Posts Tagged ‘fb8’

Facebook New Design now live (for most)

July 21st, 2008

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Facebook New Profile Design is out and that mean that a new reality has started for Widget-app makers and regular Social App makers in Facebook. the major change is of course the profiles now clean look geared into and more focused into Lifestreaming and Aggregation  than Social Apps or Widget-apps.

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Then you got new application settings to take note into all without having reached the real turning point that is of course going to be the FB8 conference this year.

Of course that the release of the new look has not been totally painless as there still lots of bugs, glitches and what not around the new facebook.

I for some cannot even see the new design at this moment. maybe it is only truly live for USA users unless it is being released in a particular manner that i am unaware of.

But this should be cleared during the day or the week for everyone and while the new design will be Facebook developers worst nightmare. there is no denying that it was a needed change that will bring more people into facebook or call back old users to increase usage.

Facebook Releases New Design via AllFacebook

 

Slide prepping up for the new Facebook

June 9th, 2008

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To prove everyone that they are not Fad and want to be here for the long haul. Slide has decided to stop developing new facebook apps and widget-apps and is going to concentrate into make what they have better and ready to the Facebook changes to come. because, while they are in the top of the Facebook platform food chain. they know that if they slow down the pace in the way they have been monetizing   all their operation. valuation momentum for the company will evaporate in a manner of weeks.

It is true that Slide is in high ground compared to others and also compared to others they will not fall. but when you have such a huge valuation as them. just slowing down could be way hard to take without stumbling.

The most interesting part is to see if the changes in Facebook will change the game of facebook apps from fun rules to useful rules.. unlikely but at least i hope we get to see slide trying to release a “serious” app or widget-app in Facebook.

Slide Says It’s Done Releasing New Facebook Apps  via Silicon Alley Insider