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Facebook Hands $625K To 25 App Developers
alleyinsider.com - 10/15/2008
Facebook Hands $625K To 25 App Developers
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Facebook has announced 25 recipients of $25,000 grants from the fbFund, the $10 million pile of money earmarked for the social network's developers, funded by by Accel Partners and the Founders Fund. The list (below), is tilted in the way you would expect -- heavy on fun and games -- but ...
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FRIENDS OF THE BAND - New York Post
nypost.com - 10/17/2008
FRIENDS OF THE BAND - New York Post
— nypost.com — Posted: 4:39 am October 17, 2008 Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg is plotting a possible push into the digital-music business in the wake of MySpace's launch of MySpace Music last month. The surging social-networking giant is talking to a number of ... (more) FRIENDS OF THE BAND - New York Post

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developers.facebook.com - 10/15/2008
Facebook Developers | fbFund
— developers.facebook.com — Originality of Concept Does the application introduce a great idea in a new and unexplored area? Market Is this application targeted to key cohorts or meet compelling market needs? Social/Useful Does the application enable people to interact with each ... (more) Facebook Developers | fbFund

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Facebook Finally Pays Out $2 Million From Its Apps Fund To 25 Developers
paidContent — ... council in December. This comes as arguably some of the app and widget madness is dying down a bit, as companies and services in the space get weeded out during the downturn, both as a result of, well, just useless services, and also because of no underlying business model in them. Some would argue that means this is the best time to invest in these services… More in the release, including the list of recepients. A good explanation of what each of these apps do, here on SAI. Register for Future of Business Media: ...

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