Flappy Bird had zero Facebook features

Posted by jonthepirate on Sunday February 16, 2014 @06:44AM
from the self-post dept.

Just a friendly reminder that when you make things people like, a viral crawl will naturally happen without a need to slather Facebook buttons everywhere.

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Re:Flappy Bird had zero Facebook features by anthony_franco on Sunday February 16, 2014 @11:56AM (#7248218)

Actually, Flappy Bird did have Facebook sharing. And removing it then led to a drop in virality. So, unfortunately, it proves the opposite is true.

http://marketingland.com/viral-rise-fall-flappy-bird-73479

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Re:Flappy Bird had zero Facebook features by robzyb on Sunday February 16, 2014 @07:42AM (#7247463)

But that doesn't mean that slathering Facebook buttons everywhere is unhelpful.

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Re:Flappy Bird had zero Facebook features by RexRollman on Sunday February 16, 2014 @07:56AM (#7247498)

Of course not, but it is unsightly and often unneeded.

I think apps should allow one to individually turn on and off social services.

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Re:Flappy Bird had zero Facebook features by deluvas on Sunday February 16, 2014 @11:09AM (#7247999)

It did however have a share button after you've died, did it not? Never pressed it, but I'm curious if that helped.

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