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Re: Facebook Developers: Apply Now for fbFund

William Kasel — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:22:21 -0000

Yea, i was wondering the same thing.

Re: Facebook Developers: Apply Now for fbFund

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:57:59 -0000

I think it's more like a business plan competition. You submit your idea, team, market opportunity, etc and then use the funds to actually build the app/business.

Re: Facebook Developers: Apply Now for fbFund

Adam — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:59:02 -0000

Oh damn...

"The Competition is void in, and not
open to residents outside the United States."

Re: Facebook Developers: Apply Now for fbFund

Vez — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:52:06 -0000

Reading the terms and conditions, an odd phrase jumped out in the middle of page 3:

(2) Effective Use of the Android Platform (17%)

So let me get this straight. Facebook copied Google's Android developer challenge and didn't even bother to change the branding?

Re: Facebook Developers: Apply Now for fbFund

Trigeia — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:22:04 -0000

Will these Apps need to be designed and in operational mode before submitting for this grant ?

Re: Facebook Developers: Apply Now for fbFund

Bombchell — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:26:00 -0000

huh?? i dont get it. hmm so I googled fb fund.

wow they've lost it. lol I heard fund & though G8 summit, funds for charity, mae the world a better place etc.

but it's funds for facebook applications? hmm interesting. ok....

Re: Facebook Developers: Apply Now for fbFund

Adam Ostrow — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:37:20 -0000

Well, Facebook is clearly trying to encourage specific types of applications now, and on the website note that fbFund apps might become part of the "Great Apps" program - the way FB intends to still highlight apps. Whether or not this is the right direction is up for debate and the point of the post Don just made earlier today about FB and the iPhone App Store.

Re: Facebook Developers: Apply Now for fbFund

Wei Yang — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:23:28 -0000

Isn't this a little late? Now that apps are pushed to the backroom like an after thought, why would people spend time developing more apps to be pushed into the corner?