboard for Page ManagersUsing Third Party Tools to Manage Your Facebook PageHow Page Owners Can Restrict Content for Underage UsersHow to Export Your Facebook Page Updates to TwitterPolicies, Privacy, and Guidelines to Watch
Promotional/Sweepstakes Policies for Facebook PagesThe Future of Sharing on Facebook: A Hybrid Public/Private ModelFacebook’s Guidelines for Promoting Pages Outside FacebookJoin the Facebook Marketing Bible at FacebookMarketingBible.com
The full breakdown of growth by country and demographic, including 12-month historicals and projections, is available in this month’s edition of Inside Facebook Gold.
Inside Facebook Gold is Inside Network’s data service providing monthly data on Facebook’s growth outlook through a comprehensive data feed service and growth report.
The June 2011 edition of Inside Facebook Gold includes:
Global Data Feed Service, a comprehensive data CSV supplying vital stats on Facebook’s audience size, demographic distribution, advertising business, and global language distribution.Facebook Global Monitor, 100 pages of leaderboards and charts covering audience change in 160 Facebook country markets.Inside Facebook Gold is a data service designed for analysts seeking to understand and maximize opportunities in the Facebook ecosystem, and presents data on key indicators ranging from the site’s traffic growth to its advertising business and its robust applications platform.
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The June 2011 edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible: The Comprehensive Guide to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook is now available.
The Facebook Marketing Bible has enabled thousands of marketers, social application developers, publishers, and entrepreneurs to navigate and get the most out of the increasingly sophisticated marketing opportunities on Facebook.
The web edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible is comprised of detailed resource pages, comprehensive how-to guides, and case studies analyzing today’s most successful marketing and advertising campaigns on Facebook.
Now that Facebook is nearing the 700 million monthly active user mark, there’s never been a better time to reach your target audience through marketing on Facebook.
The June 2011 edition includes updated coverage of the following topics:
Learn more about the June 2011 edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible at FacebookMarketingBible.com.
Building Your Brand through Facebook Pages
Page Destination Tab Ad Campaign StrategiesFacebook Pages and Public ProfilesThe Profile Page – A Walk-ThroughDesigning Your Facebook Page
Facebook Page Redesign 2011: Marketing Stategies and Best PracticesThe Wall Tab for Making Pages Dynamic and ViralHow to Choose a Landing ‘Tab’ for your Facebook PageAdding Custom Modules to Your PageCommunicating Through Your Facebook Page
How Your Business Should Reply To Facebook CommentsThe Basics of Status Updates for PagesDemographic Targeting for Status UpdatesUpdating Facebook Page Status Via TextReceive Page Status Updates Via TextHow to Avoid Having Your Page, Open Graph Object, or Application Unliked, Removed, Muted, or BlacklistedMore Ways to Promote Your Facebook Page
How Brands Can Advertise within Social GamesThe Basics of Status Updates for PagesIncrease Engagement and Insight through Status TaggingHow to Grow Your Page’s Audience through Page InvitationsSMS Subscription Service for PagesBranded Virtual Gifts on Facebook Pages for Viral AdvertisingAdvanced Strategies for Facebook Pages
Facebook Ecommerce: What Features Are Important in a Page Storefront ApplicationThe Best Facebook Page Strategies and the Pages That Use ThemStrategy: How to Promote Your Page in 6 StepsMarketing Strategy: 4 Reasons Why Marketers Should Invest in Pages Before Groups10 Key SEO Strategies Every Facebook Page Owner Should Know8 Best Practices for Retailers on FacebookMarketers Actively Bidding for Generic Facebook PagesThe Facebook Open Graph for Marketers and Content Publishers
The Like Button Style Guide: How to Pick the Design That’s Right for Your WebsiteHow to Choose Open Graph Tags That Maximize the Value of Your Like ButtonsFacebook Connect Integration Best Practices from the Platform ShowcaseImplementation Options: Like ButtonFacebook CTO Bret Taylor Discusses the Open GraphMore Ways to Market on Facebook: Questions, Places, and Deals
How Pages Can Use the Relaunched Facebook Questions ProductHow to Create a Deal with Facebook DealsThe Places We’ll Go: How marketers can use Facebook’s new location featuresFacebook Questions – A Walk-ThroughHow Marketers Can Get The Most Out Of Facebook QuestionsGroups and SEO – a Quick OverviewAdvertising on Facebook
Page Destination Tab Ad Campaign StrategiesSponsored Stories Ads: Walk-Through and Marketing Campaign StrategiesFacebook Ads: Read Before You Get StartedFacebook Ads – A Walk-ThroughThe Facebook Ads ManagerFacebook Self-Serve Ad Types: Page AdsFacebook Self-Serve Ad Types: Event AdsAds Targeting on Facebook
10 Powerful Targeting Methods Facebook Ads Every Performance Advertiser Should KnowFriends of Connections TargetingFacebook Ads: Language Targeting4 Connection Targeting Tests Every Advertiser Should RunFrom Keyword Targeting to People Targeting: Understanding Performance Advertising with Facebook’s Tim KendallTime SchedulingTools and How-Tos for Marketers
Facebook “Insights” Metrics Dashboard for Page ManagersUsing Third Party Tools to Manage Your Facebook PageHow Page Owners Can Restrict Content for Underage UsersHow to Export Your Facebook Page Updates to TwitterPolicies, Privacy, and Guidelines to Watch
Promotional/Sweepstakes Policies for Facebook PagesThe Future of Sharing on Facebook: A Hybrid Public/Private ModelFacebook’s Guidelines for Promoting Pages Outside FacebookJoin the Facebook Marketing Bible at FacebookMarketingBible.com
The May 2011 edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible: The Comprehensive Guide to Market Your Brand, Company, Product, or Service Inside Facebook is now available.
The Facebook Marketing Bible has enabled thousands of marketers, social application developers, publishers, and entrepreneurs to navigate and get the most out of the increasingly sophisticated marketing opportunities on Facebook.
The web edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible is comprised of detailed resource pages, comprehensive how-to guides, and case studies analyzing today’s most successful marketing and advertising campaigns on Facebook.
Now that Facebook is nearing the 700 million monthly active user mark, there’s never been a better time to reach your target audience through marketing on Facebook.
The May 2011 edition includes updates on the following topics:
Our guide to the Facebook Send button that details Facebook’s latest addition to its social plugins.Facebook applications versus offsite integrations and what works best for marketing your business or brand.Our detailed style and strategy guide to Facebook’s Like button that helps you identify the right design for your off-Facebook content site.An overview of Graph API metatags and how they enable you to maximize the value of your implemented Like buttons.Facebook Applications, Social Plugins, Connect and Instant Personalization — details on how to use the wide variety of options available for engaging Facebook usersUpdates to Facebook Questions, and how recent changes to this user-facing feature will affect your approach to brand marketing through this ‘no-cost’ channel.Strategies to help you navigate Facebook’s recent major Page redesign, whether you’re representing a major brand, small business, or public figure.Facebook’s expanding options for advertisers, and how any advertiser can get more from new features like Sponsored Stories, self-specified landing tabs, and more.The latest featured Facebook’s campaigns that show you how other brands are testing Facebook’s evolving marketing opportunities.New frontiers in brand and performance marketing on Facebook, including opportunities within social games.Facebook Places and Deals, the company’s evolving location-based feature that presents new marketing opportunities for businesses both on and offline.Facebook Groups, a new way for users to connect and collaborate with others who share their interests and affiliations, and new ideas for marketing with Groups on Facebook.Facebook’s latest advertising guidelines updates and what they mean for advertisers throughout the ecosystem.Audience growth and engagement, including best practices for holding on to fans, keeping marketing channels open, and re-engaging your audience on Facebook.Plus, comprehensive walk-throughs of Facebook’s tools for advertisers, web content publishers, and Page administrators.Learn more about the May 2011 edition of the Facebook Marketing Bible at FacebookMarketingBible.com.
Building Your Brand through Facebook Pages
Page Destination Tab Ad Campaign StrategiesFacebook Pages and Public ProfilesThe Profile Page – A Walk-ThroughDesigning Your Facebook Page
Facebook Page Redesign 2011: Marketing Stategies and Best PracticesThe Wall Tab for Making Pages Dynamic and ViralHow to Choose a Landing ‘Tab’ for your Facebook PageAdding Custom Modules to Your PageCommunicating Through Your Facebook Page
The Basics of Status Updates for PagesDemographic Targeting for Status UpdatesUpdating Facebook Page Status Via TextReceive Page Status Updates Via TextHow to Avoid Having Your Page, Open Graph Object, or Application Unliked, Removed, Muted, or BlacklistedMore Ways to Promote Your Facebook Page
How Brands Can Advertise within Social GamesThe Basics of Status Updates for PagesIncrease Engagement and Insight through Status TaggingHow to Grow Your Page’s Audience through Page InvitationsSMS Subscription Service for PagesBranded Virtual Gifts on Facebook Pages for Viral AdvertisingAdvanced Strategies for Facebook Pages
The Best Facebook Page Strategies and the Pages That Use ThemStrategy: How to Promote Your Page in 6 StepsMarketing Strategy: 4 Reasons Why Marketers Should Invest in Pages Before Groups10 Key SEO Strategies Every Facebook Page Owner Should Know8 Best Practices for Retailers on FacebookMarketers Actively Bidding for Generic Facebook PagesThe Facebook Open Graph for Marketers and Content Publishers
The Like Button Style Guide: How to Pick the Design That’s Right for Your WebsiteHow to Choose Open Graph Tags That Maximize the Value of Your Like ButtonsFacebook Connect Integration Best Practices from the Platform ShowcaseImplementation Options: Like ButtonFacebook CTO Bret Taylor Discusses the Open GraphMore Ways to Market on Facebook: Questions, Places, and Deals
How Pages Can Use the Relaunched Facebook Questions ProductHow to Create a Deal with Facebook DealsThe Places We’ll Go: How marketers can use Facebook’s new location featuresFacebook Questions – A Walk-ThroughHow Marketers Can Get The Most Out Of Facebook QuestionsGroups and SEO – a Quick OverviewAdvertising on Facebook
Page Destination Tab Ad Campaign StrategiesSponsored Stories Ads: Walk-Through and Marketing Campaign StrategiesFacebook Ads: Read Before You Get StartedFacebook Ads – A Walk-ThroughThe Facebook Ads ManagerFacebook Self-Serve Ad Types: Page AdsFacebook Self-Serve Ad Types: Event AdsAds Targeting on Facebook
10 Powerful Targeting Methods Facebook Ads Every Performance Advertiser Should KnowFriends of Connections TargetingFacebook Ads: Language Targeting4 Connection Targeting Tests Every Advertiser Should RunFrom Keyword Targeting to People Targeting: Understanding Performance Advertising with Facebook’s Tim KendallTime SchedulingTools and How-Tos for Marketers
Facebook “Insights” Metrics Dashboard for Page ManagersUsing Third Party Tools to Manage Your Facebook PageHow Page Owners Can Restrict Content for Underage UsersHow to Export Your Facebook Page Updates to TwitterPolicies, Privacy, and Guidelines to Watch
Promotional/Sweepstakes Policies for Facebook PagesThe Future of Sharing on Facebook: A Hybrid Public/Private ModelFacebook’s Guidelines for Promoting Pages Outside FacebookJoin the Facebook Marketing Bible at FacebookMarketingBible.com
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The full breakdown of growth by country and demographic, including 12-month historicals and projections, is available in this month’s edition of Inside Facebook Gold.
Inside Facebook Gold is Inside Network’s data service providing monthly data on Facebook’s growth outlook through a comprehensive data feed service and growth report.
The April 2011 edition of Inside Facebook Gold includes:
Global Data Feed Service, a comprehensive data CSV supplying vital stats on Facebook’s audience size, demographic distribution, advertising business, and global language distribution.Facebook Global Monitor, 100 pages of leaderboards and charts covering audience change in 160 Facebook country markets.Inside Facebook Gold is a data service designed for analysts seeking to understand and maximize opportunities in the Facebook ecosystem, and presents data on key indicators ranging from the site’s traffic growth to its advertising business and its robust applications platform.
Download the April 2011 data suite at Inside Facebook Gold.
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