Facebook Rolls Out Verified App Program, Plus One Hell Of A Revenue Model For Themselves

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8 points·qhoxie··7 comments

Misleading title .. stupid article. A maximum of $18m is "hell of a revenue model" for facebook?

I agree, bad title. Although getting developers to pay just to code on facebooks platform; is impressive.

"pay to code" = "pay $375 to apply to get verified"

This reminds me of Yahoo's $299 directory submission, a very old business model.

Agreed, it's not much compared to what facebook promises. But that's over 10% of facebook's 2007 revenue (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/31/facebook-finances-leake...), nothing to sneeze at.

$18m is more than the imaginary billions that facebook is valued at...

I doubt 50%+ will apply any time soon. I know I won't. It seems like they should be offering something much better for much more money. At $375 it's too much for the casual developer and peanuts for any company serious about their FB app.

I invested countless hours in the Facebook platform only to be swept under the rug along with all the other developers. I will not be investing any money.

has anyone noticed that Arrington is always the author of these "big news" stories, and all his co-workers always publish junk? This article doesnt even read like he wrote it...

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