After registering a free account, Tagged users can customize their profile page, to which they can post a biography about themselves and their interests, post status updates to inform their friends of their whereabouts and actions, upload photos and albums, and send and receive messages from other users. Users can see which other users have recently viewed their profile. They can also sort videos by most viewed, top rated and most liked, and send send virtual gifts to their friends. Virtual gifts are bought with "gold" which users buy with actual money or receive by completing special offers or tasks. There are chat rooms where users engage in real time online chat according to their age and mood. Designed to facilitate relationships and dating, Tagged allows users to send and receive notifications for "Luv", "Winks" and "Meet Me", a rating engine that allows users to rate the attractiveness of photos submitted by others. On October 30, 2009, Tagged announced a simpler signup process.[47]
Mobile versions
Tagged developed a mobile version of its site in April 2011, making Tagged more usable by smartphones with a mobile internet browser. This version allows users to send and receive friend requests, play games, and send messages.[48] This mobile launch will also offer location-based, real-time chat for users.[49] Tagged began offering an iPhone application from July 2010, which was downloaded more than 100,000 times in its first week.[50] Tagged's Android application became available in March 2011. In April 2011 it had slightly more users than the iPhone application,[48] and in May 2011 it was the number three social networking application on the Android.[51] In June 2011 Tagged launched its first BlackBerry application.[52] Being a native application, it runs on a mixture of HTML and the device systems.[53]
Social games
A screen shot of Farm.
Tagged's Farm game
Social games on Tagged differ from those on other social networking services, because players are encouraged to make new friends through the games.[54] In May 2010 Tagged opened its own in-house gaming division.[55] Leading the division is Andrew Pedersen, former vice president of the Pogo division of Electronic Arts. Tagged plans to create more social games, several of which are already in development.[56] Together with its acquisition of Digsby, Tagged's focus on social games signals an attempt to add more social communication options to its platform.[55]
Launched in 2008, Pets was Tagged's first game and, as of May 2011, remains the most popular.[57][55] Similar to a fantasy sports league, players earn virtual cash to "own", "buy" and "sell" other players as pets. Virtual cash can be earned by players in several ways, such as frequently logging in to Tagged or by converting Tagged gold at the Pets Cash Bar into Pets Cash.
Farm was introduced in May 2011. Unlike Zynga's Farmville on Facebook there is no animation or farmer. Advancement is based on virtual money earned by harvesting plants and animals in the game.[54] Other games on Tagged include Zynga games such as Poker and Crowdstar's Happy Aquarium.
Mobile versions
Tagged developed a mobile version of its site in April 2011, making Tagged more usable by smartphones with a mobile internet browser. This version allows users to send and receive friend requests, play games, and send messages.[48] This mobile launch will also offer location-based, real-time chat for users.[49] Tagged began offering an iPhone application from July 2010, which was downloaded more than 100,000 times in its first week.[50] Tagged's Android application became available in March 2011. In April 2011 it had slightly more users than the iPhone application,[48] and in May 2011 it was the number three social networking application on the Android.[51] In June 2011 Tagged launched its first BlackBerry application.[52] Being a native application, it runs on a mixture of HTML and the device systems.[53]
Social games
A screen shot of Farm.
Tagged's Farm game
Social games on Tagged differ from those on other social networking services, because players are encouraged to make new friends through the games.[54] In May 2010 Tagged opened its own in-house gaming division.[55] Leading the division is Andrew Pedersen, former vice president of the Pogo division of Electronic Arts. Tagged plans to create more social games, several of which are already in development.[56] Together with its acquisition of Digsby, Tagged's focus on social games signals an attempt to add more social communication options to its platform.[55]
Launched in 2008, Pets was Tagged's first game and, as of May 2011, remains the most popular.[57][55] Similar to a fantasy sports league, players earn virtual cash to "own", "buy" and "sell" other players as pets. Virtual cash can be earned by players in several ways, such as frequently logging in to Tagged or by converting Tagged gold at the Pets Cash Bar into Pets Cash.
Farm was introduced in May 2011. Unlike Zynga's Farmville on Facebook there is no animation or farmer. Advancement is based on virtual money earned by harvesting plants and animals in the game.[54] Other games on Tagged include Zynga games such as Poker and Crowdstar's Happy Aquarium.
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