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Facebook Nixes App Notifications, Social Games Get Email Alert Incentives

Now that Facebook apps can no longer send notifications to users, social game developers are implementing new methods of keeping in touch with their players. Here’s an overview of recent game updates from a few top social titles, as reported on FriskyMongoose.com. First, in case you’ve been under a rock, the background: Facebook notifications will [...]

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Say Goodbye to Facebook App Notifications This Week

Here’s a friendly reminder: As we reported at the beginning of February, Facebook notifications will cease to exist in their previous form, starting this week. According to Mashable, developers of games and other Facebook apps will now be required to either send email updates to users (assuming they’ve agreed to receive them), or hope that [...]

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YoVille’s Email Subscription Item is the Old World Globe

Zynga isn’t letting the removal of Facebook application notifications get them down, as they have added another email subscription incentive item to one of their games. This time around, the app is YoVille, and the item in question is the Old World Globe. The next time you login to YoVille, you should receive a popup [...]

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Facebook App Notifications Ending March 1

If you’re someone who’s tired of receiving dozens of notifications from friends about apps you have no desire to play, March 1 will be a very good day for you, as Inside Facebook is reporting that to be the date that all Facebook application notifications will cease to exist in their current form. However, for [...]

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