New Facebook Application Pays Users Ten Percent

ByAllan Cockerill

A new Facebook application, Market Lodge, pays users 10% when their friends buy on their recommendations. Market Lodge is a product of BSocial Networks Inc., and relies on the theme that people are more likely to trust recommendations of friends when buying online, because they know and trust them. The application’s page says: “With Market…

Why Do Some Facebook Applications Force You To Invite Friends

ByAllan Cockerill

Developers of Facebook applications generally rely on viral marketing to get the news out about their products to the public. Simply put, viral marketing relies on word of mouth, or friends recommending a product to others. All the applications that I have used ask users to invite friends, and most give the option of skipping…