links for 2008-05-21

t seems that Google, the Internet advertising superpower, is actually purchasing advertising on Facebook’s Ad Platform.

Casual games are making connections with social networks to make a play for even bigger audiences. The reach of online casual games is already impressive: One-third of people ages 6 to 44 have played them, according to market tracker The NPD Group. Global

The ability for ordinary people to create something, put it out in the world, and use metrics and iterations to make it better and better. It’s going through this loop of innovation and product design, being guided by users and user data. It’s continuing