Just tested this and I have the app installed but I'm not redirected
from info to canvas.
I'm staying on info.


info page looks like so:
http://www.orkut.com/Main#AppInfo?appId=[APP_ID_HERE]

am I missing something?


thanks

On Dec 10, 6:47 pm, Bruno Oliveira <bru...@google.com> wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I'd like to announce a new feature. It's a minor change but it's really
> handy.
>
> The AppInfo page now smartly redirects to Canvas page.
>
> This means less clicks and likely more ad conversions.
>
> Before:
>
> Users landing in the AppInfo page for an app were shown the app info
> regardless of whether he had the app installed or not. Users who had it
> installed had to click "View App" in order to run it.
>
> Now:
> Upon landing in the AppInfo page, a smarter decision is made: if the
> user already has the application installed on his profile, he is
> immediately redirected to the Canvas page for the app. If he does not
> have the app, he remains in the App Info page.
>
> Why this is cool:
> If you are attracting users to your app info page via ads or links
> elsewhere, users will land in the appropriate page:
>
> - old users who already had the app will go straight into the Canvas
> page and run the app without having to go through the extra step of
> clicking "View App". This will probably up your ad conversions from
> existing users.
>
> - new users who do not have the app will be given a chance to learn
> more about it and install it.

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