Category: Facebook Applications
Shazam music discovery site launches Facebook application
Shazam, which we featured a couple of years back, has just announced the launch of an application for Facebook that will allow users to access recent songs identified via Shazam’s mobile service, and share that music with their friends.
Facebook to limit how many invitations users get. No more spam?
Facebook is changing the way that application invites are handled, meaning that the user experience should be improved from “not another @&£?$#! invite” to… well, a bit more peace and quiet.
They’ve already changed the way notifications are sent out, so that they vary based upon how “spammed” users are feeling.
Instead of the fixed limit of 20 invitations per user per day, the new dynamic limits will be based upon a user’s historical invitation acceptance rate, whether an application forces users to invite friends (ARGH!), and some additional undisclosed factors which “reflect the affinity users show for the application as a whole”. Whatever they may be.
Ujogo launches Facebook poker game… with real prizes
Most Facebook games are for fun. Well, that and bragging rights against your mates, obviously. It’s still a bit unclear how (or indeed if) proper gambling will be a factor. Playing poker against your Facebook friends for real money is a tempting thought, but a worrying one too – especially for Facebook itself, given the US’ stringent anti online gambling policies.
Save Scrabulous campaign gathers pace among Facebook users
I reported earlier this week on the row blowing up around Scrabulous, the website and Facebook application word game that’s heavily inspired by Scrabble. Well, it is Scrabble, if I’m honest. And that’s why the latter’s brand-owners Mattel and Hasbro want it removed from Facebook.
Scrabulous could be scrubbed from Facebook after Scrabble complaint
Come on, who seriously didn’t think that at some point, Hasbro’s lawyers would have something to say about the popular Facebook application Scrabulous, which is basically Scrabble under a (not even that) different name? Especially since it’s also a website that comes up second when you run a Google search for ‘Scrabble’.
Tower Bloxx is the best Facebook game, bar none
If you’re at work, better get that important task done now before reading any further in this post. I’m about to torpedo your chances of ever getting anything worthwhile done during office hours. Really. It’s a Facebook application called Tower Bloxx…
Facebook to launch MySpace killer next week?
Not content with taking over the world’s offices, Facebook could be about to tap into new music talent with the launch of Facebook Music.
Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones – because business folk have friends too
Bad news for BlackBerry widows – your other half has another excuse for tapping away through the night – Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones. With the launch of the Facebook application, users can update their profiles, check messages and add new…
Google launches News application for Facebook
Google has entered the world of Facebook with the launch of its Google News application. It's an "experimental application" which allows FB's users to select from a range of predefined news sections, or create their own with keywords. It's…
Virtual Worlds Week: Second Life gets Facebook application
It was only a matter of time before Second Life was sucked into the parallel world of Facebook applications. Second Life Link is a new app that lets you show off your SL avatar on your Facebook profile, and show which of your Facebook friends are online in Second Life.
There’s also an option to specify your home or favourite SL location, allowing friends to teleport straight there from within Facebook. Makers Fire Centaur say privacy hasn’t been forgotten, so users can choose from several settings to decide whether or not their friends can see their online/offline status.
