IS Facebook popular because of games?

If Lal Bahadur Shastri would have been alive today, he would have been very happy toady. Most of the youth are crazy about farmville...uska yehi to nara tha "Jai Jawan Jai Kisaan".
 
yes i definitely think so.as games application on facebook allow the user to enjoy facebook in many different ways.it keeps the user occupied even when no one is there to chat with him or connect with him or her online. it enables solitary pursuits.
 
correct u r eight i am with u they had done this many times
raiv88 said:
Games give Facebook-weary employers more headaches
24 Dec 2009, 1405 hrs IST, REUTERS

BANGALORE: For many employers, Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites are already a scourge that cut into productivity. Now they have something else to worry about -- the games hosted by these sites.

This new genre of social gaming is called "asynchronous" or "appointment" gaming and allows people to play with their friends without having to be online at the same time. The low-intensity engagement has made games such as FarmVille, Cafe World, Restaurant City, Pet Society, and Happy Aquarium -- developed by firms Zynga, Playfish, Crowdstar and Slashkey -- popular among employees who often log on during office hours. According to a recent survey conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, about 12.5 percent of productivity in the corporate sector is misappropriated each day by social networking sites.

"What we are seeing is that more and more people and organisations are recognising the productivity lost so probably more chief information officers are blocking Facebook applications," Rebecca Wettemann of Nucleus Research said. Boston-based Nucleus Research, which conducted a recent study into the effects of social networking sites on productivity, said nearly half of office employees in the United States access social networking sites at work, which leads to an average loss of 1.5 percent of total office productivity.

acebook, which has 350 million users, says at least 20 percent of its members play games online. Sebastien de Halleux, CEO officer and co-founder of online game creator Playfish said Asia is growing at a faster pace than other regions. "We had no idea that it would spread so fast... when we had 100,000 users after one month, we thought it was the biggest success ever. Now with 60 million users we think this is only the beginning of something much bigger," he added.

Playfish is behind Pet Society and Restaurant City. Zynga's FarmVille, the best known with over 70 million active users till date, allows players to own a virtual farm where they can grow crops, raise animals and build a farm house. While companies try to curb access to social networking sites, not everyone sees the games as harmful. Anand Tatambhotla, a consultant at an advisory firm in Bangalore, says playing online games is akin to taking a break to chat or smoke a cigarette, only better. Psychiatrist Santosh Chaturvedi of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences in Bangalore agrees.

"Playing these games is like a break, without actually taking a physical break. It changes the mindset and when the person comes back to their original work, it might actually improve their concentration and productivity," he said.

Source:
Games give Facebook-weary employers more headaches- Internet-Infotech-The Economic Times
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its famous of manything,thru gaming u can just target ,a particular customers,and gaming cusotmers may not be many for facebook..thr r also other good features which plays imp part
 
Facebook was popular because of games...
But now these users who were just hooked on to games use it for social networking too...
 
Yes. Facebook is more popular than Orkut.

I personally like Facebook more because it has a more refreshing look than Orkut... The updates are more prominent, n hence the changing face of Facebook... The features are good, the usability, layout and accessibility are amazing...
 
Facebook is a social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc.[1] Since September 2006, anyone over the age of 13 with a valid e-mail address can become a Facebook user. Facebooks target audience is more for an adult demographic than a youth demographic.
 
Users can add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can join networks organized by workplace, school, or college. The website's name stems from the colloquial name of books given to students at the start of the academic year by university administrations in the US with the intention of helping students to get to know each other better.
 
Well friends
i think facebook is doing everything to make a user addicted to it. Facebook is not just a social networking website but it is also a website where one can pass time by using different applications, games etc.Rather than that facebook is common because of having users from maximum parts of world, it is also having celebrities profiles, companies profiles, etc. It is not just a social networking or a gaming website it is also a good business and promotion website.

So overall there are many reasons as i mentioned above are responsible for greater popularity of FACEBOOK
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Facebook did whatsoever it could do to attract user to it....be it games or any other application facebook rocks.....I used to log on to facebook for only games now its mostly for social networking and at times for games.

The facebook strategy was a great way of getting customers addicted to it!!
 
Apart from facebook, there are many social networking sites. But still facebook is gaining popularity because of it s games which other networking sites like orkut lack behind.
 
I never use games in Facebook. Don't have time for it. I joined Facebook when went to Erasmus. It was the main communication place for students.
 
I think facebook is popular because of it easy to use and organized UI..
 
NO, just not becz of games it has many more features:
Chat
Credits
Easter eggs
Facebook Live
IPv6
Messages and Inbox
Networks, Groups, and Like Pages
News Feed
Notifications
Phone
Pokes
Smartphones
 
Facebook is now the most popular and top social networking site in the world. The first three top sites are Facebook, Twitter and Youtube now. Facebook has many features likes community, games, online shopping, groups. Also you can use Facebook as your online business marketing campaign.
 
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