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ISA 2011: New and Alternative Social Platforms – Where Are the Biggest Opportunities? Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:27 AM PST Now that Facebook has grown to nearly 600 million monthly active users, which platforms will offer new and emerging opportunities for social game and application developers in 2011? We examined the scope of new opportunities – both on existing platforms targeting a specific audiences and on potential new platforms from Google and other internet giants – at Inside Social Apps InFocus 2011. Manu Rekhi, GM Games & Platform at MySpace, Carey Kolaja, Senior Director of Digital Goods Operations at PayPal, Geoff Cook, CEO at MyYearbook, and Dennis Ryan, EVP Worldwide Publishing at PopCap Games joined Crossover Technologies’ Eric Goldberg to discuss opportunities, risks, and timelines associated with emerging platforms. View the full talk below. ISA 2011: New and Alternative Social Platforms – Where Are the Biggest Opportunities? from Inside Network on Vimeo. To download an mp3 version of this talk, please email us at info (at) insidesocialapps (dot) com. Other videos currently available: ISA 2011: The Future of Social Gaming, Key Questions for 2011 & The Emerging Media Landscape ISA 2011: Fireside Chat with Google’s Eric Chu on Android’s 2011 Social Roadmap ISA 2011: The M&A Landscape for Small and Mid-Sized Developers ISA 2011: Monetization & Customer Acquisition on the Facebook Platform in 2011 ISA 2011: Fireside Chat with Bret Taylor on the 2011 Facebook Platform Roadmap Photos of the event are viewable on our Facebook Page.

This Week’s Headlines From Across Inside Network Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:00 AM PST Here are all the latest headlines from around Inside Network. Inside Mobile Apps Tracking the convergence of mobile apps, social platforms, and virtual goods. Sunday, January 30th, 2011 ISA 2011: Photos from Inside Social Apps InFocus 2011 Monday, January 31st, 2011 Shooting Monsters on iOS’s Warrior Nation-Gunner Loses its Thrill Android Upstages Nokia’s Symbian in Global Smartphone Shipments New Facebook Deals Page Offers Promotion Locator for Users and a Guide for Admins Booyah Lays Off 13 Employees After Traffic for Nightclub City, MyTown Fades Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 Sony App Rejection Signals Stronger Enforcement Around In App Purchases Capcom Mobile Serves Up the Undead on iOS ISA 2011: Fireside Chat with Google’s Eric Chu on the 2011 Android Social Roadmap Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 Another Way of Slicing the Android, iOS, RIM Horserace: Facebook Monthly Actives Google Lets Consumers Download Android Apps Through New Web Store After Months of Delays, Google Finally Announces Support for In App Payments Apple Tries to Control In App Purchases as They Gain Traction on iOS Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 New Hires in Mobile Gaming: Big Fish Games, EA Mobile, Flurry, & More The Last Defender Doubles Up on Monetization on iOS Another Facebook App for iPad Is Growing: Touch HD Friday, February 4th, 2011 Color Hypnotizes Players in Infinity Field on iPad Mobile Gaming Roundup: Flurry Grows, Instapaper Founder Praises Apple's Review Process Inside Social Games Covering all the latest developments at the intersection of games and social platforms. Sunday, January 30th, 2011 ISA 2011: Photos from Inside Social Apps InFocus 2011 Monday, January 31st, 2011 PlayFirst Finally Brings Diner Dash to Facebook Applifier Adds Retargeting to Its Cross-Promo Bar Uncle Pennybags Gets a Makeover as Mr. Monopoly in EA’s Monopoly Millionaires ISA 2011: The M&A Landscape for Small & Mid-sized Developers [Video] Poker and Drawing Show Promise on This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by MAU Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 Mososh Brings More RPG Originality to Facebook with Chronicles of Herenvale Top 25 MySpace Games for February 2011 Booyah Lays Off 13 Employees After Traffic for Nightclub City, MyTown Fades Top 25 Facebook Games for February 2011 Lolapps and Zynga Add TrialPay’s Credits Shortcut, Implement “Frictionless Credits” Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 Monsters, Fantasy, and Fashion Shine on This Week’s List of Fastest-Growing Facebook Games by DAU Amid New Competition, Game Cross-Promotion Service Applifier Raises $2M, Expands to Web A Look at Long-Running Facebook RPG, Age of Champions Highlights This Week from the Inside Network Job Board: Ubisoft, Gaia, Meteor Games, & More Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 Redundancy Squelches Potential in Knight’s Quest on Facebook Designing Games with Massive Social Data New Hires in Social Gaming: Digital Chocolate, GSN, Loot Drop, & More ISA 2011: The Future of Social Gaming, Key Questions for 2011 & The Emerging Media Landscape Zabu Studios and Reiner Knizia Roll the Dice with Pickomino Friday, February 4th, 2011 Familiar Titles Dominate This Week’s List of Emerging Facebook Games Localization Is More Than a Game Facebook Posts Implementation Details for Frictionless Payments and Buy With Friends Social Gaming Roundup: Hackers, Dragons, Revenue, & More Inside Facebook Tracking Facebook and the Facebook platform for developers and marketers. Sunday, January 30th, 2011 ISA 2011: Photos from Inside Social Apps InFocus 2011 Monday, January 31st, 2011 Featured Facebook Campaigns: Bud Light, Dentyne and New Belgium Brewing Badoo Booms, So Do All Sorts of Other Apps on This Week’s List of Top Facebook MAU Gainers The Facebook Marketing Bible February 2011 Edition is Now Available Facebook Deals Launches in Europe with Modest Promotions Facebook Spent $130,000 on Lobbying in Fourth Quarter, Up Threefold From Year Earlier ISA 2011: The M&A Landscape for Small & Mid-sized Developers [Video] New Facebook Deals Page Offers Promotion Locator for Users and a Guide for Admins Facebook Introduces a Credibility Score With New Social Commenting Plugin Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 Facebook App Video Chat Rounds Adds Random Chat to its Suit of Games and Screen Sharing Top 25 Facebook Games for February 2011 ISA 2011: Fireside Chat with Google’s Eric Chu on the 2011 Android Social Roadmap Gogo Inflight Internet Tempts Users to Pay by Offering Free Facebook Access Lolapps and Zynga Add TrialPay’s Credits Shortcut, Implement “Frictionless Credits” Facebook Page Management Company Acquisitions Could Continue Through 2011 Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011 Android, Foursquare, Microsoft Lead in This Week’s List of Top Growing Facebook Apps by DAU GraphEffect Secures $2 Million in Funding to Expand Its Facebook Ads API Services Facebook Deals Also Now Available for Windows Phone 7 and in Canada Highlights This Week from the Inside Network Job Board: Digital Chocolate, Games Cafe, & More Soft-World Brings Pre-Paid Cards for Facebook Credits to Key Chinese-Language Markets Appssavvy, ValueClick and More Networks Join Facebook’s Ad Providers Whitelist Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 Hearsay Social Helps Corporations Manage the Facebook Pages of Their Local Branches Another Way of Slicing the Android, iOS, RIM Horserace: Facebook Monthly Actives Facebook Career Postings and Jobs: Real Estate Counsel, Policy, Asia, Mobile, Strategy and More ISA 2011: The Future of Social Gaming, Key Questions for 2011 & The Emerging Media Landscape Facebook Connect Integration Best Practices From the Platform Showcase Friday, February 4th, 2011 Facebook Will Allow Users to Watch and Vote on Super Bowl Commercials Connect Integrations, Games and Poker on This Week’s List of Emerging Facebook Apps Momentus’ Community Health Grader Scores Facebook Pages on Engagement Facebook Implements Page Wall Post Comment Spam Filter Free Facebook Credits Will Expire February 15th for Some Users Facebook Roundup: Birthday, Congress, New HQ, Privacy, Deals, eBay, Gmail, and Messenger

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