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Ever wonder how smart you really are? I must admit, I'm not the brightest star in the sky but I can twinkle on my own pretty well. If you want to find out just how bright your star is shining, then try Playfish's Who Has the Biggest Brain?, available on Facebook. Read more»

Though I've been using social networks since before they were called social networks, it took me some time to understand exactly what a Facebook game is. What I mean to say is, games have rules and win conditions, don't they? Well, yes and no. Competitive games do. But when you think about socializing with your friends on a Friday night - though you may be playing poker - it isn't about the game; it's all about sharing an experience.

(lil) Green Patch reminded me about sharing an experience, or rather Sarah did. Yeah, I'm going to blame Sarah, it's all her fault.

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Ever wanted a pet but just didn't have the space, time or money to raise one? Well, if you're a Facebook user all you need is a few minutes per day to make a cute and cuddly bunny, kitten, puppy or even a bear happy in the new year.

The game is Pet Society, a cute little world created by Playfish, a social game company founded by casual and mobile industry veterans.

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I love playing games, online and off, but what I hate the most is having to play them alone. The dilema lies in finding someone who likes the games I do and is willing to play a simple game like jigsaw puzzles with me. With the game Jigsawce (part of Iminlikewithyou.com), I don't have to play alone because people who want to play puzzles with me are never in short supply. Read more»

Mesmo TV is a large Facebook gathering place for television and movie buffs that has everything from message boards, trivia and quizzes to video content and games, but the part of the application that we're going to focus on for this week's Social Saturday feature is Make Me a Celebrity, a sim where you claw your way up the celebrity ladder until you're famous enough to rub elbows with the rich and famous. Read more»

Puppies are adorable but a lot of work, and owning one isn't a decision that anyone should rush into. If you want a little taste of what it's like ot own a dog without the mess, chewed furniture, allergies or expensive vet bills, check out Pokey!, a Facebook application by Bonehead Labs that lets you adopt a virtual puppy to live on your profile page.

 

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As a fan of both pixel art and The Sims, I was excited to check out the new social application Citypixel, which deftly combines the two. Like The Sims, the goal of Citypixel is to establish a virtual life for yourself by creating a pixelized avatar and setting up an apartment, car and office space in the virtual city of Pixel York. Read more»

The problem with social network games is that all of your friends have to be members of the same social network for you to be able to play together. A virtual world called Mytopia does things a little differently, however. Operating with the slogan "Helping the World Play Together," Mytopia is a community that lets people play with each other whether through Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, hi5 or Friendster. Read more»

Playfish's fifth Facebook game, Geo Challenge, is a fun trivia game that lets you show off your knowledge of countries, flags and cities and see how you rank against your friends and other players from around the world. Read more»

Tetris Friends puts a social spin on the classic falling block puzzle game Tetris. The gameplay, where you rotate and drop different-shaped blocks as they fall from the top of the screen to clear lines and score points, is as solid as ever, and Tetris Friends offers four different modes to test your mettle. Read more»