This day and age social networks are all the rage. First it began with Friendster, then MySpace and now everyone has migrated to Facebook. As the application grows so does the number of users to become affiliated with it.
That’s why the social gaming company, Zynga has decided to jump on board and continue to push forward into social networking.
Zynga Incorporated its plans revealed its plans to link up with Facebook in Texas this week, at the South By Southwest Music And Media Conference. By partnering with Facebook Mobile to add their live poker game to Facebook connect.
Players can access this game from Apple’s store for use with the Apple iPhone. Currently this application will be offered for free in the app store.
By combining forces, live poker will be a social gaming experience as players can enjoy Zynga’s Texas Hold’Em through Facebook on the iPhone or iPod touch.
Mobile online gaming has increased in popularity since the invention of the iPhone. The ease-of-use as well as the simple acquisition of games allows an affordable and efficient method for users to connect online.
With iTunes and iPhone’s players can easily access and download games, many of which are free, to enhance their online casino entertainment.
Now players can access their Facebook account and play a game of poker against their friends. With the new feature of Facebook connect players can now see their statistics as well as how they rank against their friends.
By adding games and quizzes and new applications to Facebook, they have expanded their network to not only be a social network, but a social gaming network as well. As they continue to grow more users find themselves involved in these games, and now they can bring them straight to their mobile devices. The question now: do we make the phones bigger?
