Best West Index – Top Facebook Applications (Summer Edition 2008) – And the Winner is…

Welcome to the summer edition of the “Best of the West Top Facebook Application Index” compiled to highlight the most popular social web services designed or developed in Canada’s West (including in and around the Greater Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, etcetera metros).

The index uses the new monthly active users metric published by Facebook plus includes the number of reviews and fans. Due to popular demand we dropped the Adonomics valuation estimate in $$$.

Consider the list in “Beta” since we accept more and new apps getting listed. We have compiled the index using all apps from the last three Vancouver Facebook Developer Garage events. Interested in getting listed? Send a posting to the Vancouver Ajax/Web 2.0 forum/mailing list and introduce your Facebook application and showcase it live at the upcoming Vancouver Facebook Garage Fall 2008!

Rank	App	Active Users/Month	Reviews	Fans	Category
1.	10 Friends Notes	335,334		625	Chat, Messaging
2.	Scratch and Win	201,277	1,011 (3.7/5)	8,933	Gaming, Just for Fun
3.	Pull Tabs	186,128	598 (4.4/5)	6,928	Gaming, Just for Fun
4.	Slots	86,589	160 (3.8/5)	1,765	Gaming, Just for Fun
5.	Are You Normal?	62,993	103 (3.8/5)	1,268	Just for Fun
6.	Friend of the Month	45,754		318	Dating, Just for Fun
7.	Big Bucks Lotto	33,729	14,985 (4.6/5)	18,329	Gaming, Just for Fun
8.	Hockey Pool	20,847	29 (4.2/5)	640	Gaming, Sports
9.	I’m Reading	13,407	11 (4/5)	151	Education, Utility
10.	These Are My Kids	7,479	16 (4/5)	304	Messaging, Photo
11.	The Snow Report	1,972	19 (3.2/5)	107	Sports, Travel
12.	Green Gifts	622		64	Education, Just for Fun
13.	Hockey Pool Pro	520	119 (2.2/5)	173	Gaming, Sports
14.	Eat-A-Rama	434	12 (4.7/5)	44	Food and Drink, Utility
15.	Mixx Maker	327		15	Just for Fun, Music

Questions? Comments? Send them along to the Vancouver Ajax & Web 2.0 Developer Forum/Mailing List. Thanks!

Best West Index – Top Facebook Applications (Open Web Edition) – And the Winner is…

Welcome to the Open Web Edition of the “Best of the West Top Facebook Application Index” compiled to highlight the most popular social web services designed or developed in Canada’s West (including in and around the Greater Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, etcetera metros).

The index uses the Facebook data tracked by the Adonomics service and includes the Adonomics estimate of the Facebook application valuation in $$$.

Consider the list in “Beta” since we accept more and new apps getting listed. We have compiled the index using all apps from the last two Vancouver Facebook Developer Garage events. Interested in getting listed? Add a comment to this posting or better add yourself to the SocialCamp event wiki to showcase your Facebook service live at App Nite hosted at the Open Web Vancouver 2008 conference at Canada Place on Day 2 on April 15th.

Rank	App	Installs	Active Users/Day	Valuation($$$)
1.	Scratch and Win	449,900	71,984 (16%)	$408,363
2.	Hockey Pool	347,793	48,691 (14%)	$247,020
3.	Are You Normal?	572,300	5,723 (1%)	$95,077
4.	I’m Reading	61,400	614 (1%)	$17,888
5.	Friend of the Month	31,825	1,273 (4%)	$13,844
6.	Hockey Pool Pro	20,300	203 (1%)	$4,937
7.	The Snow Report	18,200	182 (1%)	$6,020
8.	Eat-A-Rama	17,800	30 (0%)	$265
9.	Green Gifts	7,400	74 (1%)	$403
10.	These Are My Kids	4,200	126 (3%)	$815
11.	Up4	4,700	10 (0%)	$70
12.	10 Friends Notes	3,773	415 (11%)	$1,805
13.	MyBus	2,300	23 (1%)	$144
14.	Vibrator	1,700	5 (0%)	$80
15.	Mixx Maker	1,000	20 (2%)	$130

Best West Index – Top Facebook Applications – December 2007 (Release 1.0)

Welcome to the 1.0 release of the “Best of the West Top Facebook Application Index” compiled to highlight the most popular social web services designed or developed in Canada’s West (including in and around the Greater Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, etcetera metros).

The index uses the Facebook data tracked by the Adonomics service and includes the Adonomics estimate of the Facebook application valuation in $$$.

Rank	App	Installs	Active Users/Day	Valuation($$$)
1.	Are You Normal?	788,467	23,654 (3%)	$318,917
2.	Hockey Pool	364,509	43,741 (12%)	$180,840
3.	Scratch and Win	70,970	14,194 (20%)	$43,061
4.	I’m Reading	46,000	920 (2%)	$24,038
5.	Up4	7,375	295 (4%)	$1,662
6.	Green Gifts	4,700	94 (2%)	$1,037
7.	MyBus	1,400	28 (2%)	$429
8.	Funny Jokes	1,300	13 (1%)	$122
9.	Music Gifts	550	11 (2%)	$55
10.	Zoykes!	300	3 (1%)	$54
11.	Coffe Shop	117	7 (6%)	$42
12.	My Food Fix	120	6 (5%)	$27
13.	BC Event	28	3 (11%)	$19

Interested in getting included? Send in your nominations and get included in the next Best West Index update published on January 15, 2008.

Best West Index – Top Facebook Applications – December 2007 (Beta)

Inspired by Megan Cole’s (of Kinzin’s Are You Normal? Team) story about “Facebook Analytics” we’ve compiled the first “Best of the West Top Facebook Application Index”.

The index uses the Facebook data tracked by the Adonomics service and includes the Adonomics estimate of the Facebook application valuation in $$$.