SearchEngineUpdate with Vanessa Zamora - 07-29-2008 Part I
Abstract: 1. Facebook Application Scrabulous Disappears, 2. The Washington Post And Predictify Forge Partnership
Vanessa Zamora
Video Content Producer, SearchEngineWorld
5:36 pm on July 29, 2008 (utc 0)
Transcript
Tuesday July 29, 2008
Facebook Application Scrabulous Disappears
Popular Facebook developer application Scrabulous, a scrabble-like game, is no longer accessible to Facebook users in the U.S. and Canada following a lawsuit filed last week by the Hasbro game manufacturer that owns the right to Scrabble in those areas. Users trying to access the Scrabulous application on Facebook get the following message. Under the suit, Hasbro requested Facebook remove the game for violating copyright law under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, however the removal of the Application by Facebook has not been confirmed. Both Hasbro and rival game company Matel, which owns the right to Scrabble outside the US and Canada, have released separate official Scrabble games for the Facebook platform, in hopes it will catch on much like its predecessor. Meanwhile, the Scrabulous.com website, which existed before the Facebook application, is still up and running.
The Washington Post And Predictify Forge Partnership
The Washington Post has formed a partnership with online polling service Predictify to bring an interactive twist to news coverage by enabling readers to vote on possible outcomes for selected news topics. The Wachingtonpost.com Prediction Center will give readers the power to research, debate and predict the future of major news related events in addition to local issues in the DC area. Predictors are scored and ranked based on accuracy, and can build a reputation for expertise over time. Predictify then aggregates readers' predictions into meaningful forecasts, generating unique, crowd-sourced editorial data for washingtonpost.com. To encourage reader participation, a premium program gives companies the option to sponsor a poll and reward the most accurate participants with cash. Besides the Washington Post, Predictify is also found on The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle’s sites.
5:36 pm on July 29, 2008 (utc 0)