What’s In The News – 2009.07.31 edition

I share here what grabbed my attention on the news about social media and technology.
+ If you are thinking of tapping into the social game industry, know that 1 In 10 Internet Users Buys Virtual Goods. According to a survey released yesterday, 12 percent of Americans said that they spent real money on virtual items [...]

Farm Town: an Under-the-Radar Facebook Social Gaming Success Story in the Making

If you think the latest Facebook changes or the proliferation of Facebook applications and games make Facebook less potent as a social gaming platform, think again!
Let’s take Farm Town, a recent social game on Facebook by SlashKey.

As of today, the game has 4,778,781 monthly active users.

From information gleaned from the developer and the moderators in [...]