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Facebook Promoting “Strategy/Cheat Guides” To It’s Apps?

An article by YoDaddy and Heather

*** FIRST , YOVILLEBUZZ CANNOT VOUCH FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE BELOW LISTED AD, NOR DO WE ENDORSE IT IN ANY WAY. WE RECOMMEND IF YOU SEE SUCH AN OFFER, YOU REFRAIN FROM CLICKING IT OR BUYING IT. WE HAVE ALSO BLACKED OUT THE SITE ADDRESS AND NAMES LISTED ON THE SITE ALONG WITH DISTORTING THE PICTURES. ***

I  was on Facebook today, when on the side of my screen, where you see all the ads that pay Facebook to adveritise, ther ewas and ad for a “Guide to Conquering YoVille.”  When I cliked the link, I was taken to a site advertising the slae of a sort of strategy for YoVille.

This advertisement piqued my curiosity because it seems odd that Facebook would allow this to be advertised on their site, as Yoville is an app on Facebook.  I also wonder if YoVille, as closely guarded as they can be over spoilers and cheats/hacks, has OK’d this advertisement.  Most know what aill happen if a site was to post spoilers or hcaks, they will suffer Zynga’s wrath.  Because if this, I cannot see YoVille giving the okay for this advertisement.  Something else I cannot understand is why, if that is the case, Facebook would chance offending Zynga by allowing this.  Hmmm … this might just need further investigation.

Now let me say that this is a well thought out site and idea (if it is legitimate).  You, as a citizen, are free to write a book or strategy guide on anything you like and this could potentially turn out to be an amazing money making venture for the author.  The author bery well could hav e taken the time to write down his/her strategy and describe how they were able to Move up and Prosper” in YoVille.  If it is indeed legit, then it could possibly help may people playing the game.  It seems that since they are claiming to be able to “max out yocash,” who says doing offers is hard,” and “make 650 yocash in three days,” that they are promoting a guide for taking advantage of the offers that Zynga allows.  This could go either way, I know of ways that the offers can be cheated, but if it is legitimate, it could help many people who do not already know how to take advantage of the offers.

This advertisement claims that you can “reach level 50 in three weeks.”  This I find very hard to believe starting as a noobie and making it all the way to level 50 in just three weeks.  Even with the claimed 650 YoCash, this endeavor woud require a lot of coins.  Without cheating, I cannot think of a way to get that many coins in that amount of time.

Some things that the site claimes seem like they are very possible and could be helpful, while some in the time frame they give and the way it is worded, make me think it can’t be legit.  But I  have not seen the aforementioned  book and cannot say for sure.

The site even goes as far as to hve “real life” testimonials from “customers” using their real life picture and supposed real life name.  It is, again, very well layed out and reminds me very much of an infomerical.

Now, if this site is not legit, which is very possible, there are links to a “member area” and a video.  Because of the possibility that the site is not legitimate, I did not click them to check it out, for fear it could be a phishing site.  So, I can’t say for sure what is in there.  However, I do not recommend clicking any links on sites that you do not know and trust.

The site could be a scam and you get nothing whe you pay, they offer to take credit cards and you can instantly download a PDF of the book to your computer.

Now, in my opinion, I would love to think of this as a legit idea that some enterprising mind took advantage of and is legit and that it’s a great opportunity to help the average player succeed in YoVille.  But being as I haven’t and won’t buy it, I cannot tell you which it is.

This advertisement seems very well thought out with the organization of the site and an idea and at the worst is a very good scam that could possibly cause issues for a lot of people.  Either way, I don’t see how Facebook would allow this to be advertised.

We will leave it up to you to decide on your own opinion on the “guide” but as always, we are here to keep you informed, save and up to date on all things YoVille related.

HEATHER TOOK PICS OF THE WHOLE PAGE AND HAS MADE A SLIDESHOW FOR YOU TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT THE SITE. I THINK YOULL ALL AGREE IT IS A LEGITIMATE LOOKING SITE AND VERY WELL DONE. THERE WE SIMPLY TOO MANY PICS TO POST ALL IN THE THREAD FOR YOU TO VEIW INDIVIDUALLY. THANK YOU….

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YoVille Talks About Whimsy … by guest reporter, JennyPenny

Today i walked around Yoville asking fellow Yovillians what they liked, disliked, etc. on the new Whimsicial theme. I talked to a lot of people today and almost all of them loved this theme it was said that while this theme was cute the furniture needed to be more brighter. One girl i talked to wished the furniture was as colorful as the free cakes.

Everyone i spoke with, i had asked them what new items they wanted to come out with next. I think this stumped them. Usually on a theme everyone talks about what they want to come out with next. However not with this one. No one had one single article they wanted to come out. I for one would love to see a kitchen dinning set bright with colors.
I also asked people what they thought about the new Whimsicial freebies. To which everyone’s reply was that they loved them, however they wished the cakes were larger so that they could appreciate them more.

As i walked through town i thought they best place to get people’s opinion of the new house was to go to the relator’s. So i popped in there and asked some Yovillians who were deciding on whether or not to buy the house. When asked about the house i received statements such as “The house is just awesome”, “I think it’s cute but i’m still not sure”, to “I don’t think i’d buy that house because even though it might look good on the outside it’s insides are almost always the same”..

Since going to the relator’s was such a success i jumped, skipped and ran to the fashion store where i met people who were all thrilled about the new costume’s. When i asked them what costume’s they would like to see come out a few people said they wished the mad hatter would come out, while others were just so happy they didn’t care.

After my morning of running here and there feeling like i was the Mad hatter, I finally found a young gentlemen who was fairly new to yoville who agreed to sit down with me for a small little interview. I asked him questions such as ” How did he feel about the new theme?’, “Was there anything he disliked about the theme?” . He had to leave in a hurry and it ended with him telling me much he liked all the theme’s in yoville. Here are some tidbits of the interview we had.

 


Well there you have it straight from the people of yoville. The Whimsicial theme seems to be a success! So why don’t you go get yourself to the stores and start buying your favorite pieces. For me, i will be running to the fashion store to scoop up my very own crazy cat!

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More Whimsical Items and Costumes Released





 


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YoVille Buzz Is Looking For YOU!

YoVille Buzz is expanding our team. We are looking for a few good reporters to work in in-depth stories and articles about the YoVille Economy, YoVille Scams, YoVille Hacking and Phishing trends and YoHuman Interest Stories.

The ideal candidates will be regular YoVille players with 6 months or more experience in the game. These positions will require that you know how to take, properly crop, size and post images in the forum. We also require that new work be submitted at least bi-weekly, so if you volunteer, please make certain that you are able to make this small committment.

If you think you have what it takes and would like to volunteer to join our team, please send me a pm with a sample of your work, either in the form of an interview or review of the new Whimsical theme and remember to show off your photo taking skills and your personality (don’t be afraid to show us your quirky fun side).
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New Wimsical House Released 3/3

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New Wimsical Theme Items released 3/3

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2nd Official Best Dressed Avatar Contest

Here is a chance for you to get REALLY creative. We want to see who the best dressed avatar in YoVille is.

You can either use what you have in your inventory in YoVille OR you can go all out and use Photoshop, Illustrator, Paint, anything you can think of to create your own fashions and dress your avatar, with these exceptions:

**YOU MAY NOT USE HACKED ITEMS. IF YOU USE ITEMS KNOWN TO BE HACKED, YOU LOSE. PERIOD.

**Entries used in previous contests are not eligible.

**Items found to be taken from another players work will be disqualifed.

For some creative examples look at this thread: [url]http://yoworld.21.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=1300 [/url]

For a really great free photo manipulation program that is similar to Photoshop got here: www. gimp.org

1st place: Patriotic Man or Woman Costume
2nd place: Blue Mermaid Suit and Blue Heels or Male Anit-Cupid and Black Kiss Make-Up
3rd place: Melafer Dress or Lil’ Heatha Shirt and Pants

Contest runs from now until 11pm est on Sunday, 3/14. Good Luck and Have fun!

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