Comments on: Virtual Goods Now Funding Most Development on the Facebook Platform

By: Facebook Tracking Page Views for Game Applications?

Facebook Tracking Page Views for Game Applications? — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:01:42 +0000

[...] of overall platform trends. Against a backdrop of increasing game development on the platform, especially virtual-goods based game development, this may indicate Facebook is keeping an eye on how much the site is turning into a games platform [...]

By: The mysterious world of Facebook apps, cont’d :: The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:42:01 +0000

[...] virtual goods are a huge business, and the top apps have upwards of 20 million users. (Data here, and that website is probably the best for Facebook-related data.) Still, as the original article I [...]

By: Virtual Goods Market: Facebook app monetization; myYearbook achieves profitability; Facebook allows 3rd party developers access to the Gift Store « Viximo Virtual Goods Market Blog

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:01:14 +0000

[...] Facebook’s Virtual Goods explosion! The Majority of the top 40 social apps on Facebook monetize through a virtual goods model [...]

By: Virtual Goods: Wachstumstrend und kommende Einnahmequelle für Social Networks | ethority weblog

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:05:55 +0000

[...] man sich eine Liste der beliebtesten Facebook-Apps (Screenshot) an, wird schnell klar, dass es sich bei einem Großteil von ihnen um Games handelt, die sich [...]

By: Rekoo Bringing Leading Chinese Social Games to Facebook – Q&A with CEO Patrick Liu

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:31:53 +0000

[...] audience. Recently, we’ve been noticing increased interest from Chinese companies in the burgeoning virtual goods economy on Facebook. Today, we talk with the CEO of one leading Chinese social game developer who’s now investing [...]

By: Jambool Raises $5 Million More for Virtual Currency Platform

Jambool Raises $5 Million More for Virtual Currency Platform — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:04:33 +0000

[...] and Reza Hussein, who led the payments and web services groups at Amazon. The company is part of a burgeoning industry in the US focused on virtual currency monetization and payment solutions optimized for social applications and games. We estimate social network [...]

By: David Stillwell

David Stillwell — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:44:25 +0000

As you say at the end, this is great for even apps that rely on advertising because they should get higher CPMs since profitable apps are willing to pay more to advertise.