BREAKING: Target Test Prep releases Brand New 2026 On Demand GMAT prep course

Redeem
TTP OnDemand GMAT Video Course
Featured Course

Target Test Prep GMAT OnDemand

Scott Woodbury-Stewart’s private virtual classroom — 400 hours of master-class video lessons for the GMAT Focus Edition.

  • 715+ score guarantee — highest in the industry (99th percentile)
  • 52 chapters · 1,500+ lessons · 4,000+ practice questions
  • 400 hours of video · 1,500+ instructor-led HD smartboard lessons
  • 300,000+ students accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Booth & Sloan & more
  • 24/7 live support + weekly Zoom office hours with GMAT instructors
  • TTP AI Assist — 24/7 AI-powered virtual tutor for instant help
  • 1,200+ flashcards + AI-powered study assistant & daily calendar
  • OnDemand, LiveTeach & GMAT Bootcamp formats available
  • Also: GRE, SAT Math & Executive Assessment courses
  • MBA Admissions Consulting now available
  • 🏆 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Award: Test Prep Solution Provider of the Year
  • 200,000+ students served
  • 5-day free trial — $0 to start, no auto-billing, cancel anytime
★★★★★ 5.0 (559 reviews)
130-pt guarantee
$0 to start then $127/mo
Start Free 5-Day Trial Read 559 Reviews →

Facebook is down for now

500 prizes worth $100,000!
Expert replies
Post new topic Post Reply
Previous Topic Next Topic
User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 387
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:25 pmFollowed by: 29 members
Thanked: 17 times
by DavidP » Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:40 pm
Thanks for starting to play the Beat The GMAT $100K Challenge. In less than 24 hours, almost 100 of you have already started liking and sharing.

I'm writing to let you know that Facebook is totally down right now. (Here's a report from the Huffington Post that describes the situation.) And so this makes playing the $100K Challenge impossible for now. :(

We're sorry about the fact that you can't earn points right now. Once Facebook comes back up, you should be able to start playing again right away.

On the bright side, you should know that there will be new bonuses by tomorrow. I'll let you know when the new bonuses go live. In the meantime, let's all pray that Facebook comes back online ASAP! :)

Thanks for your patience!
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Source: — The $100K Challenge |
User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 2567
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 2009 10:05 amFollowed by: 550 members
Thanked: 712 times
GMAT Score:770

by DanaJ » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:18 pm
I feel like it's working "in shifts." It's good for a few hours then it goes bust again. I'm assuming they'll be fixing this soon though.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1022
Joined: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:49 pmFollowed by: 2 members
Location: Gandhinagar
Thanked: 41 times

by shashank.ism » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:23 pm
Yeah Dana and David facebook is down for since 10 pm IST....Its going and coming again & again....Its really frustrating...
Even I lost 'LIKE' & 'share' button on my website www.webmaggu.com . I thought facebook has disabled it or what....

But I think there is a problem in facebook servers or may be some physical part failure which is creating this problem...Win Win situation for orkut btw.... :)..
Lots of new there on facebook being down when u google it....so be happy and wait for fbk to regain from its bad health..
My Websites:
www.mba.webmaggu.com - India's social Network for MBA Aspirants

www.deal.webmaggu.com -India's online discount, coupon, free stuff informer.

www.dictionary.webmaggu.com - A compact free online dictionary with images.

Nothing is Impossible, even Impossible says I'm possible.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 387
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:25 pmFollowed by: 29 members
Thanked: 17 times

by DavidP » Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:58 pm
Maybe our game broke Facebook? :) Looks like it's back up now. Yay!
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Legendary Member
Posts: 1022
Joined: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:49 pmFollowed by: 2 members
Location: Gandhinagar
Thanked: 41 times

by shashank.ism » Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:39 pm
hehhehehe.....but david its the other way round....
watever facebook is back and the game is on....so pals just jump in the arena and start sharing the goodies......cheers.. :)
My Websites:
www.mba.webmaggu.com - India's social Network for MBA Aspirants

www.deal.webmaggu.com -India's online discount, coupon, free stuff informer.

www.dictionary.webmaggu.com - A compact free online dictionary with images.

Nothing is Impossible, even Impossible says I'm possible.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 387
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:25 pmFollowed by: 29 members
Thanked: 17 times

by DavidP » Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:54 pm
:) By the way, we just released our first bonuses. Please check em out!
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Legendary Member
Posts: 537
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:06 pmFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 14 times

by frank1 » Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:54 am
I am totally into game and enjoying it....more over learning new things(as i revise the old post again)

But i personally feel if it is not too many too often it would be better ...as facebook might consider we are spamming ....sharing too many links too often....
I dont feel facebook will do that but just a precaution as one of my friend lost(disabled) his account for sharing too many links too often(he guesses..)......(but that was around 6 months ago)

but as a facebook applications developer i am bit concerned as in application development rules are much strict.I dont see any concrete TOS saying you are not allowed to share more than x links in a day but sad part of story i have heard is ...their is no any warning or such thing....

so it would be irony to lose a account in leu of getting another thing...he he
any way only bit concerned....
but for now...seems good...
great job...
thanks
GMAT score is equally counted as your GPA and 78 clicks can change you life.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 387
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:25 pmFollowed by: 29 members
Thanked: 17 times

by DavidP » Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:03 am
@frank1, glad that you're enjoying the game! We're trying to make it a fun and mostly easy way to learn about both the GMAT and Beat The GMAT itself. Stay tuned for even more ways to earn points that are different from likes and shares.

I also totally understand your concerns about Facebook spam. We definitely don't want any of our members getting banned from Facebook because of Facebook spam. Your friend must have shared tons of things because I have some friends who share lots of links every day. It's sort of annoying for me to see all their shares in my stream. But they definitely haven't been banned! :)

That's actually why we're limiting the # of likes to 5 per day. And we're aiming to only have 2-3 shares per day at most.

FYI, before we developed this game, we studied many other Facebook games and apps to make sure that what we were doing would be kosher. We also talked to a friend who work at Facebook to check whether what we were doing is OK. All the research indicated that our game should be OK.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Legendary Member
Posts: 537
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:06 pmFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 14 times

by frank1 » Sat Sep 25, 2010 5:37 am
Thanks...
But was just a word of caution but i think thing is fine for now....
Moreover i do feel facebook knows beatthegmat and difference between quality content(links) and real spam....

thanks once again
GMAT score is equally counted as your GPA and 78 clicks can change you life.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 387
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:25 pmFollowed by: 29 members
Thanked: 17 times

by DavidP » Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:51 am
thanks again frank. we're only going to be asking our members to "share" quality content.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Legendary Member
Posts: 537
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:06 pmFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 14 times

by frank1 » Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:34 am
DavidP wrote:thanks again frank. we're only going to be asking our members to "share" quality content.
i think every content in this forum qualifies for all the requirement of being "quality content" and has been of great help to gmat candidates...
indeed thanks for that...
GMAT score is equally counted as your GPA and 78 clicks can change you life.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts
Posts: 15
Joined: Thu May 15, 2008 10:39 pm

by russty » Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:37 pm
hi,
I want to participate in the game but am unable to register. Whenever I try to register after logging in with my facebook account, I get the message:

Your Facebook account is not eligible because it was created after Sep 1, 2010, or has less than 25 friends.

Please help!
Thanks
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Site Admin
Posts: 387
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:25 pmFollowed by: 29 members
Thanked: 17 times

by DavidP » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:49 am
@russty, i'm sorry but you can't play if your facebook account is new. if you created your facebook account before sep 1, then you can play by adding more friends. we put this restriction in place to minimize the chance that people will game the system.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 210
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:25 pmFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 6 times

by ashokkadam » Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:44 pm
Is facebook down right now?

When I click on 'Login with facebook' on BTG, the button just doesn't work?

Please advice. I have all 5 likes left before they get expired in another 2 hours :(
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
User avatar
Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts
Posts: 210
Joined: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:25 pmFollowed by: 1 member
Thanked: 6 times

by ashokkadam » Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:54 pm
It seems All is Well now :)
Force and mind are opposites; morality ends where a gun begins.
Top
Join the discussion
Log in to postLogin with Googleuse password
QUOTE IN REPLY
Post new topic Post Reply