Comments on: The Case Against Facebook Credits

By: nancybeauford

nancybeauford — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:42:53 +0000

i have brought folks on facebook as friends yet i dont have any credits for friends to help in my game i have friends join me on cityvill treasure island frontervill teki island and i still dont have credits to grow you need friends why dont i grt credit to grow i am getting tired of asking friends on to face book and playing games can you fix this problum soon?

By: Toward an FB credits event horizon? The politics of a one-stop currency….. | Coopsta.tv

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:34:43 +0000

[...] This year we’ve seen a trend toward social games adopting Facebook Credits as standard currency. This can increase the liquidity of transactions online (say, when moving from one game to another) and arguably create a larger market for developers (as users are less trapped by the currency they hold within one game – and, they can use one currency across all territories). Security (or perceived security, and it’s corollary, customer confidence in the currency – policed and backed by the golden seal of Facebook!) may follow. The flipside, of course, is that Facebook becomes even more all-pervasive in this medium (and takes 30%!!!) – and that there are other issues that may impact negatively on developers and end users. [...]

By: Zynga Switches to Exclusively Use Credits in Its Facebook Games

Zynga Switches to Exclusively Use Credits in Its Facebook Games — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:30:46 +0000

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By: Jambool Confirms that It Has Been Bought by Google

Jambool Confirms that It Has Been Bought by Google — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:50:45 +0000

[...] Like other companies in the same space, Jambool has been getting squeezed out of Facebook as that company introduces its own virtual currency, Credits. Gupta responded at length to Facebook’s aggressive introduction of Credits in a lengthy interview with us last month. [...]

By: Google Siap-siap Akuisisi Jambool | Iconmob Indonesia

Google Siap-siap Akuisisi Jambool | Iconmob Indonesia — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:08:05 +0000

[...] disisi lain, CEO dan co-founder Jambool Vikas Gupta menjadi salah satu orang yang mengkritik kebijakan yang ada di Facebook Credits, salah satunya karena pungutan yang diambil Facebook sebesar [...]

By: What Will Google Do With Virtual Currency? Keep it Open | thechromesource - Google Chrome and Chrome OS News and Resources

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:37:40 +0000

[...] fact, the CEO of Jambool recently was interviewed in a blog post about the possible problems with Facebook Credits. One is the idea that Credits is not really a currency but more of a stored value amount – [...]

By: Google’s Appetite For Small Companies Still Unsatisfied - TechnoBuffalo

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:00:57 +0000

[...] Google Checkout, so why would they need a payment tool that is so specific? Especially one that the CEO of the company went on a rant about Facebook Credits a while back? Sounds like a company that would work well with the recently purchased Slide, to [...]

By: Google to Move up Social Ladder with Jambool Purchase | Komplett Blog

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:58:50 +0000

[...] has raised $6 million in funding before now, and it should be noted that the former has some pretty strong views on the merits of Facebook Credits, so he should be a motivated ally if Google choose to use [...]

By: Google Siap-siap Akuisisi Jambool | DailySocial

Google Siap-siap Akuisisi Jambool | DailySocial — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:04:56 +0000

By: דיווח: גוגל לא עוצרת, רוכשת את ג'אמבול | Newsgeek

דיווח: גוגל לא עוצרת, רוכשת את ג'אמבול | Newsgeek — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:13:06 +0000

[...] ישיר של נקודות הקרדיט של פייסבוק, וממייסדי ג'אמבול העבירו ביקורת פומבית על השתלטות פייסבוק על אמצעי התשלום הווירטואליים ברשת [...]