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Facebook Credits - AllFacebook http://allfacebook.com The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News, Facebook Marketing, Facebook Business, and More! Copyright 2013 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Facebook Explains Local Currency For Games

Now that Facebook Credits have been nixed as the official currency of Facebook games, the company took some time Tuesday during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to explain how the new system of local currency makes in-game purchases easier for all parties. Now, game developers have full control over what they charge users in different countries, and users can see rounded price points instead of always-changing conversions.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-explains-local-currency-for-games_b113957#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-explains-local-currency-for-games_b113957 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113957 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:56:09 +0000 Facebook Begins Prepping Game Developers For 3Q Conversion To Local Currencies

Facebook announced its transition from Facebook Credits to local currencies for games and game developers last June, and all game developers are slated to be migrated to local currencies during the third quarter of this year, so the social network provided some details in advance in a post on its developer blog.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/facebook-begins-prepping-game-developers-for-3q-conversion-to-local-currencies_b113752#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-begins-prepping-game-developers-for-3q-conversion-to-local-currencies_b113752 http://allfacebook.com/?p=113752 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:00:00 +0000 What Does The Facebook Card Mean For Brands?

Last week, Facebook entered the gift card market with the Facebook Card — a new addition to Facebook Gifts. Unlike other gift card options offered by Gifts, this is a plastic card that can be used at Target, Sephora, Jamba Juice, and Olive Garden. Noah Mallin, vice president of social media for brand agency Digitas, thinks that the Facebook Card could be a very powerful way that brands learn more about users’ spending habits, and it could also revolutionize mobile ads.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-card-brands_b110107#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-card-brands_b110107 http://allfacebook.com/?p=110107 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:53:33 +0000 Facebook Faces Antitrust Suit Over Virtual Currency

Facebook is facing an actual lawsuit over virtual currency, with Austin, Texas-based Kickflip, which does business as Gambit, claiming that the social network violated antitrust laws with its entry into the sector and resulting terms.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/kickflip-gambit-antitrust-suit-virtual-currency_b103410#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/kickflip-gambit-antitrust-suit-virtual-currency_b103410 http://allfacebook.com/?p=103410 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:35:30 +0000 Facebook Offers Highlights From GDC Europe For Game Developers

Five of the top 10 global game developers on Facebook are from Europe, the Middle East, or Asia, compared with just one in 2011, Julien Codorniou, the social network’s head of games partnerships for EMEA, said during Facebook’s developer day at GDC Europe last month.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/gdc-europe-highlights_b99742#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/gdc-europe-highlights_b99742 http://allfacebook.com/?p=99742 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:26:47 +0000 Facebook Rewards Provider Plink Closes $3M Funding Round

Online-to-offline loyalty program Plink, which rewards its users with Facebook Credits, announced the closing Wednesday of a $3 million series-A funding round from Grotech Ventures.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/plink-funding-2_b96099#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/plink-funding-2_b96099 http://allfacebook.com/?p=96099 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 14:30:22 +0000 Facebook Action Tracking To Allow Advertisers To Optimize Campaigns Based On Several Metrics Facebook Thursday will announce a feature for advertisers called action tracking, which will enable them to move beyond likes and track conversions and downstream activity, according to social ad-management software provider Buddy Media, which offered details on the new capabilities in a post on its blog.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/action-tracking-buddy-media-compass-labs_b95593#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/action-tracking-buddy-media-compass-labs_b95593 http://allfacebook.com/?p=95593 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:00:35 +0000 Facebook Rolls Out Currency Conversion API For App Developers Facebook continues to aid application developers with its phasing out of Facebook Credits in favor of local currency, following up its introduction of revised payment terms last week with Thursday’s rollout of an application-programming interface that allows developers to convert Facebook Credits into the user’s preferred currency.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/currency-conversion-api_b93310#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/currency-conversion-api_b93310 http://allfacebook.com/?p=93310 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:19:39 +0000 WARNING: Zeus Trojan Using Facebook Login Pages As Bait To Target Credit-Card Info

The Zeus Trojan is on the prowl again, hungry for credit-card information and other personal data, and Facebook is being used as the bait.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/threatmetrix-zeus-trojan_b92968#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/threatmetrix-zeus-trojan_b92968 http://allfacebook.com/?p=92968 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:00:45 +0000 Facebook Revises Payment Terms For Users, Developers

Following Facebook’s announcements Tuesday that it was scrapping Facebook Credits in favor of local currency, as well as launching subscription billing for applications, the social network updated its payments terms Wednesday on both the user and developer sides.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/revised-payment-terms_b92502#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/revised-payment-terms_b92502 http://allfacebook.com/?p=92502 Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:02:51 +0000 Facebook Swapping Out Credits, Adding Subscription Billing

Facebook announced Tuesday that the company is doing away with Facebook Credits and transitioning to local currency. The social network also announced that it is accepting subscription billing for apps.

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]]> Justin Lafferty http://allfacebook.com/facebook-credits-gone-subscription-billing_b92274#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/facebook-credits-gone-subscription-billing_b92274 http://allfacebook.com/?p=92274 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:28:20 +0000 Plink Partners With Tango Card, Adds Rewards Options Besides Facebook Credits

Online-to-offline loyalty program Plink , which rewards its users with Facebook Credits, reached an agreement with digital gift card company Tango Card that will add several new rewards options for Plink users beginning next month.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/plink-tango-card_b92130#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/plink-tango-card_b92130 http://allfacebook.com/?p=92130 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:48:17 +0000 BettingSTAR Enters Facebook (Virtual) Sports Gambling Arena

While gambling may fall afoul of Facebook’s platform policies, applications promoting gambling on sporting events for virtual currency are apparently acceptable to the social network., with soccer gambling app 90Live launching earlier this week, followed closely by BettingSTAR, which adds Major League Baseball and the National Basketball Association to its offerings, along with European soccer.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/bettingstar_b91257#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/bettingstar_b91257 http://allfacebook.com/?p=91257 Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:31:08 +0000 Cie Games Founder Justin Choi: Execution Key On Facebook’s Gaming Platform

Cie Games, developer of Facebook auto-racing game Car Town, has been able to swerve around the debris left on the track by game developers struggling with the social network, such as CrowdStar , LOLApps, and Digital Chocolate, driving its flagship game to continued success and some 5.9 million monthly average users . The key, according to Founder Justin Choi: Better execution.

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]]> David Cohen http://allfacebook.com/cie-games-justin-choi_b90758#disqus_thread http://allfacebook.com/cie-games-justin-choi_b90758 http://allfacebook.com/?p=90758 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:35:04 +0000 ‘Piranha 3DD’ Set To Take Bite Out Of Facebook

If 3-D flesh-eating fish were the one thing missing from your Facebook experience, Milyoni has got you covered, as the social entertainment provider teamed up with Starz Digital Media to present Piranha 3DD, the first-ever 3-D film on the social network.

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