DISQUS

Great point... you're probably right. I'd like to see how many they sell of the $800 and see if they do go lower.... I think that would be the more successful route but they don't want to go too low to go against their brand image.. hmm decisions decisions. Desperate times call for desperate measures.

I'm confused... not sureif I see German there but I definitely don't see any contest as of right now geared towards Americans. I tried to enter the 3,000 Euros one and of course it was for UK residents. It's apparent that they're just not finished with this app yet which is why they're not promoting it?

I really cannot get over the SLEW of bad news I keep seeing through my daily blog reads. This is just unreal.

Well this is another depressing blog post to read.... looking forward to the first sign of hope economically! That'll be a nice day !

This isn't surprising... I bet the ratio of fake to real profiles on Myspace is even higher. It's an epidemic? Why? I have no idea (except for the spamming reason - which I know isn't why all fake profiles are created).

Very interesting. I've had the same conversation with peers. Honestly most businesses won't find a substantial amount of success on Facebook. It should be considered a complementary way to brand your business and have more online visibility but certainly shouldn't be relied on for success. Very few applications get to the level that one would hope and while many applications are GREAT, people have been so bombarded with new applications that the majority of people may never discover the app due to a close mind. Any application developer creating a new app now should not hold their breath.

I agree with hwork... I bet this was this plan all along. Either way, perhaps it will give them the momentum they need to get back up in terms of their stock. We'll see.

This is great news for app developers if they've seen significant decline in their app usage on FB. They just need to make it appeal to the Asian audience since Friendster is so popular there.

Hey the funding seems smart as this product actually seems like it will be one of the very few successful ones actually receiving funding.

Haha @ "Wild Boob Bandit"

This is definitely silly all around!

I have to agree...iTunes was never going to shut down. I do however think they should lower the royalty rate anyways... definitely not raise it.

Social Advertising is definitely one of the most challenging avenues of advertising.. that's a fact. People on social networks are more interested in communicating and less interested in buying. Some of me wouldn't even opt for it if I were an advertiser.

Congrats! How cool! International exposure is certainly something most can strive for!

Wow... well if it hasn't dropped that low today, there's no reason why it won't drop that low tomorrow! Google shareholders should be nervous no matter what these days...

Wow interesting..I never would have thought these kind of ads would grace Facebook. I guess it's better than Myspace!

I wonder if they will re-release the game on Facebook as something else (if Word Scraper isn't exactly that)

This is scary stuff.... all around! Hopefully they can find a resolution soon.

I almost missed the disclaimer at the top and was confused as to why this would be taken so seriously....then I noticed. Well definitely a great post... making light of the situation going on right now :)

This definitely doesn't surprise me but how do they even see the status updates unless they're friends with eachother on Facebook which seems to be a dumb idea in the first place?

I have seen more Faceboom spam in the last month than I have ever seen on that site! They gotta ramp up the efforts of fighting this crap. I have yet to see a scam though... crazy.

Everyone keeps talking about how cheap the G1 is but after speaking to a T-Mobile rep, the phone is AS LOW as $179.99 but is not for 95% of people. Basically it is $179.99 for ELIGIBLE T-Mobile customers. I've been with T-Mobile for about 4 years and for the first time ever (2 months ago) upgraded my phone. Well if I hadn't done that, I would have gotten the G1 for $179.99 but instead I can get a *partial* upgrade for $299.99. As far as I know, I'm not sure if it's much cheaper for newer users. I could be wrong.... either way, you're right in terms of the text messages. I didn' switch to AT&T because I think their pricing is ridiculous but all of them get our money in some way, shape or form.

Wow this is great. I oftentimes don't sign onto the Facebook chat because it slows down the site and has so many issues. Being able to access it via phone is a great alternative.

This is a great point. If URL's become a bit obsolete, we may face the same problem ultimately that we do with phone numbers. When you lose a cell phone number, you're not used to having to memorize so oftentimes you're there without any numbers as they have all been memorized by your phone! Imagine not remembering any URL's... and having your computer crash.....

Then again, Chrome DOES have your web history stored on the web right? Hmmm maybe you're right :)

I believe if more people knew about what RSS feeds were overall, they'd certainly take advantage of it . It is like having your own personalized newspaper on a daily basis! I also love that there are RSS readers on Smart Phones now too which makes it easier to read them on the go. :) Great links.

Hmm... interested to see how this works out. It'd be nice to have a channel like this without seeing some lame "Lil Wayne" video pop up.