Comments on: Crappy Apps Infect Facebook

By: Tim’s Tips on Using Facebook for Business

Tim’s Tips on Using Facebook for Business — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:17:26 +0000

[...] in the recent months, (the majority of them at least mildly annoying with a healthy portion ranging from completely juvenile to all-out inappropriate), it’s become easier for the businessperson to tune out Facebook. I don’t blame them [...]

By: Yon

Yon — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:15:52 +0000

The part I hate more is when they decide you have to invite your friends… personally, I want to try the app first to invite. Why app developers are always tempting you to invite your friends? It’s really annoying. Say NO to pyramidal apps!!

And yes, also there’s a lot of crap tests… I don’t see the point in socialize via crap tests.

By: Michael Sheehan

Michael Sheehan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:07:04 +0000

Facebook should adopt a digg style rating system for applications.

Alternatively they should develop an algorithm which “scores” applications based not on the number of users but the usage of the application and the time between installing it and removing it.

Finally they should introduce an accreditation system whereby developers could submit their application for consideration as a “Facebook Gold App” (or something similar)

By: Yon

Yon — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:15:52 +0000

And yes, also there's a lot of crap tests… I don't see the point in socialize via crap tests.

By: Michael Sheehan

Michael Sheehan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:07:04 +0000

Facebook should adopt a digg style rating system for applications.

Alternatively they should develop an algorithm which “scores” applications based not on the number of users but the usage of the application and the time between installing it and removing it.

Finally they should introduce an accreditation system whereby developers could submit their application for consideration as a “Facebook Gold App” (or something similar)

By: Open Access is Good. Good Apps are Findable! - The Unofficial Facebook Blog

Open Access is Good. Good Apps are Findable! - The Unofficial Facebook Blog — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:43:47 +0000

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By: Jonathan Kleiman

Jonathan Kleiman — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:04:56 +0000

The beauty, not the flaw, of this whole this is the easy accessability.

If people want to find GOOD apps, I suggest they find a trusted app reviewer

By: Ryan Miller

Ryan Miller — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:20:48 +0000

They definitely need a “rate this application” feature for QUANTITATIVE parsing of application quality. (the shout-out “wall” reviews are useless). The rating should be prominently places on the app install page so that when you get an invitation you can easily evaluate before installing. Applications below a certain rating threshold should have limits placed on invitations sent out to limit their viral potential (i.e. no more than 5 invites per user sent out instead of 20). Newsfeed and mini-feed event maximums for those applications should also be crippled to limit their viral potential.

By: noah kagan

noah kagan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:05:13 +0000

i think the question is what do the users want and which users are using this applications? i guess you can say the results speak for themselves.

By: Jonathan Kleiman

Jonathan Kleiman — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:04:56 +0000

The beauty, not the flaw, of this whole this is the easy accessability.

If people want to find GOOD apps, I suggest they find a trusted app reviewer