Tweet Hunt: Shooting game powered by Twitter
Tweet Hunt is a fun shoot-em-up game powered by Twitter. Each bird in the game represents a real tweet. Using your slingshot, you must shoot enough tweets to advance to the next level. It’s like Angry Birds meets Duck Hunt. Oh, and the game wouldn’t be complete without the fail whale. When you’re tired of shooting down birds, you can shoot the “Fail Whale” to kill all the birds on the screen. Tweet Hunt is available in two versions: Celebirdies ($.99)...
Read MoreOregon Trail coming to Facebook
The one computer game that I loved playing in school was The Oregon Trail, and now it looks like it will be coming to Facebook. The Learning Company recently uploaded a trailer for The Oregon Trail game that will launch on Facebook on February 2. Who’s excited? Follow The Oregon Trail on Facebook Follow The Oregon Trail on Twitter Blog #26 of...
Read MoreZynga adding rewards program
Zynga, the creator of FarmVille and Mafia Wars, is rolling out a rewards program, called RewardVille. RewardVille will work like this: Each time you play a participating Zynga game, you’ll earn Zynga Points (zPoints) and increase your Zynga Level (zLevel). At every zLevel, you’ll earn Zynga Coins (zCoins) to use on free, exclusive in-game items in RewardVille. The rewards program is in beta and will roll-out to a small group of users. When looking at the top 25 Facebook Games, Zynga games fill up the top 7, with CityVille leading the way with over 80 million monthly active users. I...
Read MoreBrands flocking to FarmVille, Social Games
With over 50 million monthly active users, it was only a matter of time before brands started integrating within FarmVille. Within the past month, there have been two branded promotions within the farming app: Farmers Insurance & McDonald’s. A few weeks ago, Farmers Insurance kicked off a promotion on FarmVille that offered players 10 days of wither protection for free in return for displaying the Farmers Insurance blimp on their farm. For those that don’t play the game, when you plant a crop in FarmVille, you must harvest it within a certain amount of time or it will...
Read MorePlaydom, ESPN launch College Town Facebook Game
Playdom, in collaboration with ESPN, recently launched a sports-themed social game on Facebook called ESPNU College Town. How do you play the game? You’re tasked with creating your own virtual college campus (you can even tie your virtual university to your actual alma mater). It’s very similar to SimCity, but instead of building a city you’re building a college campus. According to the game, you: “Build your own University and recruit the best athletes to challenge your rivals! Construct everything from Dorms & Classrooms to huge Sports Stadiums! Will you be...
Read MoreStride Gum Turns You Into a Rodeo Clown
Stride Gum recently launched an interesting Facebook app, Change your Flavor, Change Your Life, to promote its latest gum flavors. The app gives you options to “ditch the old you for a new you” by choosing between a rodeo clown, an ostrich jockey, an adventure traveler, or a fortune teller. The app is simple to use, just upload an image and you will receive an entire album of your transformation into your new profession. You can choose what photos are included in your album and even edit captions for the photos. Below is my photo album that highlights my transformation into a...
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