As we prepare to roll out our new statistics tools tomorrow, we are looking at some of the fastest growing Facebook Pages. Given that many of the same pages remain on the leaderboard, I’ve decided to select the fastest growing Pages that we didn’t mention last week. Thankfully there are plenty to list, so below are 10 Facebook Pages that are exploding in popularity.
Source: All Facebook
When you place job listings on the Inside Network Job Board, they’ll be distributed to readers of Inside Facebook and Inside Social Games through regular posts highlighting new job listings, as well as through widgets you see here on the sites. That way, you can be sure that your open positions are being seen by the leading developers, product managers, marketers, designers, and executives in the Facebook Platform and social gaming world today.
We’re offering a special launch discount code for new listings placed this week on the Inside Network Job Board. Just use the discount code “INSJOB30” by this Friday, July 23rd, to receive a 30% discount on all jobs you post.
Several companies in the social gaming place have already posted jobs. Check out these jobs posted by A Bit Lucky, a social gaming startup based in San Mateo, CA, wooga, one of Europe’s largest developers of social games, Slide, one of the earliest companies on the Facebook Platform that has moved heavily into social games, and Playfirst, a large casual game developer that is also moving heavily into social gaming.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks and months to find out about cool job opportunities at the most exciting companies in the industry!
Source: Inside Social Games
Corporate blogs are good for a number of reasons, most importantly search engine optimization. While a company may not have resources for company blogs, any large corporation can easily put aside the budget for one … it really isn’t that expensive. The primary reason to keep the blog is that gaining fans on your Facebook Page is a conversion game. While fans will come through Facebook, and you can pay for Facebook ads, the user acquisition cost via a blog should be comparable to the cost of acquiring fans directly from Facebook.
Any effective social media marketing strategy involves multiple channels. Yes, Facebook should be one of your company’s primary marketing channels, however killing all other channels and replacing them exclusively with Facebook is not only a bad marketing gimmick but it’s also a great way to kill off your other channels of new Facebook fan acquisition. By embedding your Facebook fan box on your website (as we have done on this website’s sidebar), you can dramatically increase your Facebook fan base.
Combined with search engine optimization, your blog could become the largest source of new Facebook fans. So word to the wise, if you are considering killing your company blog, think twice about it because you may just be killing one of your greatest potential channels for acquiring new Facebook fans.
Source: All Facebook
If you enjoyed Roly-Poly Cannon, Roly-Poly Cannon 2, Roly-Poly Eliminator and Roly Poly Monsters by Johnny K, give a try to the next installment in the Roly-Poly series, Roly-Poly Cannon 3! As usual, your goal is to kill all the evil Roly-Polys while avoiding killing friendly ones. Have fun!
Source: FreeGamesNews
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Source: Inside Social Games
Does anyone reading this remember the Alien Swarm mod for Unreal Tournament 2004? It was a total conversion mod created by Black Cat Games. Here’s the premise of the game as taken from its Wikipedia page: In Alien Swarm, the player assumes the role of a commander in the Interstellar Armed Forces and uses the unique [...]
Source: Geek.com Games
First-person shooter Breach for Xbox Live Arcade has been delayed, Atomic Games announced Friday. Though the game was slated to release this summer, the XBLA schedule is apparently too full to squeeze in Breach until January 2011. According to the press release, the developers are using the extra six months to add a new Hardcore mode as well as other new content.
Source: Geek.com Games
Today's news day was filled with new adventures planned for Bond and the Blue Bomber, while we also created a new editorial and podcast for your viewing and listening pleasure. The remainder of awesome content lieth here in the daily stale bread.
07/16 -- TGIF
God of War Movie TrailerAJ: I don't think the terms 'God of War' and 'Indie film' have ever existed in the same paragraph, but they actually come together pretty well here.
Dave: In conclusion, Wes Anderson should do a video game movie.
The Internet trolls have forced Geohot to quit jailbreak research
AJ: Aww. The iPhone hacker is sad.
Dave: I always thought trolls and hackers were friends. I have much to learn about this internet.
Apple Will Give Free Bumpers to iPhone 4 Owners
Dave: Speaking of iPhones, FREE PLASTIC THINGS FROM APPLE!
AJ: It really doesn't take much to impress you, does it Dave.
Dave: Woah, these letters that I just pressed on a keyboard can now be seen on any computer screen!
AJ: On a serious note, I hope the victims of the recent layoffs at Sony Online and Rockstar San Diego can find subsequent employment in short order.
Dave: Agreed. Both teams have been responsible for some of the best games of recent years. I'm sure their talents will be rediscovered soon.
Exclusive 3 Wolf T-Shirt For Comicon?
Dave: If Capcom really does sell this shirt at Comic-Con, I just might hitchhike there.
AJ: Feh. I don't trust the fashion sense of someone who naysayed the Okami earbuds.
Source: Daily News from GamePro.com
Screw the Nut 2 is the sequel to Screw the Nut, a physics-based puzzle game created by Yevgena Slobodyanyuk and Andriy Stepura. The goal remains unchanged: roll the nut close enough to the bolt to screw it. Enjoy the 30 new levels! Have fun!
Source: FreeGamesNews
PopCap to Add Social Features — At the Develop Conference in Brighton, UK, Senior Designer for PopCap, David Bishop stated that the company is “looking to add social features to all our existing games going forward.” The details were not revealed, but cross-platform taunting and challenges for Peggle was one example given.
Joystick Labs Announces Mentors for Fall 2010 Accelerator Program – This week, Joystick Labs, a company focused on the development of digitally distributed games, announced the initial group of mentors that will advise teams in the Fall 2010 accelerator program for indie game developers. Of the names announced, mentors include individuals from Epic Games, Insomniac Games, Playdom, NVIDIA Corp., Republic of Fun, and The Escapist. Venture capital investors include Intersouth Partners, Intel Capital, and IDEA Fund Partners.
Owen Van Natta Working Closely with Zynga – Former MySpace CEO (and Facebook executive) Owen Van Natta has been advising Zynga, according to All Things Digital. Now, he and the company are considering bringing him in a bigger role, “like COO.”
We R Interactive Seeks to Blend Films & Social Games – Financially backed by ITV’s commercial head, Fru Hazlitt, London-based social gaming company, We R Interactive is trying something new, as it attempts to marry film and social games. According to the information we have, the games themselves will be predominantly on Facebook, but also available on iPhone, Android, and other social networks. As for the film element, these are said to be live action films integrated into the games’ narrative(s).
[image via Slide to Play]
Ignition to Move into Social Games – Ignition Entertainment is a company primarily focused on publishing Japanese games, but this week, the company has noted that it wishes to expand into the digital space, focusing on networks such as Xbox Live, Sony, Steam, and Facebook. The company will be rebranded as UTV Ignition Entertainment.
MATOMY Launches Engage Bar – After closing $1 million in funding, virtual payments provider MATOMY has announced the launch of its Engage Bar. In short, it is a customizable offers widget that appears within a game that utilizes it.
[image via Guardian.co.uk]
Sony Head Starts Dire Wolf Digital Game Studio – Former head of Sony Online Entertainment Denver, as well as a handful of other SOE vets, have started up Dire Wolf Digital Game Studio. The new company will specialize in online trading card games, digital collectibles, and social games.
Startup Ze Frank Games – Video blogger Ze Frank is starting up a game-oriented company called Ze Frank Games with $500,000 in angel funding. As to what specifically the company will make is unclear, but Ze Frank does say it will involve social gaming.
Source: Inside Social Games
If you haven’t heard of FrontierVille, you probably haven’t been spending much time on Facebook (or this blog) recently. FrontierVille is Zynga’s latest game, and while similar in many ways to Farmville, it has exploded in popularity. Last night the company shared some statistics with us about the game, all of which are included in the gallery below.
Source: All Facebook
Although it has yet to be officially priced and it won’t be released until November, Microsoft is taking their forthcoming Kinect motion-control accessory for the Xbox 360 on the road this summer to show the public what their new hardware can do. Called the “Kinect Experience Mobile Demo Tour,” the demonstration will give Xbox 360 [...]
Source: Geek.com Games
California Extreme is the largest annual Classic Arcade Games Show on the West Coast -- maybe even all of North America. Each year, private collectors and arcade owners bring 300+ pinball and classic arcade game cabinets to northern California for a two-day showcase where everything is playable as much as you want for the price of one ticket.
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