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You’re the (Nexus) One That I Want: Confessions of an iPhone Lover Gone Astray
To protect the innocent, names have been changed. In this publication, a once-faithful iPhone lover will be referred to with a fictional Twitter name: @madluv4iPhn. A recent tweet: @madluv4iPhn Dear iPhone - I've met someone new named the Nexus One. I'm strangely attracted to her and need a few days to figure ...)
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SOPA. It's much ado about pirates. Not the cool kind of pirates who wear eye patches, sail ships, bury treasure and say stuff like yo-ho-ho. No, SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) is about the kind of pirates that suck. SOPA what? If all the cool kids weighed in, would you ...)
Casual Connect 2011: Games Industry Fishbowl?
With Casual Connect, the fish analogy is easy. You're gathered in Seattle, surrounded by the sea, partying in aquariums, and hell, I even roomed with a finned friend this year. Our hotel pet (affectionately and temporarily named Sarah) stayed in her fishbowl out of necessity. But will the casual gaming ...)
Foursquare Badge Fun, from Super Bowl to Subtle Snark
Beginning at kickoff today (6:30pm ET on FOX), Foursquare will open up a special edition check-in point globally to all users - look for the promoted trending venue, "Super Bowl Sunday". If you missed out on the "PA Groundhog Day" badge earlier this week (when Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early ...)
Angry Birds Super Bowl Ad's Got Game
Angry Bird players are set for a special bonus this Super Bowl Sunday. The iPhone game's upcoming 30-second commercial is all the buzz today - apparently, it will feature an embedded code to unlock a secret new level. According to AdAge, "the spot will be the first Super Bowl ad ...)
Refunding a Free Admission: Taking Care of Customers in F2P
Last week, on the TriplePoint blog, I wrote a short piece about taking care of angry customers when the service has been poor. I advised providers to be forthright, humble, and to make an immediate reparatory gesture for best results. Karma, it seems, is a real kick in the teeth ...)
Snarky Facebook RPG Fantasy University Now Open to All
Fantasy University, the pop-culture referencing, snarktastic, Facebook-based roleplaying game from TriplePoint client Simutronics (which we previewed), entered open beta today - meaning, unlike before, anyone with a Facebook account can get in on the Harry-Potter-on-acid antics. Here's the press release: ELANTHIA - October 20, 2010 Fantasy University, the premier fallback institution for ...Archive | Happy Island RSS feed for this section
Happy Island on Android, Playdom Passes CrowdStar in Userbase
Just yesterday, we brought you the news that Playdom has brought Social City to the Android, and today we can add another Facebook title to that list. In other Facebook news, we see that Playdom has now passed CrowdStar in terms of overall user numbers. Happy Island Now Available on Android Back in early July, [...]
Install the CrowdStar Gamebar, Receive Rewards in Happy Pets, Happy Aquarium & More!
17. August 2010
While the CrowdStar Gamebar has been available for some time, there was never really any incentive for players to install it, that is, until now, as CrowdStar has updated the bar to offer rewards to players in four different games, should they choose to download it. In Happy Pets, players will receive the CrowdStar Cat, [...]
Medieval/Lord of the Rings Items, Back to School Sale in Happy Island
14. August 2010
In celebration of the back-to-school season, CrowdStar is holding a big sale on coin purchases in Happy Island. If you’ve been saving some of your Facebook Credits for a great chance at transforming them to in-game coins, here’s your chance! In addition new Medieval themed items will have your tourists thinking they’ve traveled back in [...]
Happy Island Tips, Tricks, Strategies & Cheats for Tropical Tourism Success
6. August 2010
Hey Happy Island fans, how would you like some tips, tricks and strategies for making your tourist attraction the most amazing in town? If you want to keep visitors on your island, make them happy and level up quickly, here is some info (provided by Gamezebo) that you should know about CrowdStar’s Happy Island on [...]
175 Free Facebook Credits, Gingerbread House, Open A Locked Lantern – Escape With Happy Island Updates!
3. August 2010
If you haven’t played Happy Island in a few days, the next time you do so, you’ll be met with quite a few updates. First, CrowdStar is now offering all users a new opportunity to earn 175 Free Facebook Credits via a cross-promotion with Shoebuy.com, or you can spend some of your hard earned coins [...]
Happy Island Updates: New Attractions, Decorations, and Limited Edition Item Bundles
23. July 2010
CrowdStar has been busy updating Happy Island this week, with new attractions, new decorations, and even new limited edition item bundles. The item bundles can be found as soon as you login to the game, via a pop-up and icon on the right-hand side of the gameplay area, while the new attractions and decorations can [...]
CrowdStar Gaming Updates: Happy Island Adds Picnic Tables, Win Coins in Zoo Paradise Contest, & Upgrade Your Piggy Bank in Happy Pets
13. July 2010
CrowdStar has updated three of their games this week. In Happy Island, we’ve seen the release of quite a few new picnic table decorative items, while Happy Pets has seen an update to their Piggy Bank / daily prize feature. Finally, for those users playing Zoo Paradise, you can now enter a very simple contest [...]
Create the Great Wall of China on Your Happy Island
8. July 2010
To go along with the recent release of Asian themed items in Happy Island, CrowdStar has released a series of “Great Wall” decorations, that will allow you to – you guessed it – build your very own Great Wall of China on your Happy Island. The wall can be built in three sections – the [...]
New Happy Island Attractions Give Nod to the Last Airbender
8. July 2010
CrowdStar must be excited about the new film The Last Airbender, as they have released a full set of items in the game in honor of the film’s release. The four attractions are Elemental Temples, and they come in the form of a Fiery Shrine, a Frozen Shrine, a Geo Shrine and a Breezy Shrine. [...]
New Happy Island Decorations Offer Nod to Summer and… Tetris?
5. July 2010
CrowdStar has added a series of new decorations to Happy Island, and what an interesting mix they are. Items like “King’s Kite,” “JR’s Kite,” and the BBQ Pit are easy enough to explain, as we’ve now officially entered summer, and the developer apparently wants you to be able to decorate for it. The… interesting items [...]
Pick Up A Happy Island Item Bundle On A Serious Discount
5. July 2010
If you’ve got five Facebook Credits on hand, and you play CrowdStar’s Happy Island, the developer is hoping that you’ll be willing to spend those credits on one of four discounted packages, one for 50,000 coins, and the other three for some seriously discounted limited edition item bundles. First things first – all of the [...]
Happy Island LE Now Available on iPhone
2. July 2010
Back in May, we brought you the news that CrowdStar and Sibblingz would be bringing Faebook gaming hit Happy Island to the iPhone. That day has arrived, with the app now being available on the iPhone App Store for 99 cents. While there had been a bit of confusion as to whether or not Facebook [...]
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