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Do You Play Facebook Games? New GiftAuto Will Automatically Send and Receive Gifts to All of Your Facebook Game Friends

Saturday, August 27th, 2011


Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) December 24, 2010

Have you discovered the horror of manually doing all of those Requests in Facebook? We sure have – so we decided to do something about it. GiftAuto will handle your Facebook game gift requests automatically!

GiftAuto currently supports 58 Facebook games (Age Of Champions, Animal Party, Backyard Monsters, Baking Life, BRAAAINS, Cafe Life, Cafe World, Car Town, Castle Age, City of Wonder, CityVille, Country Life, Country Story, Crime City, Cupcake Corner, Dream World, Fanglies, Fantasy Kingdoms, Farkle, Farkle 2, Farm Country, Farm Town, FarmVille, Fashion World, FishVille, FrontierVille, Happy Aquarium, Happy Island, Happy Pets, Happy Slots!, Hotel City, Island Paradise, It Girl, Kingdoms of Camelot, Lucky Train, Mafia Wars, Market Street, Millionaire City, Monster World, My Town, Paradise Life, Pet Society, PetVille, Ranch Town, Ravenwood Fair, Restaurant City, Slot World, Superhero City, Texas HoldEm Poker, Tiki Resort, Treasure Isle, Social City, Sorority Life, Vampire Wars, Warstorm, YoVille, Zoo Paradise, Zoo World) and we fully plan to add support for the rest of them.

Our program runs in its own internal Internet Explorer browser window. This allows you to minimize the program and let it handle the Facebook requests while you do other things. GiftAuto has a ‘auto check for requests’ feature – so you can leave it running while you’re at work or sleeping.

Other Facebook game gift request processors only accept the gift or ignore the Facebook gift.

GiftAuto will accept the most played Facebook games and gift back to your friends. Try it for free with no commitment for 100 requests!

Have your friends ever complained that you don’t give them a gift back? Do you have too many Facebook game neighbors and don’t have the time to gift back to them all?

Run GiftAuto and not only do you save your finger from accepting all of your gift requests, you also hook up your friends and neighbors every day with all the gifts they asked you for.

http://giftauto.com

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The Newly Released: TRZZonline’s Fame & Fortune Facebook Game Finally Gives Facebook’s Darling Farmville Some Healthy Competition

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

Calgary, Alberta, Canada (PRWEB) June 11, 2010

TRZZONLINE?S FAME & FORTUNE TRZZonline?s ?Fame & Fortune? is a social game about acquiring super-stardom, with a tongue-in-cheek twist on the entertainment industry, played on Facebook. Players will assume the role of the ?starving artist? as they move to Hollywood to build a career in the music and film industry(s). From living in their car; to waiting tables in restaurants; to ultimately owning a private island? it?s all here!

This fun journey provides the gamers’ ?pretentious-self? with a false sense of security as they climb the ladder of success. It also gives gamers a few ?reality checks? along the way when their friends from their Facebook friends list join in on the fun and compete. Challenging friends to see who is the most popular, or who has the largest entourage, or who owns the largest mansion is what will keep gamers coming back for more, (not to mention, an in-game music player that contains a GREAT playlist of Top 40 music and indie artists? songs that make users want to just leave the browser open all day). Special rewards and perks are unlocked as users become more and more successful, although, if a user becomes too successful, their friends are able to execute antics like creating ?Bad PR? to knock them down a few notches.

This game taps into the budding star within. Players can acquire fame and fortune the old fashioned way by performing gigs that allow them to level-up and make money, or they can get on the fast track with in-game ?ICE? purchases that allow them to quickly upgrade their lifestyle with items that include fancy cars, clothes, beach houses, airplanes, skateboard ramps, pets, paparazzi, security guards, and anything else that a famous socialite can?t live without.

Connected to the Entertainment Industry… While other social game developers are performing the old ?copy/paste? cloning method of games that are already popular on Facebook, TRZZonline is creating something completely new by essentially turning their real-world experience in the music entertainment industry into a game that crosses all demographics.

TRZZonline?s Fame & Fortune Facebook Game has teamed up with Hip Hop Weekly Magazine in an effort to show how merging ?real world? products with gaming concepts can maximize company exposure through in-game involvement. Hip Hop Weekly Magazine is well known throughout the world for covering ?all things happening in urban entertainment?. Inside of TRZZonline?s Fame & Fortune Facebook Game, Hip Hop Weekly Magazine plays the role of the official news reporter, documenting the user’s success as their popularity grows. In the near future, different brands will be featured throughout the game [i.e. Beverages, Fashion, Mobile, Sports, etc].

TRZZonline already has a huge online following from their previous coverage of music industry events such as: P. Diddy?s Annual All White Party (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh9X0dhKcUs), 50 Cent?s 2009 Vegas New Year?s Bash (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKgW16OOHf4), and BET?s 2009 Hip Hop Awards (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgMiPF30X0E), just to name a few.

?We didn?t want to build another time management game just for the sake of building it. Our team is great at creating games with stellar graphics and amazing game play, but we wanted to do something different?something innovative. We wanted to be one of the first developers to successfully merge online gaming with offline rewards,? said Jon Lam, founder and CEO of TRZZonline/Ph03nix New Media. ?Imagine an online game that gives you a chance to meet one of your favorite rock stars, or attend one of their private events. As users level-up, TRZZonline?s Fame & Fortune rewards them with a variety of real-world elements provided by our friends in the entertainment industry.?

See TRZZonline’s Fame & Fortune Game Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4t0hbB2VaY

Play TRZZonline?s Fame and Fortune on Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/trzzonline.

About TRZZonline | Ph03nix New Media

Ph03nix New Media is a game development company focused on creating inspiring and entertainment multi-platform games. Founded in 2003 by entrepreneur, Jon Lam, Ph03nix New Media specializes in designing casual games, and has received widespread recognition for the Curse of the Pharaoh series, which topped the charts on leading casual game portals. Ph03nix New Media is backed by AVAC Ltd. and received $ 1.1 million in investment funding. Additionally, the company acquired Big Stack Studios, http://bigstackstudios.com, a Calgary-based iPhone/iPad game development studio, and formed Triple Hippo Studios, the casual games divisions of Ph03nix New Media. For more information, please visit: http://www.ph03nixnewmedia.com.

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Mr. Potter Esquire

Director, Artist & Brand Relations

TRZZonline | Ph03nix New Media

646-201-6905

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To Entice Holiday Shoppers, Shoebuy.com & Ifeelgoods Launch First-Ever E-Commerce Facebook Credits Incentive

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011


Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) November 24, 2010

Just in time to make Cyber Monday and the online holiday shopping season more social and fun, Ifeelgoods, Inc., a new company that helps retailers use virtual goods as incentives, announced today that Shoebuy.com has launched a program using Ifeelgoods? technology to provide Facebook Credits as a reward to shoppers for making purchases on the Shoebuy site. One of the largest retailers of shoes, accessories and related apparel on the Internet, Shoebuy.com is the first retailer to offer Facebook Credits as an incentive on an e-commerce site.

Beginning today, Shoebuy.com will advertise an offer whereby participating shoppers can receive 50 free Facebook Credits with a purchase on Shoebuy.com. Shoppers can also go directly to http://www.shoebuy.com/credits to participate.

A virtual currency, Facebook Credits are the easiest way for people to buy digital goods and services in more than 200 games and apps on Facebook. Each month, more than 290 million people play social games including Farmville, Mafia Wars, Pet Society and Bejeweled. While social games are free, players can elect to purchase items to enhance their experience.

?We?ve noticed that many of our shoppers also love to play social games with their friends on Facebook,? said James Keller, Shoebuy.com Chief Marketing Officer. ?Now our customers can not only get a great pair of shoes at Shoebuy.com, but they can get Facebook Credits to use with their favorite social games, and we make it easy for them to share the news with their Facebook friends to spread the fun.?

?Social gaming is changing marketing and how retailers and brands engage their customers,? said Michael Amar, Co-Founder and CEO of Ifeelgoods, Inc. ?We are excited to partner with Shoebuy.com to help them harness the fun of virtual goods and social gaming as a way to enhance their online shopping experience.?

About Ifeelgoods, Inc.

Ifeelgoods makes online retail promotions more effective and less expensive by using relevant virtual goods and currencies from the most popular social games in place of traditional promotions such as discounts, coupon codes or gifts with purchase. Requiring light integration, Ifeelgoods is a hosted solution that manages retailer virtual goods promotion offers, redemption and customer service. Ifeelgoods is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and has locations in McLean, Virginia, and Paris, France.

About Shoebuy

Shoebuy is one of the largest retailers on the Internet focused on all categories of footwear and related apparel. Shoebuy has partnerships with over 1,000 manufacturers and represents over 1,000,000 products from top brands including adidas, Aerosoles, Allen-Edmonds, Bass, Bostonian, Brooks, Clarks England, Crocs, Dockers, Donald J Pliner, Dr. Martens, Easy Spirit, ECCO, Florsheim, Franco Sarto, Hush Puppies, Johnston & Murphy, Keds, K-Swiss, Mephisto, Merrell, Naturalizer, New Balance, Puma, Reebok, Rockport, Samsonite, Sebago, Skechers, Sperry Top-Sider, Timberland, and many more. Shoebuy is rated in the top 10 in online retail satisfaction for apparel/accessories by Foresee Results, one of the top eTailers in the country for outstanding service by BizRate and ranked one of the Internet’s top 10 most visited apparel and accessory shopping and classified sites by Hitwise. Shoebuy also operates Bagsbuy.com, designer.shoebuy.com, and shoebuy.co.uk.

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Shoebuy.com Facebook Credits Marketing Campaign Boosts Online Advertising and Drives Word of Mouth

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011


Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) December 16, 2010

The drumbeat of virtual goods marketing in e-commerce continues. Ifeelgoods, Inc., a new company launched in September 2010, which helps retailers use virtual goods as incentives, announced today that Shoebuy.com, which was the first retailer to offer Facebook Credits as an incentive on an e-commerce site, is reporting promising results. The Golf Warehouse, online golf superstore and a premier Redcats sporting goods brand, is the next online retailer to launch a similar program.

In a campaign that began shortly before Thanksgiving, Shoebuy.com advertises an offer whereby participating shoppers can receive 50 free Facebook Credits with a purchase on Shoebuy.com. Shoppers can also go directly to http://www.shoebuy.com/credits to participate.

?Offering Facebook Credits as an incentive has added fun to the shopping experience for our customers and improved our online advertising performance,? said Shoebuy.com Chief Marketing Officer James Keller. ?The Facebook credits incentive has created a lot of great buzz and, in side-by-side tests, the number of people clicking online ads that mention the Facebook Credits incentive is double what we are seeing otherwise. And, nearly half of the customers that have participated in a Facebook Credits promotion have shared their excitement with their friends on Facebook.?

Yesterday, The Golf Warehouse (http://www.tgw.com) began offering Facebook Credits for purchases of gift cards. The offer will continue through the rest of the holiday season and into 2011.

?When our customers participate in the Facebook Credits promotion, they will receive something ?extra? they won?t get anywhere else which makes their gift-giving even more special,? said Brad Wolansky, CEO of The Golf Warehouse. ?It?s just another great reason for customers to shop online at TGW.com ? The Golf Warehouse.?

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New MyBookBuyer app Allows Students to Sell Textbooks on Facebook

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011


Milpitas, Calif. (Vocus) February 16, 2010

Cash-strapped students can now sell textbooks without leaving Facebook, thanks to the new app released by textbook buyback company MyBookBuyer designed to allow students to avoid the long lines, limited buyback days and general inconvenience of selling back their textbooks at the end of the term.

?This app offers students a convenient and easy way to sell their used textbooks without ever having to leave Facebook,? says MyBookBuyer spokesperson Amy Finch. The service couldn?t come at a better time for students.

Textbook prices continue to skyrocket, rising faster than inflation and even faster than the cost of tuition, adding to the already heavy financial burden facing college students. For a growing number, recouping some of that money by selling textbooks at the end of the semester or quarter is an important part of how they stay afloat and afford the high cost of education.

For years, MyBookBuyer has provided students an alternative to standing in line for hours at college bookstores or waiting for each book to sell on sites like Amazon and shipping them out one by one. At MyBookBuyer.com, the company provides free quotes to let students instantly find out how much they can get for their used textbooks. Students can then sell all their books at once, and get a free, prepaid shipping label to use to send in their books. Now the company is making textbook buyback even more convenient with their new Facebook app.

For many students, Facebook is as much a part of their routine as class or homework. They already use the site to keep up with friends, share photos and play games. Now between ?liking? their friend?s latest status update and planting new batch of crops in Farmville, students can sell used textbooks without even leaving the social networking site.

?Students need to get back some of the money they spend on textbooks, but they?re also busy,? says MyBookBuyer employee Richard Converse, ?since so many students are already on Facebook, an app just seemed to make sense.?

The application offers all the same functionality of MyBookBuyer.com, letting students look up their textbooks by ISBN number, and letting them print free shipping labels for either UPS or the US Postal Service. Students can even get paid online through PayPal, but they also have the option of getting a real, paper check sent to them through the mail.

MyBookBuyer says the app may revolutionize the way that students sell college textbooks, betting that students would rather not lug their books all the way to their campus bookstore when they can just visit the app located in a tab on the MyBookBuyer Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/mybookbuyer. MyBookBuyer has also used their fan page to organize fundraisers for important causes, raising nearly $ 3,000 for disaster relief in Haiti, the fight against breast cancer, and the Toys for Tots program over the past 6 months. The page is already over 6,500 fans strong.

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Ifeelgoods? Facebook Credits for Online Advertising Featured in ad:tech New York 2010 Innovation Alley

Monday, August 8th, 2011


Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) October 29, 2010

Ifeelgoods, Inc., a virtual goods incentive company, has been selected for Innovation Alley at ad:tech New York 2010, where it will be featuring its innovative use of Facebook Credits as an incentive in online advertising. Innovation Alley is a dedicated area on the ad:tech exhibit floor showcasing start-up companies with innovative digital marketing products. Ad:tech New York 2010 is scheduled for November 3-4, 2010, at the Javits Convention Center.

Ifeelgoods is the first platform to allow marketers to use Facebook Credits as incentives in their online advertising outside of social games using the Facebook Credits API.

Ifeelgoods? Facebook Credits incentive solution improves online advertising click-through rates, lowers cost per acquisition and makes online advertisements more engaging by using Faceook Credits in place of traditional promotions such as discounts, coupon codes or gifts with purchase. Facebook Credits can be used in a variety of ways for online advertising such as, Start an account and get 25 free Facebook Credits or Apply for our credit card and get 50 free Facebook Credits.

More than 200 million people play games on Facebook each month. Facebook Credits are accepted by many of the leading games on Facebook, including Zynga?s FarmVille and Mafia Wars; CrowdStar?s Happy Aquarium; PopCap Games? Bejeweled Blitz; Playdom?s City of Wonder; and EA SPORTS FIFA Superstars from Playfish.

?Social gaming is the next frontier in online marketing,? said Ifeelgoods co-founder and CEO Michael Amar. ?We are excited to introduce the ad:tech community to an easy way to make their online advertising more effective by tapping into this market.?

To schedule an appointment with Ifeelgoods during ad:tech, please email adtech(at)ifeelgoods(dot)com.

About Ifeelgoods

Ifeelgoods makes online retail promotions more effective and less expensive by using relevant virtual goods and currencies from the most popular social games in place of traditional promotions such as discounts, coupon codes or gifts with purchase. Requiring light integration, Ifeelgoods is a hosted solution that manages retailer virtual goods promotion offers, redemption and customer service. Ifeelgoods is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and has locations in McLean, Virginia, and Paris, France.

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BRAINZ Launches Public Beta of Next-Generation Facebook Game ?Social Street Soccer?

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Santa Monica, CA (PRWEB) December 15, 2010

BRAINZ, the games division of ZIO Studios, one of Latin America?s leading animation and new media companies, launched today the open beta for Social Street Soccer, a 3D synchronous multi-player game for Facebook. The game allows users to become soccer players, create teams with their friends, and play against other teams in three-on-three matches.

Social Street Soccer brings a fresh and innovative approach to social sports gaming, where users are not drawn by the offer to manage a team of famous players but rather are compelled to play in a team by creating their own personalized avatar using tagged Facebook photos. Users can choose facial textures, weight, height, etc., and select from a broad array of virtual features that include urban hair styles and apparel, specific game skills, and even goal celebrations which can be previewed in full 3D.

“We believe that the dominant trend for 2011 will be social games moving away from the typical 2D asynchronous management experience such as Farmville or FIFA superstars?, said Alejandro Gonzalez, Senior Vicepresident and Studio Director at BRAINZ. He emphasized that ?the next generation of social gaming will involve new game mechanics that provide a 3D synchronous core experience within the social ecosystem. This requires a paradigm shift in things like social context and closure”

This first open beta release includes a baseline game experience for early adopters and Beta testers. The full version scheduled for early 2011 release will also have enhanced social elements such as ladder systems, artificial intelligence, achievements, and micro-payments.

The game relies in Unity3D, a web based 3D engine, and Exit Games’ Photon to handle the synchronous multiplayer services.

Social Street Soccer can be accessed at http://apps.facebook.com/socialstreetsoccer

ABOUT BRAINZ

BRAINZ, is a new media lab and gaming studio specializing in the creation of innovative cross-platform applications and experiences. BRAINZ is part of ZIO Studios (formerly Zerofractal Bogota), an award-winning global animation, gaming, and transmedia studio based in Bogota, Colombia, with clients in 10 countries across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

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100 Most Popular Brands on Facebook Revealed

Friday, August 5th, 2011

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 3, 2011

According to brand analytics firm, Heardable (http://heardable.com), it pays to be Liked! The company has just released its ranked list of the most popular brands on Facebook based on the total number of “Likes” the brand’s Facebook page has received. The results may surprise you.

Zynga’s Texas Hold Em was named The Most Popular Brand on Facebook. Zynga is a software company that connects the world through gaming applications such as Farmville, Treasure Isle, and Cafe World. Texas Hold Em is the #1 online poker game in the world. The brand’s website address is Zyn.ga (http://www.zyn.ga) and their Facebook page is (http://www.facebook.com/TexasHoldEm).

Corporate brands comprised only 24% of the top 100 list. A whopping 76% of the most popular brands on Facebook are musical artists, sports stars, and television/film personalities or properties.

A few corporate brands that made it into the top 100 list:

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Online Games are Changing with Facebook Credits but Not Everyone Wants to Spend Money on Casual Gaming, says Sony Ericsson

Monday, August 1st, 2011

London, UK (PRWEB) September 16, 2010

The way people play and interact with games on Facebook is changing with the latest implementation of Facebook Credits, says Sony Ericsson, but not all users want to spend money on online games. Free, quick and simple games are still available, like Emusicon internet pinball, for those casual gamers who do not want to invest time and money.

Role-playing games such as Farmville and action games such as Mafia Wars are utilising these credits to enhance players’ experiences. Credits for these games were previously earned by unlocking different levels, but now the developers are monetising the games so users are required to use real cash to buy virtual goods.

There are over 140 games applications within Facebook that accept Facebook Credits. The currency allows players to buy special items that enable them to move ahead within the game more quickly. Facebook Credits also allow users to buy points to play specific games, buy avatars, food, pets and even virtual homes within games.

With over 500 million users on Facebook, half of those users play games on Facebook every month. According to the market research firm NPD Group, 20% of the whole American population has played, or are actively playing social games, within the past 3 months. 35% of those people were first-time gamers. Approximately 10% spend real money to improve their social gaming experience by buying virtual pets or weapons.

However, not everyone is going to want to part with hard earned cash, just to participate in social gaming. There are still games on Facebook that are still free to all users. Free online pinball games, such as Emusicon Pinball is one of many. Sony Ericsson developed this computer pinball game as part of their global page to give fans an additional element of fun when visiting the brand on Facebook.

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Empires & Allies Secrets Guide Released To Get Lots of Coins & Energy, and Level Up Fast in the Latest Facebook Game by Zynga

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

(PRWEB) June 26, 2011

Online social gaming continues to be popular, and more people are playing Facebook games. Zynga, a popular social gaming company that created Farmville, Mafia Wars, and Cityville, now releases their latest hit game, Empires & Allies(E&A). They let gamers play E&A for free, then offer them add-on products for a fee. This style of business has made Zynga a hot and profitable company. They currently own 40% of the social gaming market, with revenue of $ 544 million last year according to IHS Screen Digest. Their Facebook games have a huge user base, and are very popular in Facebook.

Empires & Allies is a combat strategy game that is adapted for Facebook. It targets a large global audience, and is available in 12 different languages. Currently, Empires & Allies is played by almost all demographics, with 47% males and 53% females. It goes beyond Farmville and Cityville. It blends gameplay from Cityville like managing resources and buildings, with combat elements.

Millions of players have already started playing this game, and it still continues to grow each day. Lots of these players are looking for the best strategies to dominate the game. Some people also don’t have the time to spend hours playing Empires & Allies, so they are searching on how to level up fast.

“Empires & Allies Secrets Guide”, with more information at http://empiresalliessecretsguide.org, has been released, and it has gotten the attention of Facebook gamers. It is created by T Dub, who is also a top gamer and an E&A geek. He first started by helping people in forums by sharing tips on how to maximize energy and how to earn lots of Empire Cash. Empires & Allies Secrets provides insider strategies and tips for players to dominate the game. T Dub shows step-by-step instructions to master every aspect of the game fast.

This guide will show players :

How to unlock items in E&A like Space Exploration Center and Large Greek Houses
How to get lots of coins
How to get to the level cap fast
Unlock military and industrial buildings

A good thing is that proof is provided that this guide is really genuine. But for sure, the Empires and Allies Secrets guide won’t be for every player, since not all have a great desire to dominate Empires and Allies.

Get more information at http://empiresalliessecretsguide.org.

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