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Facebook Rolls Out Verified App Program, Plus One Hell Of A Revenue Model For Themselves
techcrunch.com - 11/18/2008
Facebook Rolls Out Verified App Program, Plus One Hell Of A Revenue Model For Themselves
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Facebook is launching its “Verified Apps” program today. The program was first announced over the summer at their F8 Developer Conference - Third party applications will be segmented into “Great Apps” (currently reserved for iLike and Causes), “Verified Apps” ...
developers.facebook.com - 11/18/2008
Facebook Developers
— developers.facebook.com — Business information: Your name and basic contact information for your business. Corporate status: Status indicating your legal... status, including whether you are a non-profit or a student. Relevant documentation will be required. Payment information: ... (more) Facebook Developers

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developers.facebook.com - 11/18/2008
Facebook Developers | Get Started
— developers.facebook.com — Our vision for Facebook Platform is to empower the world's developers to make the Web more social... for users. To help you get a better idea of what we mean, we're publishing our Guiding Principles for Social Applications. These principles articulate ... (more) Facebook Developers | Get Started

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codeplex.com - 11/18/2008
LiveUpload to Facebook - Home
— codeplex.com — What is LiveUpload to Facebook? LiveUpload to Facebook is a plug-in for Windows Live Photo Gallery Beta... that makes it easy for anyone to upload their photos to Facebook. The plug-in takes advantage of the new people tagging feature in Windows Live ... (more) LiveUpload to Facebook - Home

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Can Facebook do anything without raising a ruckus?
Between the Lines — ... . You can see where this is headed. A fee! It’s a racket! It’s the latest monetization model! TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington notes that the fee is part of one fine revenue model . Later, he calls the verification program ...

Facebook Intros "Verified Apps" Campaign
AppScout — ... The Great Apps designation, naturally, will be reserved for even fewer of the 48,000 apps. As TechCrunch points out, at present, only iLike and Causes have earned the honor. ...

Facebook Adds Pro Accounts -- For Developers
Silicon Alley Insider — ... TechCrunch says there are 48,000 widgets on Facebook and notes that if half of them apply it'll mean $18 million in incremental revenue to Facebook. For its part, Facebook expects to approve at least 4,800 widgets. ...

Linky Goodness, November 19
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... Facebook has found a way to turn its platform into profits by rolling out a Verified App program—$375 per application application. App application…. Ahem. Per year. ...

Is App Verification Really a Money Tree for Facebook?
Inside Facebook — When Facebook launched the app verification program a couple of days ago, some people claimed that Facebook had created a “serious revenue machine.” Mike Arrington wrote, If every application applied, that would be $18 million in incremental revenue to Facebook. Our guess is half or more will apply. While important questions should be asked about how the details of the benefits of program are implemented when it actually goes live, I believe that claims that the app verification program is a new money tree for ...

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