Jul 16

Facebook offering FREE Credits

By Josh Martin Facebook, Social Games Add comments

In an effort to get more users to play Facebook games (and ultimately start using Facebook Credits), Facebook is offering users 15 free Credits. I noticed the below message on my Facebook page yesterday. At the f8 conference, I attended a breakout session that focused on Facebook Credits and it was mentioned that Facebook would be offering users free Credits in the future.

Facebook has been aggressively meeting with developers to try to get them to use their virtual currency. Facebook has CrowdStar, LOLapps and RockYou using Credits exclusively in their games. Zynga, the creator of the most popular social game, FarmVille, has been more selective in terms of the applications that offer Credits as payment. Facebook has even pushed Credits to the mobile space with MyTown.

Have you noticed this message for free Credits on Facebook? Do you play any games that use Facebook Credits? If you’re not playing games on Facebook, would you use these Credits to experiment with social games?

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  • Evarist J. Schneider II

    I received 10 free credits, but I don't plan on ever using them. Cool to get them, but they'll just collect some dust :)

  • annette

    I LIKE PLAYING THE GAMES BUT IM NOT SPENDING NO MONEY. WE WRE IN A RESECION YOU KNOW , SO IM LUKY TO STILL HAVE INTERNET

  • http://welcometojmart.com/ Josh Martin

    Dude, you can use them in FarmVille to buy stuff you need since you don't have any friends sending you stuff. :)

  • http://www.jeffhilimire.com Jeff Hilimire

    Do you know if you can give Facebook credits to friends as a gift?

  • http://welcometojmart.com/ Josh Martin

    As of right now it doesn't look like you can gift Facebook Credits to friends, but I've got to believe that will change.

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