Facebook apps – Farmville, Mafia Wars and Hugs

Are you a Farmville cutie pie, Mafia Wars tough-guy or Facebook hug champion?
Do you send hugs to your pals and feel a tinge when they don’t reciprocate with the warm fuzzies?
You may want to navigate away because I’m about to be a tad insensitive…

t-shirt that says "I facebooked your mom"

Farmville …
If you ask me to help, your plants will wither and die, and the cute calf will turn to veal (it’s like magic… but tastes great!) and your barn will fall down.
Mafia Wars …
Although I’m a former Marine who loves a good fight… can’t help ya other than to say “control your breathing, aim for center mass, and doubl- tap.”
For goodness sake, look at the following pic and see how Mr. Mafioso is squeezing the trigger… his aim is whacked and he probably has no finesse to the squeeze.
Bad form, paisano!

image of mafia wars, cute huggy bear and farmville calf, and a t shirt that says "I facebooked your mom"

Hugs, warm fuzzies, etc…
I’ve got work to do, but when we meet in person, you’ll get a genuine, warm hug and smile :)
But for god sakes, some people need to get a life.
I suggest skydiving!
Now when there’s an app for that, I’m off the fence and all my friends are invited!

Chris

freemiums are changing the way marketing gets done online

Target will be offering Facebook gift cards… are you game?

I feel a bit sneaky because I do not, nor will I ever, play Farmville… but it’s HOT and the Target-loves-Facebook news is, too!
      

So, I’m not going to slam it although any doe-eyed baby calves wandering my way better steer clear and learn the lesson of the cute little baby duck who disappeared in a puff of feathers.
Ok, I’m joking, but gaming is far too important to ignore.
I’m in the middle of working with SCVNGR to launch a beta for our brick-and-mortar flooring business and I can tell you it’s already paid off with some positive buzz.

What do you think?

If you are a consumer – would you like Facebook gift cards?

If you are a business owner – are you game to put a little online gaming into your marketing mix?

Let me know and we’ll follow this together.

All the best,

Chris