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13 Unlucky Reasons Why Facebook Is Rapidly Approaching Peak Hype

John F. Ince | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Zynga, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Facebook Privacy Settings, Pandora Ipo, Social Media, Facebook IPO, Groupon IPO, Social Networking, Facebook Games, Facebook Lawsuit, Facebook Friends, Technology News

Facebook may be rapidly approaching a phenomenon we might call peak hype -- the moment when both usage and investor interest Facebook reach their zenith and rapidly start to decline and spiral downward.

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Users Can 'Catch' STDs In New Facebook Game

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Man Up Facebook Game, Stds, Video, Women's Sexual Health, Facebook Games, Man Up, Gay Men, STD Screening, Facebook, Gay Facebook Users, Gay Voices News

A new Facebook game is taking a socially-conscious look at the sex lives of gay and bisexual men, promoting the idea that the more men you have sex wi...

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The 10 Most Annoying Facebook Status Updates

Andy McDonald | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Carny, Facebook Profiles, Friends, Nice Guys, Saveur, Facebook Games, Food, Gym, Food I Just Ate, Vegas, Facebook, Saveur Magazine, Besties, Tanning, Gtl, Comedy News

Facebook isn't a "thing" anymore. It's so ingrained, it just is. Before the Internet, if you didn't have a television, people automatically assumed you were weird. Now, if you don't have a Facebook page, you're either old, weird, or old and weird.

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STUDY: Facebook Is Good For The Economy

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Unemployment, Facebook Apps Jobs, Apps Jobs, Facebook Good for Economy, Facebook App Economy, Facebook Apps, Facebook Apps Economy, Facebook Games, Facebook, Apps Economy, Technology News

On Monday, researchers at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business released a report confirming that Facebook is good for the...

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App Lets You Sell Pot Legally--On Facebook

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Facebook Games, Facebook Weeds, Facebook, Weeds Social Club, Weeds, Facebook Apps, Technology News

Forget about watering the zucchini: A new game for Facebook will let you tend your marijuana plants instead. Launched on June 27 to coincide with t...

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FarmVille Creator Launches New Facebook Game

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 08.01.2011

Read More: Empires and Allies, Video, Zynga, Zynga Empires & Allies, Zynga Empires and Allies, Facebook Games, Facebook, Facebook Empires and Allies, Empires & Allies, Technology News

Social gaming giant Zynga has a new Facebook game that goes live on Wednesday. If you're a fan of Zynga's "FarmVille" or "CityVille," then you may...

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Mom Gets 10 Years For Playing On Facebook While Son Drowned

AP | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Child Drowning, Shannon Johnson, Greeley, Prison, Child Negligence, Facebook Games, Mom-on-Facebook, Facebook, Fort Lupton, Denver News

GREELEY, Colo. -- A northern Colorado woman who was playing a game on Facebook while her 13-month-old baby drowned in a bathtub was sentenced Friday t...

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Facebook Makes Its Own Digital Currency Mandatory

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Social Games, Social Games, Virtual Currency, Facebook, FACEBOOK CREDITS, Social Gaming, Facebook Games, Technology News

Starting July 1, Facebook will require all social game developers to process real-world payments using Facebook Credits, the social network's propriet...

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Facebook Revamps Game Updates

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Game Applications, Facebook Games, Facebook Game, Facebook Game Reviews, Facebook Game Development, Technology News

NEW YORK — More than 200 million people play games on Facebook each month. This means about 300 million members of the world's largest online social...

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Political Facebook Game Encourages Users To Get Engaged

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Facebook Campaigns, Facebook Apps, Facebook Games, Facebook, Campaigns, Faceboom Campaigns Game, Technology News

Campaigns, a new "virtual election" game, aims to connect players with real-world politics through a familiar environment: Facebook. The game launches...

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Xbox, FarmVille and the Need to Play and Socialize With Others

Jenny Darroch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farmville, Xbox, Peter Drucker, Recession, Consumer Behavior, Video Games, Facebook Games, Consumer Spending, Marketing Strategies, Technology News

It might be that sales of video games have taken a dip because of the recession or because consumers are finding other means to relax and have fun, either alone or with others.

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Hasbro Tries To Shut Down "Scrabulous"

Fortune | Josh Quittner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rajat Agarwalla, Jayant Agarwalla, Scrabble, Facebook Games, Facebook, Hasbro, Scrabulous, Ea, Business News

I can't tell if Hasbro (HAS), the maker of Scrabble, is the smartest company in the world or the dumbest. Over 100 million sets of the game have been ...

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