by socialmediapark on December 8, 2009
At the Facebook Developer Garage last week, Facebook announced that they would be shutting down the Verified Apps program, instead holding all developers to the same standards. It’s a renewed focus on ensuring that Facebook Platform applications provide a positive user experience. This morning Facebook reached out to those developers that had been part of the program with the following email:
To the Developer of XXXXXXXXXX,
Last week, we announced the extension of Verification’s standards to all applications. We have carried over what were once the Verification Checklist expectations and included them among the Principles, simplified policies (see http://developers.facebook.com/policy/) and supporting examples (see http://tinyurl.com/yjjuh68). We want to thank you for being apart of the program and for striving to meet this high bar.
On December 1st, 2009 we’ll retire the Verification brand. You will still see the Verified badge and receive the product boosts until December 1st, 2009. We have decided to compensate the initial fee on a prorated basis, which originally was intended to cover costs associated with the Verification review process. We plan to issue your prorated refund as a check so we kindly ask you to fill out the following information provided in the form below. We will need this information in order to process your prorated refund check.
Refund Form: [Google Spreadsheet URL Redacted]
Please remember that we will continue to proactively review your application so please be sure your application [...]
by Aisha Malik on December 3, 2009
For our new readers who were not living on earth until now, here’s an antipasto to give them the idea of what social media is and how it’s making difference to our lives.
Celebrities:
Former Alaska Governor, Sarah Palin and Newsweek have fought a war of words over the magazine’s front cover controversial image choice of Palin. Interestingly, the battlefield was their Facebook fan page. Here’s a citation from Palin’s fan page:
“The choice of photo for the cover of this week’s Newsweek is unfortunate. When it comes to Sarah Palin, this “news” magazine has relished focusing on the irrelevant rather than the relevant. The Runner’s World magazine one-page profile for which this photo was taken was all about health and fitness – a subject to which I am devoted and which is critically important to this nation. The out-of-context Newsweek approach is sexist and oh-so-expected by now. If anyone can learn anything from it: it shows why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, gender, or color of skin. The media will do anything to draw attention – even if out of context.”
Both Newsweek and Palin observed jerks over the past two weeks but Social Media analysts believe the significant increase in Newsweek’s fan base is due to the controversy.
Recently, Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue was launched and she is using the book and its associated tour to increase her number of supporters on Facebook.
Film industry:
The movie, Alice in Wonderland by Walt Disney Pictures is expected to release on March [...]
