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Demographics and Affinities of Facebook Gamers
Nick Berry M.Eng, ARAeS, CIPP
President - DataGenetics
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Biography – Nick Berry
1988 1994 2008 2010
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Just how big is it?
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Just how big is FaceBook?
6.8 billion people on the planet
2.0 billion people connected to the internet
600 million registered facebook accounts
30% of the connected World already has a Facebook account!
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If facebook were a country …
#1 China#2 India#3 facebook
… it would the 3rd largest in the World.
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What is the most popular Windows application of all time?
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Effect of facebook on traditional Casual Gaming web sites
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As facebook grows as a gaming platform, traditional game-only based portals starts to decline.
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People love to play games!
• Decline in traditional web portals is not a decline in people playing games.
• People are getting their gaming entertainment through other platforms.
• Put a device in front of someone and they will want to play a game on it!
• Over half of facebook users go there for “entertainment”.
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Worldwide Registrations – Social Networks
Qzone
Habbo
MySpace
Bebo
Orkut
Friendster
Vkontakte
hi5
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Badoo
Netlog
Flixster
MyLife
Classmates.com
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facebook gaming is big business
“Disney Buys Playdom in $763 Million Deal”
“EA Buys Playfish For $300 Million, Plus a $100 Million Earnout.”
“Zynga Issues Shares at a $10 Billion Valuation”
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Example of top facebook Game
Peaked at 84 MM Monthly Active Users (MAU).
32 MM distinct people used the application at least once a day (DAU).
Close to 40% of all their users visit the application every single day!
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Farmville - MAU
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Café World - MAU
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Café World - DAU
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Café World - Engagement
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Where in the World?
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Top 25 countries on facebook
Top 25 countries account for 79% of all FaceBook registered accounts. After Venezuela, no country accounts for more than 1%.
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Gender breakdown of FaceBook users Worldwide
Female dominantMale dominant
India 70.7% male Indonesia 59.5% male UK 48.3% male USA 44.3% male
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Demographics
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facebook Demographics
AGE
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facebook Demographics
Many users of college age.
In USA large number of members over 65
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Similar Countries … Similar Profiles
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Similar Countries … Similar Profiles
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Different Countries … Different Profiles
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Games and Interests
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Bejeweled Blitz
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Jay Leno vs. Conan
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Quiz Time – Guess the movie
Answer: Twilight™
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Comparing Demographic “Genes”
38.41% correlation
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Comparing Demographic “Genes”
80.89% correlation
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Cross correlation between brands
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Bejeweled Blitz Affinity
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What are fans of glee on facebook interested in?
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Affinity for Games
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Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Britney Spears
Shakira Justin Bieber
Avril Lavigne
Rihanna Black Eyed Peas
Michael Jackson
Frank Sinatra
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Drinks, Fast Food and FootwearPepsi
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Hobbies, Animals and Misc.M
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Micro transactions
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0.8% users spend
2.1% users spend
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2.6% users spend
2.4% users spend
Sorority Life, % users who spend by ageSource: “Rules to Monetize By …”, Playdom 2010
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Are you targeting your game to the paying audience?
$OEven if this game had 5x the traffic, it would not generate the same revenue
Would you like to have the largest game on facebook, or the most profitable?
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Micro-transaction types
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- Avatars- Fashion- Accessories
Things that do not adjust the balance of the game
Kill 10 more Orcs
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Pay 10 gold coins
Time
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Bling Accelerators Power-ups
Pay to get 10 gold coins to get +10% attack bonus for 12
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The economic beauty of micro-transactions
Volume
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$6.95 The Long Tail …
The “Tall” Tail …
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Big brands are starting to get it
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MIT research• When playing games, people are at
95-99% “focused attention”(As measured by pupil dilation, skin resistance, pulse, movement, breathing, brain activity …)
• This blows away all other media
• With just 15 seconds exposure to a brand, there is >80% unaided recall.
Sponsors can receive “Halo” effect by having their brands associated with success screens and level completion events.
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Pitching to potential sponsors
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Honeymoon period for brand owners with fans!
• 43% of fans visit facebook several times a day.
• 50% of fans come to facebook for entertainment.
• 92% say that being a fan has a positive impact in recommending to
friends.
• 52% recommend others to follow the brand.
• 84% of fans consume (regularly/ocassionally) the brand.
• There is no disconnect between brands followed on facebook and regular
consumers.
• An average of 9 brands are followed by users.Source: DDB, October 2010
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Advice to Social Game Developers
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You’re a Service not a Product
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Measure Everything!
Analytics is now just as important as game design!
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A/B Testing
Play Joinor
It’s not just for adverts!
Use tools. Measure baseline.Tweak, then measure again.
Denominators are large, so even minor changes can result in $$.
It’s all about the “tastes of the fish, not the tastes of the fisherman”.
Look at everything: prices, tooltips, position, offers …
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We’re now on the second generation of Social Games
Generation #1 – Build it, and throw it live immediately. Fix and modify it live. Those days are over!
Generation #2 – Get it mechanics reasonably polished before general release.
“You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression”
Today’s early adopters of new games …
… Virally introduce more people to your game… Typically spend more over lifetime
