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Building a Successful Facebook Application | BTalk Australia

July 7th, 2009 @ 1:30 pm

Categories: BTalk Australia, Podcasts

Tags: Facebook, Social Networking, Podcasts, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Phil Dobbie

(Episode 281: 13min 02) Many businesses are now building Facebook applications to reach thousands, sometimes millions, of social networking users. It’s an excellent example of how viral marketing can replace traditional advertising, so long as it’s done well. You need to create applications that people want to use and pass on to friends.

So how do you design an applications that’s cool? That’s the subject of research by Rebekah Russell-Bennett and Larry Neale from the Queensland University of Technology. In today’s BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie asks Dr. Larry Neale for the secret of building a successful Facebook application.

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  • Blogger Thumbnail Phil Dobbie Phil Dobbie has a wealth of radio and business experience. He started his career in commercial radio in the UK and, since coming to Australia in 1991, has held senior marketing and management roles with Telstra, OzEmail, the British Tourist Authority and other telecommunications, media, travel and advertising businesses. In BTalk Australia he provides a lively and insightful view on business issues, adding his blend of irony and humour to the discussions. more »

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