Facebook app overload
By Steve Outing on Jan 3, 2008 in Social networking
I’m definitely hooked on Facebook, and I think that when the company opened up to third-party applications, that was a brilliant move. But the applications thing does get to be annoying.
Today, a Facebook friend sent me some “Good Karma.” Hey, that’s nice. But, in order to “receive” it, I have to add the Good Karma application to my Facebook profile.
Since I already have 47 applications installed (though not all of them are visible on my Facebook profile), I declined my Good Karma. I’m definitely suffering from application overload, since new and cool ones keep coming out — and I keep trying them out. I periodically go through a winnowing process to keep my Facebook page at least someone under control.
Have we already reached a point where it’s nearly impossible for any application to succeed in capturing a large audience because there’s so much competition?
On Jan 4, 2008, Kurt Greenbaum
said:
Amen! And I don’t have nearly as many applications as you do. Yeah, it’s fun, but I long-ago started declining invitations. There’s a few that are fun to kill some time or have friendly smack-downs…but sheesh!
On Jan 4, 2008, Kurt Greenbaum said:
Amen! And I don't have nearly as many applications as you do. Yeah, it's fun, but I long-ago started declining invitations. There's a few that are fun to kill some time or have friendly smack-downs…but sheesh!