Facebook Credits
According to the Facebook Developers Blog there are more then 150 million people actively using Facebook from mobile devices. Facebook is continuing it’s efforts to make Facebook a truly mobile experience for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The Facebook SDK for iOS recently launched Facebook SDK for Android, mobile developers can easily build social apps with the latest technology across two of the most popular mobile platforms. Here are some of the latest updates from the Facebook developers blog and Twitter.

For those of you that are already playing games on Facebook this will come as no surprise but Facebook now gives you the option to purchase Facebook Credits. Not only is Facebook virtually currency becoming real it looks as if we may be doing much more of our online shopping right through Facebook. You are able to purchase real Facebook currency right from your computer or mobile device.

Facebook Credits are a virtual currency you can use to buy gifts, and virtual goods in many games and applications on the Facebook platform. These include some of the most popular app developers in the iTunes store: Electronic Arts, foursquare, PopCap, SGN, Tapulous, Zynga, and Booyah, who have worked with the SDKs to build fun, social mobile apps and increase app distribution and user engagement.

Facebook has also added two key new features will make it easier for Facebook developers to get their apps social ASAP.

  • Use of the Graph API
  • Authentication with OAuth 2.0

Facebook continues with it’s changes by reducing tab widths on their Facebook Pages from 760px to 520px the week of August 23rd. Your Business or Brand’s custom landing page on Facebook may need to be edited on the FBML tab to adjust or edit  your page layout accordingly.

Small, medium and large brands across the globe are jumping on the Social Media Marketing band wagon with an increased focus on mobile business results. What type of Facebook presence do you have and do you have a detailed plan on how you are going to keep your business search- able by your local or web based customers. Take a quick look and see how your website or blog looks from a mobile device like an iPhone or Android mobile phone.

We will be watching Facebook closely for continued updates and how to best leverage this exciting new social technology for SOCIALMEDIASEAN and our social media marketing and business consulting clients here in Victoria BC and around the world.