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(日本語) ソーシャル性とは何か

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(日本語) Zyngaの新作、Cafe worldが最速の成長を記録、そのメーキング記事の一部翻訳と、検証

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Make more friends at Broadway cafe!

Broadway Cafe is an iPhone app. If your cafe staff have moved on, or you don’t have enough staff to manage the cafe in the last stages, you’ll have to hire new staff. To find new staff, log onto Facebook and you can register your facebook friends to be a part of your team at the cafe! This is Broadway Cafe’s main feature.
Facebook is the world biggest SNS which has more than 300 million users all over the world.

The graph below is a breakdown of Broadway Cafe users by region.

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Facebook is not well known in Japan yet, there are a quite few people who got to know about facebook through Broadway cafe. They may not have many Facebook friends yet.

So what Istpika would like to suggest you to do is make an account on Facebook and make friends from all over the world!

How to make friends on facebook:

(Firstly, make an account and log onto Facebook)
a) Access Broadway cafe
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b) Click on “Broadway Cafe” in the lower left-hand corner of the page. The Broadway Cafe introduction page will come up.

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c) Our introductory page is not used often. You’ll find basic information on the app, “reviews” and “discussion” and you can make inquiries, on the page. Also news from Broadway cafe and information on how to make progress in Broadway cafe are often up on the BBS.

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Anybody can write comments on the BBS and lots of Broadway cafe users are often calling for new friends to get new staff (in their own languages).

Click on their name and it’ll take you to his/her profile page.

d) This in an example of a profile page. You can’t get much information on them as many people have set not to show their detailed profile as a default setting but they are looking for freinds on the BBS so don’t be afraid, just click “Add as Friend”!

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e) Why not add a message like ” Add me plz for BroadwayCafe! thx”.

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f) That’s all you need do. When the person notices your request, he/she should accept it. Where he/she is from…? what he/she is like…? you can see all that information once you have been accepted as a friend.

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Now, you can add them as staff at Broadway cafe. If the person is really into Broadway cafe, you’ll be able to clear stages for sure!

Friends made through an SNS you don’t actually know and are called virtual friends. You have’t really met them but you can see their life style looking at their photos and the comments they make.
If you like some of the photos or comments or you are agree with their thoughts, click “like”. They might get interested in you and do the same back to you.
This kind of comminication will lead you to making friends all over the world, common for Facebook users.

It’d be nice if Broadway cafe could be one of the opportunities to make new friends.

P.S;
On the introduction page, there is a function that allows you to become a fan. Once you have become a fan of Broadway Cafe, you’ll recieve “What’s New” on your facebook. Why don’t you become a fan!?

iPhone Game “Broadway Cafe” Price Reduced to 0.99$ (Limited Time Only)

Broadway Cafe, has a great temp and thrilling in-game action and is gaining in popularity. Right now it’s ON SALE for $0.99 and only for 1 week! Now’s your chance!

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Download here。(opens iTunes)

Apple expands in-App purchase to Free Apps

This morning it was announced that in-app purchasing is now available for free apps.

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(日本語) BROADWAY CAFEのゲーム設計

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Facebook Lite released

It’s here! I thought, but actually it was released 1 month ago ;(
Facebook Lite.

It doesn’t have the complex functionality and game app feeds. It focusses on friends’ status updates, photos and videos so it’s designed for communication with friends.

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Plus+ Network

Istpika is currently focussing on information on the socialising of game platforms.
Following our previous article, OpenFeint supports multiplayer game
as information on social middle ware and social platforms, we’ve summmarised the Plus+ Network

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ngmoco headhunted Simon Jeffery, the CEO of Sega, and launched the network for iPhone games.

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(bunkersofism) 1+1+2 is tough

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Hello I’m Fukutopia, Concept Executive Officer of Istpika.
I have an interest in psychology and often take time to enjoy reverse engineering my own personal thought patterns.

The other day I had an ahuh moment.
I theorise that there are two working registers and one destination register in the human brain.

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Facebook Connect results and a Facebook recommendation

Broadway Cafe uses the Facebook Connect technology delivered by Facecook, to connect to the world’s largest social network – Facebook. Connect is specifically designed for the integration of Facebook and external applications.

By utilising this technology, the player is able to hire their Facebook friends and use them as staff in their iPhone game (from Stage 9).

HireStaffBut choosing any old friend may not be the wisest choice! Those friends who have played and reached a higher level, can run faster etc will be the best assistants for your cafe. So find a friend who has played Broadway Cafe for a a bit or find someone who has an iPhone, get them to buy Broadway Cafe and play hard together.

If you invite friends via the Facebook Broadway Cafe you will receive VIP points to use in your iPhone game to help you along with running speed etc.
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