Postino was originally developed for iPhone and basking on huge success, the owners decided to launch the Facebook version. The iPhone version however offered some additional features like the ability to send e-cards in addition to physical cards, draw a signature with your finger on the touchscreen, and include your GPS position with a link to Google Maps) available on the App. These things of course wouldn’t have been possible in Facebook version. So, the guys at Angurialab made the Facebook and iPhone versions to communicate with each other which meant that you could buy some stamps from either the Facebook or the iPhone version, and then share the stamps between the two apps…so that you use the iPhone while on the go, and Facebook once at home. To add more diverse range of platforms to Postino, a Windows Mobile edition is has also been launched recently enabling users to create and print your own custom stamps from iPhone, Windows Mobile or using Facebook.

Here is the link to Postino Facebook App.

Character

“Maniac” is the character that you should go with if you are new to Facebook Mafia Wars.

Family

You should grow you mafia family until it reaches 501 members after that the additional members don’t contribute in a fight as you have only that much weapons. You can grow your family by asking your friends to join in or link to other players on the network pages. You can also join an email mass add to add players.

Godfather Points

If you have ten points then you should go for an energy refill. If you have 14 points you can get 4 extra points. These points can be spent on buying but adding them to the stats is a much better option.

Profile Points

You should know how to use your mafia points in order to be successful in Mafia Wars. You should increase energy and put points into that. After you have increase your level put the points into defense. Increasing defense will help you win fights and gain experience. When your have increased your level you should add points in other areas.

Mafia Wars Boss

Boss fights can be used to gain maximum experience points to advance your level. Ideally, you should keep just the right amount of stamina required to fight the boss and use up the rest. Boss fights don’t give you any bonuses but you can use them to gain maximum experience.

You can make yourself worth more money with friends for Sale when someone buys you as a pet. As more people buy you as a pet you earn more money in the “Value” category.

You will be able to make a profit when you purchase a pet and then sell it to someone else. When you buy a pet the value of the pet increases and the sale price of your pet is their increased value. You can also earn money through the offers and shopping options in the bonus Money at the top of your profile.

You customize your profile by adding extra information to it as well. For this, you can to go to your Friends for Sale profile by clicking on your username. The “edit description” link in the about me section will allow you to do this.

You can also choose the people who can choose you as pets. If you don’t want strangers to see you can set your Facebook privacy settings accordingly. You can set privacy settings in the Search category to “Friends Only,” this will show you as a question mark to players who are not your friend.

Your slayer game page has optionssuch as hire, rank, fight and rituals. You will start by building and army.With a big army you can be become more powerful and the number of quests you can do will also increase. You can increase your army by asking your friends to join or hire mercenires. The maximum level you can reach in the game is 20. Slayers have the option to perform rituals to do great feats. You will be able to get great abilities by sacrifising you relics on the alter.

The application has some new updates in the form of achievements, quests and items.

You can use new armors that are more effective against specific monsters, and new weapons that give you the edge when you need it are available to you. You can buy Wolfs bane, which is particularly effective against Werewolves, or use the Brain Saver to keep those Zombies from taking your brain out.

With the updated achievement section you can earn bonuses for reaching targets. The quests section allows you to play the game with the aim of getting more items and earning money.

In order to appear on the ranking lists you need to be compared twice. Your ranking is based on your score. You can be ranked in more than one category. By using the “Where do I fit in” option you can find the categories that you are ranked in. If you want to find out where you stand in the worldwide rankings including every person that has ever been compared on Facebook, you can use the “Hall of Fame” option. If you just want to find you position among your friends you can do that with “Inner Circle”.

In case you find that you can’t compare people anymore, it may be because you have already exhausted all the combinations of people and questions. This problem can be fixed by adding another friend.

The “Where do I fit” list has comments that people made on your picture. You can also delete comments if you like to. For deleting a non anonymous comment 4 user need to mark it as wanted to be deleted. For anonymous comment, 2 users are required. Facebook Compare People can be used to see where you fit in the Facebook user rankings.

Creating a Facebook application can be simple and fast, but it may require you to have some resources at your disposal. The first thing you need to be aware of before starting is that Facebook does not host applications. However, prior to proceeding with application development, you must have access to a server on which you can host your Facebook application files. This server could support one of many languages supported by Facebook: PHP, ASP, Java and Perl … Other than that you’d need just some basic Web development skills to get it rolling!

2. Facebook Application Developer Platform

Before you begin creating your first Facebook application, you must add the Facebook Developer application (http://www.facebook.com/developers/). It will give you all the tools for creating your commercial applications. Once it is installed, launch the Facebook Developer application to create the profile of your future application.

3. Fill out the form creation

Start Facebook Application Developer Program and click “Set up New Application” to start creating your Facebook application. Furthermore, what Facebook application platform needs to create your application is its name plus some fields that are required to run any application:
- Callback URL. This URL must match the address on your application on your server.
- Canvas Page URL. This URL is the address of your Facebook application. Each application must use a unique address, so you find an original ID!

4. Some other important options

- Use FBML /Use iframe: Prefer using FBML as it is the common choice and most documented scripting language for developing Facebook Application.
- Application type: Website / Desktop. Here, we develop an application designed to be used directly on Facebook.
- Can your application be added on Facebook? In other words: Does this application can be used on Facebook? Choose Yes to be able to add this application to your account to test example.
This action causes the appearance of two categories of options: Install Options and Integration Point, it works as an immediate check in Developer Mode Installation Options so that no one, other than the developer (you) can add the application on Facebook. Then copy your Canvas Page URL in the Side Nav URL Class Integration Point.
A detailed description is available at: http://www.marketing-ninja.com/facebook-app/starting-your-first-facebook-app-demystifying-application-form-field-by-field/.
Once configured with profile, Facebook saves your application in its database and provides two valuable pieces information for the following operations: an API Key and Secret. These two elements will be used in your application code to communicate with the services provided by Facebook. Now that the application is in order, it is time to give it life.

5. Choose a programming language

Developing a Facebook application resembles that of a Web application, where all the features supported by Facebook. From allowing users to manage their social network to making account changes, everything is supported by the platform.
Facebook offers its API (Application Programming Interface) for many languages. You can find them and download them at: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Main_Page.
If you already have experience with developing Web applications, it is likely that you will find the languages known among those proposed. If you want your application to be entirely a web based app, PHP 5 is a good option to start with as you can find quite many tutorials guiding you to develop a Facebook Application in PHP.

Bobbling Buddies is a pretty good bowling game developed by Playfish. The ball is controlled with the mouse by moving it and releasing it at the right time. There is also the option of spinning the ball after its release.

Achievements are awarded as you become more experienced in the game. Some of the achievements are for skills, some for the number of people you invite and also some for the number of times you play. From the graphics point of view it’s a great game. You have the choice to choose which version you want to play with; there is a 2-D and 3-D version and you can also manipulate the graphic quality according to your computer specifications. The game is also very detailed and not just a simple throw the ball type of game. The level of difficulty is good.

You also have the option of customizing your player. The bowler will show emotions (happiness and sorrow) depending on your performance. The clothes of your bowler can be changed as well, but for this you need to invite more of your friends to play the game. The ultimate goal in this game like real bowling is to achieve 12 strikes to complete your score of 300.

The game has been updated to include a “challenge” feature that you can use to challenge the world if you like. Bowling Buddies is a fun Facebook application that has decent difficulty level to keep the player interested.

Because we believe there are infinite ways to positively impact our world, anyone can create a user-created advocacy group on Causes. This group, called a “cause,” is the building block for all activity on the site. We strive for equal opportunity activism, which means that causes created by nonprofits and causes created by concerned individuals share the same level-playing field. Unlike other models that favor organizations with large budgets, causes rise and fall based on how well leaders organize and keep their communities engaged and mobilized. Cause administrators can post announcements to the cause and communicate with members through email and Facebook notifications. Members can discuss the issues, share their experiences, post media, and sign petitions. Causes can choose whether or not to fundraise by selecting a beneficiary organization to receive donations; these donations are automatically delivered monthly. To learn more about how donations work, click here.

There is no one way to measure a cause’s success: a cause can spread awareness to a new demographic, teach users how to make changes in their daily lives, raise money to reach important goals, or encourage people to share personal stories and find support. To read success stories, click here.

Whether you are an activist who wants to stop genocide or a nonprofit that promotes literacy, Causes can be your platform. It is a tool to help people go from caring about issues to doing something to make change. Anyone can change the world. How will you?

Usernames for Facebook Pages

It’s not just with user profiles; the marketing giants will be looking forward to embrace the new URL structure to revise their Facebook marketing campaigns. The new URL structure is planned to be implemented on the Facebook Pages and each page can have a unique name which the administrator will be able to choose on first come first serve basis. So those who want to protect their trademarks from potential misuse have been advised by Facebook to contact theme here.

Usernames for New Members

For those who have joined Facebook on or after May 31, 2009, such users wouldn’t be able to choose the username which I believe is pretty good measure to prevent the abuse. Usernames would be available on http://www.facebook.com/username on Saturday, June 13 from 12:01am EDT. Once selected the username cannot be changed or transferred to anyone else, so take your time and choose a best username for yourself.