据onlinegamblingpal网站的消息，Facebook计划招聘一名游戏合作业务部门掌门。

Facebook新设立的这一职位彰显出休闲游戏的重要性，负责开发、巩固与游戏出版商和运营商的关系。Facebook 2004年上线，目前用户超过5亿。

Facebook-Game

Facebook发言人表示，逾2亿用户经常玩《FarmVille》等游戏，这表明社交游戏具有巨大潜力。《FarmVille》是由Zynga开发的一款实时农场模拟游戏。

市场观察人士指出，Facebook此举是为了巩固与开发商的关系。Facebook关闭通知系统后，与开发商的关系出现恶化。Facebook要求开发商使用其虚拟货币，并分成开发商30%的销售额。

之前有媒体报道称，Google将加大在社交网络领域的竞争力度，计划推出一个以社交游戏为主的社交网站。Google最近斥资1.82亿美元收购了社交游戏公司Slide，并对Zynga投资约1.98亿美元。

Facebook emphasizes importance of social gaming

Social networking website Facebook is set to hire a Head of Games Partnerships. This new post emphasizes the importance of casual gaming. The new manager will develop and improve relations with game publishers and operators. Facebook was introduced in 2004 and has currently more than 500 million members.

Social gaming

More than 200 million Facebook members play games like FarmVille on a regularly basis, according to a Facebook spokesman. This demonstrates the enormous potential of social gaming. FarmVille is a real-time farm simulation game created by Zynga.

Head of Games Partnerships post

Market watchers consider the move as a way to enhance relationships with developers. Those relations deteriorated after Facebook canceled its notifications channel. The social networking firm insisted developers to use official Facebook credits, which provide Facebook a 30% revenues share.

Google

Previous reports stated that Google is set to increase competition in the social networking business. Google plans a social networking site that focuses on social gaming. The internet search company recently pumped €141.52 million in social gaming firm Slide. Additionally, Google invested €155.52 million in a corporation with Zynga.（source：onlinegamblingpal/sohu）