Scrabulous: Scrabble’s Boon or Bane?
Posted: March 11th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: Facebook Applications Reviewed, General Facebook Information | Tags: Facebook, Facebook Application, Facebook Applications, Hasbro, Mattel, Scrabble, Scrabulous | No Comments »
I have a confession to make. I AM ADDICTED TO FACEBOOK. But that is not something I am ashamed of. Come to think of it, to be not addicted to facebook is a crime these days, considering its immense popularity as evidenced by its millions of users. And imagine my excitement when an online version of Scrabble, Scrabulous, was made available to us Facebook users (yes, that’s another confession—I’m addicted to Scrabble)! Scrabulous is an online word game based on the board game Scrabble. Scrabulous was developed by two brothers from India and is most popular for its facebook application.
A Funny Scrabulous Video
It was not long before I got the scrabulous add-on, and became glued to it. Yes, I’m guilty of being one of the 600, 000 daily users of Scrabulous in face book.
Imagine my dismay and I presume, the dismay of the other 599,999 users when the makers of Scrabble (Mattel and Hasbro) asked Facebook to remove the Scrabulous game from its website on grounds of infringement.
Though this move by Mattel and Hasbro caused uproar from Facebook users, a lot of Scrabble fans had a sigh of relief.
So, what’s the real score– Has Scrabulous placed Scrabble at an advantage or at a disadvantage?
