Facebook: Minimize Application Requests!
Posted by Nick O'Neill on October 1st, 2007 11:49 AM
One of my co-authors, Rory Marinich, pointed out to me a serious problem on Facebook. There is an overload of application requests showing up on my homepage sidebar. It would be much easier for Facebook to minimize all all of these requests into one thing that says “25 application requests.” Take a look at the scaled down version of my sidebar on the left. It makes my homepage much more cluttered and almost overwhelming. When I login I am asked to respond to way too many requests. While I realize that this is not a standard issue, I have heard similar complaints even from less frequent users of Facebook.
So how about it Facebook, can you simply minimize this for us to make the homepage a little more aesthetically pleasing? Does anyone else reading this have a similar issue? Honestly, application requests may have become the new Facebook spam. Even my mother who uses Facebook to check up only on a few friends has complained to me about receiving misleading application alerts. While this is not an identical issue, I think something honestly needs to be done to ensure a more enjoyable, less spammy experience for users. Any suggestions?
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This is a problem that Facebook could easily fix and one they would have done quickly in the past before they got so distracted with many of the "features" they're trying to roll out in the future.
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You need FIREFOX and GREASEMONKEY. Then just click the following link: http://karbassi.com/scripts/greasemonkey/minimu...
Here is what it will look like when it's installed and running:
Easy as that. Email me if you have comments/suggestions.
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Cheers,
Mari
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If only that were true. I've 'unchecked' many things like this and yet I still get daily requests for things I have no interest in and can't seem to turn them off.
Thanks for the greasemonkey script Ali, I'll be giving that a try!
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