Comments on: Lightspeed Funding Turns Facebook Application Into “Serious Business”

By: obaid Malik

obaid Malik — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:40:36 +0000

… yes indeed, being social is not about being complex. and @yawn+others who feel that the app is infringing facebook privacy rights, please dont overlook the fact that, you can buy (or interact) only those who are already your friend. They may not have installed the app, but they are your friends… and like in the real world, friends do deserve some liberties right?
… peace!

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By: Dennis Yu: online marketing blog » When people take Facebook too seriously….

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:32:27 +0000

[...] that I work at. I even promoted the affiliate marketing blog of a friend, who was promoted on TechCrunch. Turns out, this Brian Zisk fellow carried out his threat. My current status message in this [...]

By: The Real Bubble | Social Applications

The Real Bubble | Social Applications — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:17:41 +0000

[...] from developing and dot com startups that develop Facebook applications without any business models get millions of dollars in funding, there’s only one question: when will people realise what Facebook’s real business [...]

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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:58:46 +0000

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Blog do Yassuda | arquivos | Amigos a venda e um grande negócio na web — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:16:20 +0000

[...] quero falar sobre o que realmente chama a atenção. O Techcrunch noticiou em abril um belo investimento recebido pelos desenvolvedores do Friends for Sale: US$ 4 mi, desta [...]

By: SocialMedia Pays Out $8 Million To Facebook App Developers

SocialMedia Pays Out $8 Million To Facebook App Developers — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:26:07 +0000

[...] an amount that certainly wouldn’t be encouraging to the venture capital firms that have been pouring millions into some of these [...]

By: SERIOUS BUSINESS: RoR Engineer » JOBS - JOB ADS - JOB SEARCH

SERIOUS BUSINESS: RoR Engineer » JOBS - JOB ADS - JOB SEARCH — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:41:13 +0000

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By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:33:27 +0000

Folks, try the game before you judge. Buy a friend or two, then see what you think. I thought it was silly until I tried it, read the funny nicknames people get, and I get it. (No insider here, honest opinion.)

By: Leaving The Day Job

Leaving The Day Job — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:56:21 +0000

Didn’t we learn anything from Web 1.0? Getting eyeballs is nothing if you can’t sell to them. Facebook users aren’t looking to buy. Once advertisers realise that they’ll pull their ads and apps like this will die a death.

By: Sudoku Maniac

Sudoku Maniac — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:46:44 +0000

don’t you guys see how web is changing ? a really dumb app can attract such a huge traffic!! or may be average people are so dumb..

By: sam

sam — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:13:56 +0000

#44..

hey james.. as an older cynical/skeptical guy.. there’s no koolaid being drunk here…

but if done correctly, and combined with other technology/approaches.. these guys could have a seriously interesting app for allowing companies to build/implement/deploy focused marketing campaigns for a relatively low cost…

and no… i’m not referring to simply having ppc ads that users click on…

peace

btw, when you talk of ads as being fluff, and that you’re glad you work for a real company… i’d be willing to bet that your comapny would love to have the revs from that company called google, which gets 99.99% of it’s revs from ads!!

peace again…

By: james

james — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:13:12 +0000

seriously…

next we’ll be hearing how the “SuperPoops” facebook app has gotten its first round of funding for $10 million…

this isn’t sustainable, oh sweet jesus will i be laughing at the suckers who invested in this shit when it tanks…

there’s nothing innovative or valuable in any way to what they’re doing…

and sam, wake the fuck up mate, you’re swallowing the jargon everyone else is babbling.

at the end of the day, all that is being produced is fluff and trash.

glad i work at a company where we still make actual product, and have consistent, growing revenue not based on ad eyeballs and/or fads.

By: Fidel Cast

Fidel Cast — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:23:29 +0000

#1, you and me both.

Making a clunky app for FadBook nets you Millions?

1) why?
2) what the hell are you going to do with that money? outsourced “engineers?”

I’ve got an idea. I’ll open a can of soda. When I drink it, the can will be empty. Pay me for that idea. It is just as useful as this is.

By: sam

sam — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:36:49 +0000

my $0.02….

you guys are in my opinion, a little short sighted on were this might go…

i can easily imagine a path where these guys could mash/merge/add some things that others are doing, and have a potentiall truly unique/compelling/interesting apps for marketing for companies who want to get their msg out to the public….

peace…

sam..

By: Sigh...

Sigh... — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:23:05 +0000

Aw, how cute, an online popularity contest. Just like junior high school…

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:59:43 +0000

Friends For Sale makes tens of thousands of dollars a day through CPA offers. They’ll have more than $4 million by the end of the year from that app alone.

By: micfo.com

micfo.com — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:44:18 +0000

I think most of the users might be knowing about this apps but hardly they’re actively using it however it look good method to earn money and have fun!

By: Stanley

Stanley — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:29:21 +0000

Friends For Sale is really a harbinger of the next generation of apps on Facebook. The first generation apps just focused on viral growth that grew fast and sputtered out very quickly. Friends For Sale is a game that leverages the social graph and has a sustainable game play that has users coming back over and over again.

By: Igor The Troll

Igor The Troll — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:20:18 +0000

TechCrunch what’s your price.

By: Lucky

Lucky — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:15:54 +0000

Friends for Sale is a really cool app. I’m happy for the Alex, Siqi and the rest of the Serious Business crew.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:18:43 +0000

Friends for sale is the kind of addictive social game/apps that makes the most sense on the Facebook platform. It actually adds value and runs on the social underpinnings unique to Facebook. I wouldn’t be surprised if to see another game/app like this get similar funding.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:03:58 +0000

Wow, there are a lot of jaded people reading this…it sounds like what our parents used to say about the “crazy kids these days and how nothing is as good as it was when they were our age”. The fact is, it’s popular…that doesn’t necessarily mean it will stay that way, and it’s undeniable that a bubble will cause some shakeout. However, you have to give them kudos for riding the wave, and being able to monetize it–albeit even a little.

I agree with Garth…think how many serious business-minded apps and websites have been developed, but no one sees them. Marketing 101–give the people what they want.

And then buyer beware.

By: Jaffer

Jaffer — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:40:28 +0000

Michael is only worth 300K ? That’s quite cheap for some one very influential…

By: Bret

Bret — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:16:32 +0000

The question now arises, will the Friends For Sale clone, Owned! get funded as well, considering it’s gameplay is nearly identical and the size of the userbase is also nearly the same. My thoughts:
http://www.bret...reators-of.html