With the arrival of the new Facebook Timeline I’ve seen several blogs and forums of people complaining that their social game app posts are not showing up in their news feed or Timeline at all for that matter. In fact many are wondering and asking the question, “can I play games at all on the new Facebook Timeline?” Well, of course you can. Let’s not get carried away now. It’s a little confusing the first time you mess with your activity log or apps privacy features because there are actually several ways you can get to your app privacy settings and control what’s being seen, what’s being hidden from view and to whom.
One of Facebook’s main goals was to give the user more control over what posts show up in the cluttered news feed and ticker for everyone to see. Now you have more options at your disposal. For instance, you can choose to have game app posts hidden from your friends completely, have them allowed on your Timeline for the whole world to see, or create a special friend’s list group of gamers who only see these particular app posts. It’s all very convenient, but not so direct.
You can head over to your privacy settings, click edit settings for you apps and websites, edit settings again for apps you use, then click on the app activity privacy. You have several options here to either have these app posts seen or hidden from view.
You can go to your new Timeline activity log and also control these features too. Click on the activity log underneath your Facebook cover in your Timeline go to the app activity you would like to edit. There is a circle to the far right of the app that has the drop down option “allowed on Timeline” and “hidden from Timeline”. You can delete posts or even remove the app entirely from your account.
Facebook App Games From Playdom
Playdom: the official website of playdom.com has their featured games including Gardens of Time, Wild Ones, and City of Wonder . You can always play the game on-site for free which requires no download. You can also play while logged into your Facebook Timeline and enjoy all the social sharing components of the game as you connect with friends and share posts.
Here are 3 highly addictive popular Facebook games from Playdom where you can enjoy some fantastic game play as well as start messing around with your app privacy settings. Remember, Facebook is reporting that some posts aren’t showing up in the news feed so give them some time to sort this out.
Gardens of Time
Awarded the social media game of the year for 2011
Summary of game: this is an easy and enjoyable game to play. You are a proud member of the Time Society whose mission is to find objects misplaced throughout time to protect history. Complete quests and build and grow your Garden to unlock more scenes. You can work together with Guild members, you can communicate with them through the news feed by sending gifts, bonuses, and giving out tips. You also earn Playdom points which will determine your playdom rank along the way. There’s more to do as well: guilds can compete against each other, invite more friends to join and dress up your avatar.
facebook.com/gardernsoftime: the official Facebook page of Gardens of Time with over 2,653,000 likes to date and over 21,000 people comments on posts. Gardens of Time news including the “show us your Garden” posts to photo album, check for New Chapters, contests, landmarks and themes in the gift shop.
facebook.com/gardens-of-time-fans-tips: a fan Facebook page for Gardens of Time with over 14,800 likes and 1,080 comments. Comment and discuss with fellow fans what’s happening in your game. This is a great page to visit if you want an answer to a question, to vent a little Gardens of Time frustration, talk to friends, share tips or just discuss your successes and failures.
Wild Ones
Summary of game: Wild Ones is a catchy shooter flash game. The music is addicting enough and has a sprightly feel about it. It’s another simple game. Choose a pet, buy and win weapons, go out destroying real live online foes. Check out the Wild Ones forum if you need any help or guidance with this game.
Facebook/wildones: the official Facebook page of the wildly popular game Wild Ones with almost 5,000,000 likes and almost 11,000 comments. Get all the latest news, updates and special features in the game and the latest add ons all in one place.
City of Wonder
Summary of game: a simulation civilization game where you slowly build up your resources, interact, trade and battle other civilizations to bring your into the modern world. A great flash city builder, easy to play and no download.
Facebook/cityofwonder: a classic simulation game City of Wonder has you build up you civilization from its humble beginnings. This official Facebook page has over 2,100,000 likes and 1,100 comments. Post screenshots of your city, utilize the new Vaults, giveaways and gifts.
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