![][1] June marks the two-year anniversary of [Pioneer Trail][2] (originally [FrontierVille][3]) on Facebook, and to celebrate, [Zynga][4] is throwing a party of epic proportions on the Homestead. This comes via the launch of a large float that can be built and upgraded, goals that can be completed and rewards that can be earned along the way. Here's a look at this new feature, and how to complete the goals that come with it!
**Runnin' Amok**
* Buy 1 Huge Silver Font
* Harvest 10 Sparklers
* Collect 10 Sweetsap Syrup
You'll buy the Huge Silver Font (which is actually a fountain) in the special 2-Year Anniversary market. Meanwhile, Sparklers can be planted and harvested after four hours, while the Sweetsap Syrup drops at random when tending Pine Trees. You'll receive Jack's Float, two Party Popper Trees and Country Cider (a decoration) for completing this goal.
**Rodeo on Wheels**
* Craft 2 Frontier Fire Fountain
* Collect 8 Leather Feed Bags
* Complete Bess' Float
The Frontier Fire Fountains can be crafted using Small Fuses and Harnessed Flames, both of which can be earned by asking your friends to send them to you. The Leather Feed Bags are earned by tending horses that can't be ridden. You'll receive two more Party Popper Trees and the Sunbeam Filly for finishing this second goal.
**Twins on Parade**
* Place 2 Confetti Trees
* Collect 20 Corn Husks
* Complete Hank & Fanny's Float
The Corn Husks can be earned by tending corn, while you can ask your friends to send you the Confetti Trees. Finish this goal and you'll walk away with an Anniversary Crate and a new expansion for your Orchard, adding 250 more storage slots for trees on your Homestead.
**Jail Cell-ebration**
* Craft 3 Frontier Fire Fountains
* Collect 12 Delicate Flowers
* Complete Sheriff Mae's Float
The Delicate Flowers drop at random when tending Wildflowers on your Homestead. For completing this goal, you'll receive three Crazier Cakes and a Book of XP that will automatically launch you to the next in-game level.
Along with all of these goals and prizes, remember that you can purchase new two-year anniversary themed items in the game's store, and can even send your friends free "Festive Balloons" items from the game's free gifts page (hopefully to receive some back for yourself in exchange). Good luck completing this birthday event in Pioneer Trail!
[Via and image credit: [Zynga][5]]
**Have you been playing Pioneer Trail / FrontierVille since the beginning of its life on Facebook? What do you think of the current state of the game? Let us know in the comments!**
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
CityVille Fantasm Theater: Everything you need to know
![][1] After the Dogs theater opened in [CityVille][2]'s "[Best of Broadway][3]" event, we were promised two additional theaters to build and operate in our towns, with the first of those two theaters now being available. This one is called the "Fantasm Theater," and it's now available to build in your city.
You'll need to collect 30 building materials to complete the construction of the Fantasm Theater, which can be thought of as a hotel, rather than an actual theater. You'll need the following items, which can be earned via general news posts or individual requests sent to your neighbors:
* 10 Push Brooms
* 10 Scripts
* 5 Sheet Music
* 5 Toolboxes
To finish off the Fantasm Theater, you'll need to earn 150 building points and even ask nine Staff Members to come and work in the building, making this another multi-step building process as was the case with the [Dogs Theater][3]. When you finish this Fantasm Theater, your friends will be able to check-in to the building as guests (like they would a hotel) when visiting your town. You'll need to supply the Fantasm Theater with 500 Goods to set it into operation, and will receive at least 3,150 coins each time you collect your profits.
If you're into this Broadway feature in CityVille, make sure to complete this second theater before the third launches sometime in the future, as it will place even more work on your plate. Good luck!
[Via [CityVille Wiki][4]]
**What do you think of this Fantasm Theater? Have you had a chance to complete the construction on the Dogs Theater yet? Sound off in the comments.**
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You'll need to collect 30 building materials to complete the construction of the Fantasm Theater, which can be thought of as a hotel, rather than an actual theater. You'll need the following items, which can be earned via general news posts or individual requests sent to your neighbors:
* 10 Push Brooms
* 10 Scripts
* 5 Sheet Music
* 5 Toolboxes
To finish off the Fantasm Theater, you'll need to earn 150 building points and even ask nine Staff Members to come and work in the building, making this another multi-step building process as was the case with the [Dogs Theater][3]. When you finish this Fantasm Theater, your friends will be able to check-in to the building as guests (like they would a hotel) when visiting your town. You'll need to supply the Fantasm Theater with 500 Goods to set it into operation, and will receive at least 3,150 coins each time you collect your profits.
If you're into this Broadway feature in CityVille, make sure to complete this second theater before the third launches sometime in the future, as it will place even more work on your plate. Good luck!
[Via [CityVille Wiki][4]]
**What do you think of this Fantasm Theater? Have you had a chance to complete the construction on the Dogs Theater yet? Sound off in the comments.**
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BraveSmart: Build a village in the Scottish Highlands on iOS and Android
![][1] While the controversy surrounding the cloning of [Triple Town][2] on iOS may have left the public eye, the gameplay setup of matching three individual items to create something more complex has come back to mobile devices yet again with the launch of flaregames' BraveSmart on iOS (as well as Android). Set in the Scottish Highlands, BraveSmart's twist on the Triple Town formula comes with pieces that are automatically placed in the environment, eliminating the more in-depth control you were given in Triple Town.
BraveSmart is also setup in a level-based format, with each level being a sort of puzzle, asking you to construct a certain number of complex town buildings using wood planks, pieces of coal and even mine carts. Pieces are placed by villagers, with one villager being assigned to each kind of material. When three or more like materials are touching on the level's hexagonal grid, you can drag your finger over them to create a new item, with the item sitting on last square you ultimately touched. When you finish a level, you'll earn a star rating (with a maximum of three stars being available on each level), and can then move on to complete the same process all over again, but with a different initial layout of items or different obstacles in the way.
You'll be limited in the number of times you can "Undo" an action, and will also be given a limited amount of weights that can be dropped on items to clear a space entirely, but even these power-ups don't stop BraveSmart from becoming incredibly challenging incredibly fast. This is a situation where deliberate strategy is required in order to not back yourself into a corner, where the level eventually becomes impossible to complete (as you'll run out of destruction weights).
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BraveSmart offers a clever twist on the Triple Town formula, but the game's quick increase in difficulty is rather daunting to say the least. Still, the game is now available to download on both iOS and Android devices, so feel free to give it a try.
[**
Click here to download BraveSmart on iTunes --->**][3]**
**[**Click here to download BraveSmart on Android --->**][4]**
Have you tried BraveSmart or any other game like it? Do you think you could like this gameplay better than Triple Town's? Sound off in the comments.**
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BraveSmart is also setup in a level-based format, with each level being a sort of puzzle, asking you to construct a certain number of complex town buildings using wood planks, pieces of coal and even mine carts. Pieces are placed by villagers, with one villager being assigned to each kind of material. When three or more like materials are touching on the level's hexagonal grid, you can drag your finger over them to create a new item, with the item sitting on last square you ultimately touched. When you finish a level, you'll earn a star rating (with a maximum of three stars being available on each level), and can then move on to complete the same process all over again, but with a different initial layout of items or different obstacles in the way.
You'll be limited in the number of times you can "Undo" an action, and will also be given a limited amount of weights that can be dropped on items to clear a space entirely, but even these power-ups don't stop BraveSmart from becoming incredibly challenging incredibly fast. This is a situation where deliberate strategy is required in order to not back yourself into a corner, where the level eventually becomes impossible to complete (as you'll run out of destruction weights).
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BraveSmart offers a clever twist on the Triple Town formula, but the game's quick increase in difficulty is rather daunting to say the least. Still, the game is now available to download on both iOS and Android devices, so feel free to give it a try.
[**
Click here to download BraveSmart on iTunes --->**][3]**
**[**Click here to download BraveSmart on Android --->**][4]**
Have you tried BraveSmart or any other game like it? Do you think you could like this gameplay better than Triple Town's? Sound off in the comments.**
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Cowboy Cat: The rivalry between cats and mice becomes deadly on iOS
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6Waves' latest free-to-play mobile game, [Cowboy Cat][2], throws us on the side of the cat in the never-ending rivalry between cats and mice, as we'll be placed in charge of a single feline soldier, armed with two pistols, unlimited ammo and a desire to kill. Inspired by whack-a-mole, Cowboy Cat requires that you hold your device horizontally with both hands, and sees bomb-wielding mice appearing at either side of the screen that must be shot by simply tapping on each mouse before their bombs can detonate.
Cowboy Cat comes with three different game modes that differ in difficulty and the speed at which mice appear, but only the Classic Mode is available at the start. Each time you play the game, you'll have three lives or strikes to "waste" before eventually failing. You'll lose a life if you tap on the screen when a mouse isn't present, or if a bomb is allowed to explode, and you'll gain a single coin for each 50 kills you earn. You can then take these coins into the store and purchase the remaining two gameplay modes. Easy Play sees the mice appearing at a slower rate, while Ultimate Play is for experts only, allowing mice to appear at random locations on the screen. Unfortunately, these modes require thousands of coins to unlock, which encourages purchasing them with real world cash just to save time.
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Regardless of the mode, the game is more comfortable to play while actually holding your device, rather than having it sitting flat on a table, but if your hands are physically small (in the case of the iPad version), you might have a hard time stretching your thumb to reach the mice at the top or bottom of the screen as they start to appear so rapidly. Obviously, if you play on the iPhone, this won't be an issue.
All told, Cowboy Cat is an incredibly basic and often hectic take on whack-a-mole that comes with deliberately bland graphics and some difficult missions to complete as long-term goals. It's a free experience, and therefore worth downloading to at least try, but it might not have the staying power 6Waves probably hopes for.
**
[Click here to download Cowboy Cat on iTunes --->][2]
Have you tried Cowboy Cat on iPhone or iPad? How do you think the game plays on iPad in terms of stretching your fingers / thumbs to play? Sound off in the comments.**
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6Waves' latest free-to-play mobile game, [Cowboy Cat][2], throws us on the side of the cat in the never-ending rivalry between cats and mice, as we'll be placed in charge of a single feline soldier, armed with two pistols, unlimited ammo and a desire to kill. Inspired by whack-a-mole, Cowboy Cat requires that you hold your device horizontally with both hands, and sees bomb-wielding mice appearing at either side of the screen that must be shot by simply tapping on each mouse before their bombs can detonate.
Cowboy Cat comes with three different game modes that differ in difficulty and the speed at which mice appear, but only the Classic Mode is available at the start. Each time you play the game, you'll have three lives or strikes to "waste" before eventually failing. You'll lose a life if you tap on the screen when a mouse isn't present, or if a bomb is allowed to explode, and you'll gain a single coin for each 50 kills you earn. You can then take these coins into the store and purchase the remaining two gameplay modes. Easy Play sees the mice appearing at a slower rate, while Ultimate Play is for experts only, allowing mice to appear at random locations on the screen. Unfortunately, these modes require thousands of coins to unlock, which encourages purchasing them with real world cash just to save time.
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Regardless of the mode, the game is more comfortable to play while actually holding your device, rather than having it sitting flat on a table, but if your hands are physically small (in the case of the iPad version), you might have a hard time stretching your thumb to reach the mice at the top or bottom of the screen as they start to appear so rapidly. Obviously, if you play on the iPhone, this won't be an issue.
All told, Cowboy Cat is an incredibly basic and often hectic take on whack-a-mole that comes with deliberately bland graphics and some difficult missions to complete as long-term goals. It's a free experience, and therefore worth downloading to at least try, but it might not have the staying power 6Waves probably hopes for.
**
[Click here to download Cowboy Cat on iTunes --->][2]
Have you tried Cowboy Cat on iPhone or iPad? How do you think the game plays on iPad in terms of stretching your fingers / thumbs to play? Sound off in the comments.**
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MargaritaVille Online goes offline in new iPad update
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While mobile gaming can provide some incredibly fun experiences, regardless of the genre, many games rely on a constant internet connection to play, limiting the amount of time you can get your game on when playing on a wifi-only device like some versions of the iPad. If [MargaritaVille Online][2] is one of the major games in your iPad gaming catalog, you can now kiss the internet requirement goodbye, as an offline mode is now available to access via a new update on iTunes.
Unfortunately, if you're already made progress in the game on Facebook, playing in the offline mode will require that you start from scratch (since you won't connect to Facebook and therefore can't pull in your Facebook/online iPad game progress), but you will be able to earn achievements via Game Center and climb the game's leaderboards as well. Likewise, you won't be able to take your offline progress onto Facebook if you eventually decide to go online with the game, so you'll need to make sure that ditching the internet connection is what you want in the long run.
Still, this update offers players a chance to experience MargaritaVille Online on the go, even if they only wish to play the game's many mini-games on a secondary account when they're on a road trip, at a friends' house, etc. before heading back online once they regain access to the internet. The offline mode update for MargaritaVille Online can now be downloaded for free on iTunes.
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While mobile gaming can provide some incredibly fun experiences, regardless of the genre, many games rely on a constant internet connection to play, limiting the amount of time you can get your game on when playing on a wifi-only device like some versions of the iPad. If [MargaritaVille Online][2] is one of the major games in your iPad gaming catalog, you can now kiss the internet requirement goodbye, as an offline mode is now available to access via a new update on iTunes.
Unfortunately, if you're already made progress in the game on Facebook, playing in the offline mode will require that you start from scratch (since you won't connect to Facebook and therefore can't pull in your Facebook/online iPad game progress), but you will be able to earn achievements via Game Center and climb the game's leaderboards as well. Likewise, you won't be able to take your offline progress onto Facebook if you eventually decide to go online with the game, so you'll need to make sure that ditching the internet connection is what you want in the long run.
Still, this update offers players a chance to experience MargaritaVille Online on the go, even if they only wish to play the game's many mini-games on a secondary account when they're on a road trip, at a friends' house, etc. before heading back online once they regain access to the internet. The offline mode update for MargaritaVille Online can now be downloaded for free on iTunes.
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Are you excited to see MargaritaVille Online now available to play even when not connected to the internet? Would you play other mobile games if they didn't rely on a constant internet connection? Sound off in the comments.**
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Search Engine Referrals To Facebook Pages Halved
[![][1]][2]In January, Google released its [Search Plus Your World][3][][4], which was built to customize results to social networks, as well as to highlight [Google Plus][5]. Fears swirled among competing social networks, Facebook among them, that the search-engine giant had aims of boosting its own social network while limiting traffic to others.
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New Career Opportunities Daily: The [best jobs in media][7].
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[4]: http://allfacebook.com/facebook-dont-be-evil_b74874
[5]: http://allfacebook.com/google-plus-photo-features_b89779 (Picture This: Photo Features Could Boost Google Plus In Battle Vs. Facebook)
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Share your passion with other gamers on Pixwoo, now in the US
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While we already know that social networking platform Pixwoo is out to woo [some major game developers][2], we'll now finally be able to see what the big fuss is about, as the platform officially launched in the United States today (Pixwoo has already launched in the UK and France).
While Pixwoo can initially be described as another version of "Facebook," with individual profile pages, friends, the ability for users to follow their favorite developers, games and so on, the platform offers lots of exclusive features for video gaming professionals, from publishers and developers to soundtrack composers and even those in public relations (in fact, the point of Pixwoo is to be the "video gamer's social network"). Each individual or company can have its own page, where users can sign up for newsletter reminders, vote in polls or surveys or simply keep up-to-date with the latest happenings of these industry pros.
In addition to these features, Pixwoo will offer recommendations to online gamers for new games to try or site-based groups to join based on their own interests and information posted on their individual Pixwoo profiles.
"Pixwoo was created to provide a platform for all types of gamers and industry members to connect and communicate with one another," said Pascal Vielhescaze, CEO and founder of Pixwoo, via a company press release. "The world of video games is such a rich and content-filled one. The video game world has expanded beyond people who play video games and has infiltrated pop culture and lifestyles in general. We wanted to create a dedicated social networking space for everyone interested in video games to come together and share their passion. We want everyone in the industry asking each other: 'Do you Pixwoo?'"
With partnerships with major gaming companies like Sega, Ubisoft and Namco, Pixwoo definitely wants to be taken seriously, and interested gamers in the US can now sign up for an account by visiting [Pixwoo.com][3].
**Have you created an account on Pixwoo? What do you think of video game-centric social networks as opposed to the broad scope of Facebook? Sound off in the comments.**
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While we already know that social networking platform Pixwoo is out to woo [some major game developers][2], we'll now finally be able to see what the big fuss is about, as the platform officially launched in the United States today (Pixwoo has already launched in the UK and France).
While Pixwoo can initially be described as another version of "Facebook," with individual profile pages, friends, the ability for users to follow their favorite developers, games and so on, the platform offers lots of exclusive features for video gaming professionals, from publishers and developers to soundtrack composers and even those in public relations (in fact, the point of Pixwoo is to be the "video gamer's social network"). Each individual or company can have its own page, where users can sign up for newsletter reminders, vote in polls or surveys or simply keep up-to-date with the latest happenings of these industry pros.
In addition to these features, Pixwoo will offer recommendations to online gamers for new games to try or site-based groups to join based on their own interests and information posted on their individual Pixwoo profiles.
"Pixwoo was created to provide a platform for all types of gamers and industry members to connect and communicate with one another," said Pascal Vielhescaze, CEO and founder of Pixwoo, via a company press release. "The world of video games is such a rich and content-filled one. The video game world has expanded beyond people who play video games and has infiltrated pop culture and lifestyles in general. We wanted to create a dedicated social networking space for everyone interested in video games to come together and share their passion. We want everyone in the industry asking each other: 'Do you Pixwoo?'"
With partnerships with major gaming companies like Sega, Ubisoft and Namco, Pixwoo definitely wants to be taken seriously, and interested gamers in the US can now sign up for an account by visiting [Pixwoo.com][3].
**Have you created an account on Pixwoo? What do you think of video game-centric social networks as opposed to the broad scope of Facebook? Sound off in the comments.**
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Facebook To Receive GLAAD Special Recognition Award
[![][1]][2]The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ([GLAAD][3]) will present a Special Recognition Award to Facebook at its [23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards][4], to be held June 2 at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco.
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New Career Opportunities Daily: The [best jobs in media][6].
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Access Facebook Award: Entries Due Aug. 15, Winner To Be Revealed In October
[![][1]][2]An [award][3] named after Facebook? Digital-freedom advocates [Access][4] announced that one of the five awards it will present as part of [Access Innovation Prize 2012][5] will be the Access Facebook Award, in partnership with the social network.
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New Career Opportunities Daily: The [best jobs in media][7].
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Facebook deflates the bubble its IPO floated on - CBS News
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PolicyMic][2]
[****Facebook** deflates the bubble its IPO floated on**][3]
**CBS News**
Daily deal company Groupon (GRPN), consumer review site Yelp (YELP), and **Facebook gaming** partner Zynga (ZNGA) have all kept the social networking giant company on the way down. The graph below, from Google Finance, shows the sharp downward slope since **...**
['**Facebook** effect' is sending a chill through the IPO market][4]msnbc.com (blog)
[Post-**Facebook** negativity could hinder tech IPOs | The Republic][5]The Republic
[**Facebook** stock 26% below IPO][6]Detroit Free Press
[PolicyMic][2] -[iMedia Connection][7]
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PolicyMic][2]
[****Facebook** deflates the bubble its IPO floated on**][3]
**CBS News**
Daily deal company Groupon (GRPN), consumer review site Yelp (YELP), and **Facebook gaming** partner Zynga (ZNGA) have all kept the social networking giant company on the way down. The graph below, from Google Finance, shows the sharp downward slope since **...**
['**Facebook** effect' is sending a chill through the IPO market][4]msnbc.com (blog)
[Post-**Facebook** negativity could hinder tech IPOs | The Republic][5]The Republic
[**Facebook** stock 26% below IPO][6]Detroit Free Press
[PolicyMic][2] -[iMedia Connection][7]
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Kids’ Photos On Facebook: Yes Or No? (Guess Which Way Website STFU, Parents Votes)
[![][1]][2]Recently, writer Steven Leckart coined the term "oversharenting" to refer to the omnificent practice of Gen-C (as in connected adults ages 18 to 34, per Nielsen) parents who overpost [photos][3] of their young children in curious circumstances.
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New Career Opportunities Daily: The [best jobs in media][5].
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[3]: http://allfacebook.com/camera_b89943 (Facebook's Photo Focus Continues With Release Of Iphone App Camera)
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A new Nintendo 3DS? Rumors rampant as E3 approaches - msnbc.com
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[**A new Nintendo 3DS? Rumors rampant as E3 approaches**][3]
**msnbc.com**
With the biggest video **game** convention about to get under way, the rumors are flying. For video **game** fans and pundits alike, one of the fun things about the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka E3) is guessing what's going to happen at E3 before **...**
[E3 2012: what to expect][4]Edge
[E3 2012: Everything You Need To Know][2]Red Bull UK
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[**A new Nintendo 3DS? Rumors rampant as E3 approaches**][3]
**msnbc.com**
With the biggest video **game** convention about to get under way, the rumors are flying. For video **game** fans and pundits alike, one of the fun things about the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka E3) is guessing what's going to happen at E3 before **...**
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Ghost Recon Commander: Behind the headshots [Interview]
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"John Romero and I are ferocious Ghost Recon players," [Loot Drop][2] COO and [Ghost Recon Commander][3] designer Brenda Brathwaite admits. "John has over 200 hours and I'm probably not far behind him in certainly the 180's -190's in terms of hours played." Of course, [Ubisoft][4] noticed this when it sought to make a Ghost Recon social game, and about six months later, Ghost Recon Commander (GRC) was born on Facebook.
Now, GRC is available for all to play. While [we didn't particularly enjoy][3] the experience, about 50,000 players monthly might. But how does Brathwaite feel about the reactions overall? "I've been overall really happy with the press that it has gotten, especially in the hardcore space. Because the hard players tend to just go 'Facebook? No!' and that's about the end of their thoughts on it," Brathwaite tells us. "And I've also been simultaneously excited that it seems people who traditionally review Facebook games are looking at it not as a Facebook game, but as a more hardcore game."
"Facebook games basically ship in beta. Not everything is all baked in yet. You want to see how people react, how people feel about things," Brathwaite says. "So it's a crazy, wild and busy time. Overall, the response to the game has been super-positive, which is great. As is to be expected, when your game gets out there on thousands of machines, you're going to find some bugs that you just didn't catch. And for that we're grateful--all of our engineers are on fire fixing those."
Technical issues aside, the fact that GRC focused more on a slower-paced, perhaps tactical approach to the Ghost Recon series took us aback, especially when stacked up against what the series has grown into on consoles and PCs. Brathwaite has her reasons for taking GRC in the direction that she did, namely out of respect of both the source material and the Facebook platform.
"If someone wanted a Ghost Recon first person experience there is Ghost Recon Online, Future Soldier--it already exists. It already exists, in fact, at a phenomenally high level of fidelity," Brathwaite points out. "So, there is no reason to recreate that in flash on the Facebook ecosystem. I wanted to make it turned-based. I knew really early on what I wanted it to be like, and I guess if Ghost Recon could somehow meet Jagged Alliance and X-Com, it would be something similar to that. Especially technology wise, there is a fair comparison there."
"That's how 100 million people play on Facebook. If I'm playing an asynchronous, turn-based game, I don't want to come back to Facebook and discover that just because you put five hours into the game ,and I only had 20 minutes, that you've now won. That's not fair."
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Ultimately, it boils down to that Loot Drop wanted to craft a Facebook that somehow appealed to fans of the series (i.e. "hardcore" gamers) and folks that have been playing social games for some time. The result is a game that's far slower-paced than, say, Ghost Recon Future Soldier, but one that attempts to be a "gamer's game" in ways that are more behind the scenes. Take the ways in which GRC takes gunfire into consideration, for instance:
"Each one of the guns has its own statistics. What things does that bullet go through," Brathwaite says. "Like, is there a possibility? What is the accuracy? What is the possibility that it could hit the tree? So it's really calculating all those things."
If there's one thing we truly admired about GRC, it was how Loot Drop handled social play in the game. GRC respects the fact that, regardless of whether most Facebook games feature asynchronous multiplayer, there are real people behind those Facebook profiles. Attaching values to friends based on their personal performance helps it feel more as if, when you hire those friends asynchronously, that they're on the battlefield with you. Even Brathwaite admits that sometimes these features are an afterthought, but not in GRC.
"In developing these games, for the most part, it's an afterthought," Brathwaite concedes. "Like, 'How are we going to reward them?' 'I don't know, just give them ten coins ... sounds good to me.' 'OK, all right, let's do it.' And, and it sort of becomes what I refer to as a form of bribery. It just to me seemed like, 'What, I'm going to go click and collect five bullets, right?' And it was just like, 'I'm not putting this in this game. This is a horrible idea.'"
Now that GRC is out in the wild, Brathwaite's job has turned into somewhat of a quality assurance guru ... with work on the game's upcoming features--like, say, player versus player--squeezing their way in there somehow. "We are reading all the feedback," Brathwaite assures. "One of the junior designers right now has the task of going through every single forum message, crawling through it, and I read every single review of the game."
As for the future, planning in the Facebook game world isn't that simple, we're told. Regardless, this Loot Drop designer still revels in the fact that she was able to be a part of her favorite game series.
"I still can't believe that I got an opportunity to work on my favorite franchise. I'm not exaggerating if there's at least a dozen things I feel a desperate need to do, whether or not I'll get to do them," Brathwaite gushes. "Especially in the Facebook stage, you don't plan for years, you literally have to plan for the very short term because the platform itself and games on the platform change so much that if you look out too far, you're just fooling yourself."
**Do you dig Ghost Recon Commander on Facebook? What about Brathwaite's approach to the game or her reactions to its critics? Sound off in the comments. [Add Comment.][5]**
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"John Romero and I are ferocious Ghost Recon players," [Loot Drop][2] COO and [Ghost Recon Commander][3] designer Brenda Brathwaite admits. "John has over 200 hours and I'm probably not far behind him in certainly the 180's -190's in terms of hours played." Of course, [Ubisoft][4] noticed this when it sought to make a Ghost Recon social game, and about six months later, Ghost Recon Commander (GRC) was born on Facebook.
Now, GRC is available for all to play. While [we didn't particularly enjoy][3] the experience, about 50,000 players monthly might. But how does Brathwaite feel about the reactions overall? "I've been overall really happy with the press that it has gotten, especially in the hardcore space. Because the hard players tend to just go 'Facebook? No!' and that's about the end of their thoughts on it," Brathwaite tells us. "And I've also been simultaneously excited that it seems people who traditionally review Facebook games are looking at it not as a Facebook game, but as a more hardcore game."
"Facebook games basically ship in beta. Not everything is all baked in yet. You want to see how people react, how people feel about things," Brathwaite says. "So it's a crazy, wild and busy time. Overall, the response to the game has been super-positive, which is great. As is to be expected, when your game gets out there on thousands of machines, you're going to find some bugs that you just didn't catch. And for that we're grateful--all of our engineers are on fire fixing those."
Technical issues aside, the fact that GRC focused more on a slower-paced, perhaps tactical approach to the Ghost Recon series took us aback, especially when stacked up against what the series has grown into on consoles and PCs. Brathwaite has her reasons for taking GRC in the direction that she did, namely out of respect of both the source material and the Facebook platform.
"If someone wanted a Ghost Recon first person experience there is Ghost Recon Online, Future Soldier--it already exists. It already exists, in fact, at a phenomenally high level of fidelity," Brathwaite points out. "So, there is no reason to recreate that in flash on the Facebook ecosystem. I wanted to make it turned-based. I knew really early on what I wanted it to be like, and I guess if Ghost Recon could somehow meet Jagged Alliance and X-Com, it would be something similar to that. Especially technology wise, there is a fair comparison there."
"That's how 100 million people play on Facebook. If I'm playing an asynchronous, turn-based game, I don't want to come back to Facebook and discover that just because you put five hours into the game ,and I only had 20 minutes, that you've now won. That's not fair."
%Gallery-155863%
Ultimately, it boils down to that Loot Drop wanted to craft a Facebook that somehow appealed to fans of the series (i.e. "hardcore" gamers) and folks that have been playing social games for some time. The result is a game that's far slower-paced than, say, Ghost Recon Future Soldier, but one that attempts to be a "gamer's game" in ways that are more behind the scenes. Take the ways in which GRC takes gunfire into consideration, for instance:
"Each one of the guns has its own statistics. What things does that bullet go through," Brathwaite says. "Like, is there a possibility? What is the accuracy? What is the possibility that it could hit the tree? So it's really calculating all those things."
If there's one thing we truly admired about GRC, it was how Loot Drop handled social play in the game. GRC respects the fact that, regardless of whether most Facebook games feature asynchronous multiplayer, there are real people behind those Facebook profiles. Attaching values to friends based on their personal performance helps it feel more as if, when you hire those friends asynchronously, that they're on the battlefield with you. Even Brathwaite admits that sometimes these features are an afterthought, but not in GRC.
"In developing these games, for the most part, it's an afterthought," Brathwaite concedes. "Like, 'How are we going to reward them?' 'I don't know, just give them ten coins ... sounds good to me.' 'OK, all right, let's do it.' And, and it sort of becomes what I refer to as a form of bribery. It just to me seemed like, 'What, I'm going to go click and collect five bullets, right?' And it was just like, 'I'm not putting this in this game. This is a horrible idea.'"
Now that GRC is out in the wild, Brathwaite's job has turned into somewhat of a quality assurance guru ... with work on the game's upcoming features--like, say, player versus player--squeezing their way in there somehow. "We are reading all the feedback," Brathwaite assures. "One of the junior designers right now has the task of going through every single forum message, crawling through it, and I read every single review of the game."
As for the future, planning in the Facebook game world isn't that simple, we're told. Regardless, this Loot Drop designer still revels in the fact that she was able to be a part of her favorite game series.
"I still can't believe that I got an opportunity to work on my favorite franchise. I'm not exaggerating if there's at least a dozen things I feel a desperate need to do, whether or not I'll get to do them," Brathwaite gushes. "Especially in the Facebook stage, you don't plan for years, you literally have to plan for the very short term because the platform itself and games on the platform change so much that if you look out too far, you're just fooling yourself."
**Do you dig Ghost Recon Commander on Facebook? What about Brathwaite's approach to the game or her reactions to its critics? Sound off in the comments. [Add Comment.][5]**
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Facebook Launches Promoted Posts For Pages
[![][1]][2]Facebook pages with more than 400 likes now have another advertising option in the form of the [promote button][3] the social network announced in test form in late April, as its rollout was confirmed on the [Facebook Marketing][4] page Wednesday.
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Facebook Says Hello To Dubai, Opens Office
[![][1]][2]Facebook opened its first office in the Arab sector of the Middle East, in [Dubai][3], with the hopes of stoking advertising opportunities to target its 45 million users in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Baird raises Zynga to outperform - Reuters
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[**Baird raises Zynga to outperform**][3]
**Reuters**
**Facebook** Inc's recent shift in focus towards mobile platforms should also allow Zynga to gain traction on smart devices and it can also benefit from its expertise in social and free-to-play **games**, analyst Sebastian said. Zynga shares have lost more **...**
[Zynga: Baird Ups To Outperform On Valuation Basis][2]Forbes
[Zynga CEO Hints At **Facebook** Independence][4]Wall Street Journal
[As Goes **Facebook**; So Goes Zynga? (NASDAQ:ZNGA)][5]SmallCap Network
[PC Magazine][6] -[Fiercemobilecontent][7] -[Computerandvideogames.com][8]
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Forbes][2]
[**Baird raises Zynga to outperform**][3]
**Reuters**
**Facebook** Inc's recent shift in focus towards mobile platforms should also allow Zynga to gain traction on smart devices and it can also benefit from its expertise in social and free-to-play **games**, analyst Sebastian said. Zynga shares have lost more **...**
[Zynga: Baird Ups To Outperform On Valuation Basis][2]Forbes
[Zynga CEO Hints At **Facebook** Independence][4]Wall Street Journal
[As Goes **Facebook**; So Goes Zynga? (NASDAQ:ZNGA)][5]SmallCap Network
[PC Magazine][6] -[Fiercemobilecontent][7] -[Computerandvideogames.com][8]
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Report: Renouncing U.S. Citizenship Increased Tax Bill For Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin
[![][1]][2]Everyone who branded Facebook Co-Founder [Eduardo Saverin][3] as a [tax-dodger][4] for his decision to [renounce his U.S. citizenship][5], which became public knowledge in the days leading up to the social network's [initial public offering][6], might want to take a step back.
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Talenthouse Helps Creatives, Brands Succeed On Facebook
[![][1]][2]Imagine a world where every creative person can pay their bills and all brands are happy [advertising on Facebook][3]. Sound impossible? [Talenthouse][4]'s sponsored engagement engine may make both a reality.
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Cody Q&A: Short Facebook and buy Zynga? - MarketWatch (blog)
[**Cody Q&A: Short **Facebook** and buy Zynga?**][1]
**MarketWatch (blog)**
At $6 a share, ZNGA really can be considered a call option on the future of **gaming** on **Facebook** and iPads and smartphones. They are likely to continue to deliver big growth in the number of **games** being played and the question really is whether or not **...**
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**MarketWatch (blog)**
At $6 a share, ZNGA really can be considered a call option on the future of **gaming** on **Facebook** and iPads and smartphones. They are likely to continue to deliver big growth in the number of **games** being played and the question really is whether or not **...**
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Youface: Copy-Cat Facebook In Uzbekistan
[![][1]][2]If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, than Facebook got a big compliment in the form of a look-alike imitator in Uzbekistan, joining Russia's [VKontakte][3].
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Forbes.com Removes Post Comparing Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg To Kim Polese
[![][1]][2]A recent post on Forbes.com caused quite the riot. It first referred to Facebook Chief Operating Officer [Sheryl Sandberg][3] (aka right-hand woman to Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer [Mark Zuckerberg][4]) as Silicon Valley's new It girl. That was one thing, and a fine thing. But when the article went beyond, comparing Sandberg to Kim Polese, former CEO and co-founder of now-defunct software company Marimba, that was quite another.
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Best-Selling Book Turns Into Mobile Game for Women in Developing Countries - Mashable
[**Best-Selling Book Turns Into Mobile **Game** for Women in Developing Countries**][1]
**Mashable**
That turned into a **Facebook game**, which will be released later in 2012 to coincide with the release of the PBS documentary of Half the Sky. Gaming for good has become a fairly popular theme in the innovation space, though Half the Sky has bridged into **...**
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**Mashable**
That turned into a **Facebook game**, which will be released later in 2012 to coincide with the release of the PBS documentary of Half the Sky. Gaming for good has become a fairly popular theme in the innovation space, though Half the Sky has bridged into **...**
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Gamesys: Jackpotjoy 90 Ball Bingo Pays Out Again to Lucky Online Bingo Player! - MarketWatch (press release)
[**Gamesys: Jackpotjoy 90 Ball Bingo Pays Out Again to Lucky Online Bingo Player!**][1]
**MarketWatch (press release)**
You should also have a look at Jackpotjoy's latest free **Facebook games** where you can discover a great range of slot games. The Gamesys Group was founded in April 2001 by Noel Hayden and a small team of developers. Since then their flagship site, **...**
[Gamesys: Jackpotjoy is Best Bingo Site 'In The World' According to One Lucky **...**][2]Sacramento Bee
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**MarketWatch (press release)**
You should also have a look at Jackpotjoy's latest free **Facebook games** where you can discover a great range of slot games. The Gamesys Group was founded in April 2001 by Noel Hayden and a small team of developers. Since then their flagship site, **...**
[Gamesys: Jackpotjoy is Best Bingo Site 'In The World' According to One Lucky **...**][2]Sacramento Bee
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Federal Judge To Rule On Indiana Law Banning Sex Offenders From Facebook
[![][1]][2]The question of whether registered [sex offenders][3] should be allowed to use Facebook and other social networks found its way into a courtroom again Thursday, this time in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, where Judge Tanya Walton Pratt said she would rule within one month on whether an [Indiana][4] law banning the practice is constitutional.
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[4]: http://allfacebook.com/facebook-helps-police-department-recruit-officers_b36620 (Facebook Helps Police Department Recruit Officers)
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[13]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?d=qj6IDK7rITs
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[15]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?i=FNFxXV2nxo4:BrEoxK3MCCo:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[16]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=FNFxXV2nxo4:BrEoxK3MCCo:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[17]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/allfacebook/~4/FNFxXV2nxo4
URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/allfacebook/~3/FNFxXV2nxo4/indiana-sex-offenders-law_b90518
Study: Click-Through Rates 2.25 Times Higher On Facebook Ads With Open Graph Actions
[![][1]][2]Brands that incorporate [open graph actions][3] into their Facebook campaigns are seeing click-through rates up to 2.25 times higher than those opting to not use the feature, according to the latest research from Facebook advertising outfit [Nanigans][4].
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New Career Opportunities Daily: The [best jobs in media][6].
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[1]: http://allfacebook.com/files/2012/05/NanigansNLogo.jpg (NanigansNLogo)
[2]: http://allfacebook.com/files/2012/05/NanigansNLogo.jpg
[3]: http://allfacebook.com/try-that-app-again_b90134 (Facebook To Users: Won't You Try That App Again?)
[4]: http://allfacebook.com/vitrue-media-partner-program_b88593 (Vitrue Ties In Ad-Management Platforms With Media Partner Program)
[5]: http://allfacebook.com/nanigans-open-graph-actions_b90506#more-90506
[6]: http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/?c=rss
[7]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5UMVoug_f9iCHcDpRLeaCObUwAU/0/di
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[10]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5UMVoug_f9iCHcDpRLeaCObUwAU/1/da
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[12]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=VULnfLrgoBo:-MvEjKknH74:pnQdOprp5To
[13]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?d=qj6IDK7rITs
[14]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=VULnfLrgoBo:-MvEjKknH74:qj6IDK7rITs
[15]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?i=VULnfLrgoBo:-MvEjKknH74:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[16]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=VULnfLrgoBo:-MvEjKknH74:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[17]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/allfacebook/~4/VULnfLrgoBo
URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/allfacebook/~3/VULnfLrgoBo/nanigans-open-graph-actions_b90506
Msnbc.com, ShortStack Freshen Up ‘The Week In Pictures’ For Facebook
[![][1]][2][Msnbc.com][3] teamed up with custom Facebook application developer [ShortStack][4] to refresh the cable news network's website's 10-year-old "The Week in Pictures" feature with social and interactive features.
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New Career Opportunities Daily: The [best jobs in media][6].
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[1]: http://allfacebook.com/files/2012/05/msnbccomLogo.jpg (msnbccomLogo)
[2]: http://allfacebook.com/files/2012/05/msnbccomLogo.jpg
[3]: http://allfacebook.com/facebook-timeline-apps_b78271 (The Daily Show Is Among 12 Media Brands That Upgraded Apps For Facebook Timeline)
[4]: http://allfacebook.com/shortstack-mobile_b88204 (ShortStack Custom Facebook Apps Go Mobile)
[5]: http://allfacebook.com/msnbc-com-shortstack_b90431#more-90431
[6]: http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/?c=rss
[7]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G_tPQUr_j7xZR3UYkA7EN7IKDjo/0/di
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[10]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/G_tPQUr_j7xZR3UYkA7EN7IKDjo/1/da
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[12]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=OdefA7kh0PY:viurs35IXws:pnQdOprp5To
[13]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?d=qj6IDK7rITs
[14]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=OdefA7kh0PY:viurs35IXws:qj6IDK7rITs
[15]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?i=OdefA7kh0PY:viurs35IXws:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[16]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=OdefA7kh0PY:viurs35IXws:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[17]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/allfacebook/~4/OdefA7kh0PY
URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/allfacebook/~3/OdefA7kh0PY/msnbc-com-shortstack_b90431
Facebook Testing Page Like Sponsored Stories In Mobile News Feed
[![][1]][2]Facebook has extended the larger [page like sponsored stories][3] it introduced in late March to [mobile][4], testing a new mobile page like sponsored story that it more than three times the size of its predecessors.
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New Career Opportunities Daily: The [best jobs in media][6].
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[1]: http://allfacebook.com/files/2012/05/MobilePageLikeSponsoredStory.jpg (MobilePageLikeSponsoredStory)
[2]: http://allfacebook.com/files/2012/05/MobilePageLikeSponsoredStory.jpg
[3]: http://allfacebook.com/facebook-page-like-sponsored-stories_b83466 (Facebook Page Like Sponsored Stories More Prominent)
[4]: http://allfacebook.com/sixth-s-1-amendment_b88442 (Latest Facebook S-1 Amendment Addresses Mobile Advertising Issues, Employee RSUs)
[5]: http://allfacebook.com/mobile-page-like-sponsored-stories_b90461#more-90461
[6]: http://www.mediabistro.com/joblistings/?c=rss
[7]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BOCB1UwSR5d_Y7yrlXHQJ9HMgfg/0/di
[8]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BOCB1UwSR5d_Y7yrlXHQJ9HMgfg/0/da
[9]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BOCB1UwSR5d_Y7yrlXHQJ9HMgfg/1/di
[10]: http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BOCB1UwSR5d_Y7yrlXHQJ9HMgfg/1/da
[11]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?d=pnQdOprp5To
[12]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=FJ2ZR8Pc3Ng:MRInh8eq4pc:pnQdOprp5To
[13]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?d=qj6IDK7rITs
[14]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=FJ2ZR8Pc3Ng:MRInh8eq4pc:qj6IDK7rITs
[15]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?i=FJ2ZR8Pc3Ng:MRInh8eq4pc:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[16]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/allfacebook?a=FJ2ZR8Pc3Ng:MRInh8eq4pc:gIN9vFwOqvQ
[17]: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/allfacebook/~4/FJ2ZR8Pc3Ng
URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/allfacebook/~3/FJ2ZR8Pc3Ng/mobile-page-like-sponsored-stories_b90461
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