Facebook virtual currency to be launched in the UK

According to foreign media reports, the US social networking site Facebook announced that it will launch a virtual currency in the UK (Facebook credits), this week, the British retailer Tesco and game will sell the Facebook virtual currency gift cards.

Facebook virtual currency can only be used to buy virtual products, such as props in games, and users can use some apps to get the Facebook virtual currency. More than 200 apps and games support Facebook's virtual currency, and in 25 of Facebook apps, 22 apps use Facebook's virtual currency. Facebook's most popular farm game, Farmville, also uses Facebook's virtual currency.

Deborah Liu, Deborah Liu, director of the Facebook game and virtual money product marketing, said in an interview with The Daily Telegraph that while Facebook's virtual currency is currently only consumed on Facebook's own web site, But Facebook may be using Facebook Connect to extend the virtual currency of Facebook to sites other than the main site. Facebook Connect allows users to log on to other sites with a Facebook ID.

"One day we'll think about it, but now we have a lot of work to do on the Facebook site," Deborah said. ”

Deborah also points out that gift cards will let parents know what kind of games children play online. At the same time give children a part of the freedom, as they wish to use the virtual currency.

Euan Ballantyne, director of Tesco's Youan Balantan, said the company now offers a series of gift cards and the growing popularity of social games, and the company is delighted with the idea of a virtual currency as an ideal Christmas gift for consumers.