Comments on: Is Facebook’s Spam Creating an Exodus? http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/ The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News and More! Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:47:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Scott Goldie http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7704 Scott Goldie Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:56:51 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7704 I've written a desktop app that lets users receive and send Facebook messages from a regular email client (www.fblocalmail.com); handling messages in this way would also let users leverage whatever tools they have for spam filtering and information management. I'm yet to include notifications (I'm developing it in my spare time), but support will be there eventually. I’ve written a desktop app that lets users receive and send Facebook messages from a regular email client (www.fblocalmail.com); handling messages in this way would also let users leverage whatever tools they have for spam filtering and information management. I’m yet to include notifications (I’m developing it in my spare time), but support will be there eventually.

]]> By: Scott Goldie http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13311 Scott Goldie Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:56:51 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13311 I've written a desktop app that lets users receive and send Facebook messages from a regular email client (<a href="http://www.fblocalmail.com%29;">www.fblocalmail.com);</a> handling messages in this way would also let users leverage whatever tools they have for spam filtering and information management. I'm yet to include notifications (I'm developing it in my spare time), but support will be there eventually. I’ve written a desktop app that lets users receive and send Facebook messages from a regular email client (http://www.fblocalmail.com); handling messages in this way would also let users leverage whatever tools they have for spam filtering and information management. I’m yet to include notifications (I’m developing it in my spare time), but support will be there eventually.

]]> By: Maggy Young http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7698 Maggy Young Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:01:13 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7698 Maybe it comes down to you can't please everyone all of the time. What it did best was being a great student site, but then it opened to all to boost the numbers, & then it used to be a clean, simple site but it had to please the monetizers so now it's as cluttered as hell. In these ways, it lost what it had, but I thinkit's way too early to decide whether that's been a good thing for F/Book or not. Maybe only the next few years can tell us. Maybe it comes down to you can’t please everyone all of the time. What it did best was being a great student site, but then it opened to all to boost the numbers, & then it used to be a clean, simple site but it had to please the monetizers so now it’s as cluttered as hell.
In these ways, it lost what it had, but I thinkit’s way too early to decide whether that’s been a good thing for F/Book or not. Maybe only the next few years can tell us.

]]> By: Maggy Young http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13310 Maggy Young Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:01:13 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13310 Maybe it comes down to you can't please everyone all of the time. What it did best was being a great student site, but then it opened to all to boost the numbers, & then it used to be a clean, simple site but it had to please the monetizers so now it's as cluttered as hell. <br>In these ways, it lost what it had, but I thinkit's way too early to decide whether that's been a good thing for F/Book or not. Maybe only the next few years can tell us. Maybe it comes down to you can’t please everyone all of the time. What it did best was being a great student site, but then it opened to all to boost the numbers, & then it used to be a clean, simple site but it had to please the monetizers so now it’s as cluttered as hell.
In these ways, it lost what it had, but I thinkit’s way too early to decide whether that’s been a good thing for F/Book or not. Maybe only the next few years can tell us.

]]> By: Mari Smith http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7685 Mari Smith Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:34:23 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7685 No way Facebook is on the decline. Many of my peers (30-50 something professionals) and I feel as though Facebook is similar to back when AOL would announce "you've got mail!" There's still a big fun factor in just connecting with people, nevermind all the frivolous games. I think the big challenge with users choosing to leave Facebook, is they haven't educated themselves as to how to use this platform effectively for business relationship building. Since the day I joined (summer '07), I've been able to reach out and connect with TOP internet marketers, speakers, authors, actors, singers - all of whom I would've had difficulty reaching any other way. To me, this is still one of the *best* aspects of Facebook: the fact people respond! As more of a business than personal user, I simply keep my activities focused on specific strategic moves. And, I ignore 99% of all app invites (thanks to ignoreall.com)!! No way Facebook is on the decline. Many of my peers (30-50 something professionals) and I feel as though Facebook is similar to back when AOL would announce “you’ve got mail!” There’s still a big fun factor in just connecting with people, nevermind all the frivolous games.

I think the big challenge with users choosing to leave Facebook, is they haven’t educated themselves as to how to use this platform effectively for business relationship building.

Since the day I joined (summer ‘07), I’ve been able to reach out and connect with TOP internet marketers, speakers, authors, actors, singers - all of whom I would’ve had difficulty reaching any other way. To me, this is still one of the *best* aspects of Facebook: the fact people respond!

As more of a business than personal user, I simply keep my activities focused on specific strategic moves. And, I ignore 99% of all app invites (thanks to ignoreall.com)!!

]]> By: Mari Smith http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13309 Mari Smith Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:34:23 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13309 No way Facebook is on the decline. Many of my peers (30-50 something professionals) and I feel as though Facebook is similar to back when AOL would announce "you've got mail!" There's still a big fun factor in just connecting with people, nevermind all the frivolous games.<br><br>I think the big challenge with users choosing to leave Facebook, is they haven't educated themselves as to how to use this platform effectively for business relationship building. <br><br>Since the day I joined (summer '07), I've been able to reach out and connect with TOP internet marketers, speakers, authors, actors, singers - all of whom I would've had difficulty reaching any other way. To me, this is still one of the *best* aspects of Facebook: the fact people respond!<br><br>As more of a business than personal user, I simply keep my activities focused on specific strategic moves. And, I ignore 99% of all app invites (thanks to ignoreall.com)!! No way Facebook is on the decline. Many of my peers (30-50 something professionals) and I feel as though Facebook is similar to back when AOL would announce “you’ve got mail!” There’s still a big fun factor in just connecting with people, nevermind all the frivolous games.

I think the big challenge with users choosing to leave Facebook, is they haven’t educated themselves as to how to use this platform effectively for business relationship building.

Since the day I joined (summer ‘07), I’ve been able to reach out and connect with TOP internet marketers, speakers, authors, actors, singers - all of whom I would’ve had difficulty reaching any other way. To me, this is still one of the *best* aspects of Facebook: the fact people respond!

As more of a business than personal user, I simply keep my activities focused on specific strategic moves. And, I ignore 99% of all app invites (thanks to ignoreall.com)!!

]]> By: Scott Bradley http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7678 Scott Bradley Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:43:01 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7678 You make a good point. I know that most of my college friends have become more annoyed with facebook due to all of the spam they have to deal with. They say things like..."Facebook has gotten more annoying as the years have gone on" and "I don't like how facebook has become commercialized." I remember when facebook first released the news feed....How much of a ruckus it caused...maybe that was the tipping point to the "New Age" of facebook. After the social networking bubble bursts...what do you think will be the next wave on the internet Nick? You make a good point.

I know that most of my college friends have become more annoyed with facebook due to all of the spam they have to deal with.

They say things like…”Facebook has gotten more annoying as the years have gone on” and “I don’t like how facebook has become commercialized.”

I remember when facebook first released the news feed….How much of a ruckus it caused…maybe that was the tipping point to the “New Age” of facebook.

After the social networking bubble bursts…what do you think will be the next wave on the internet Nick?

]]> By: Scott Bradley http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13308 Scott Bradley Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:43:01 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13308 You make a good point.<br><br>I know that most of my college friends have become more annoyed with facebook due to all of the spam they have to deal with. <br><br>They say things like..."Facebook has gotten more annoying as the years have gone on" and "I don't like how facebook has become commercialized." <br><br>I remember when facebook first released the news feed....How much of a ruckus it caused...maybe that was the tipping point to the "New Age" of facebook.<br><br>After the social networking bubble bursts...what do you think will be the next wave on the internet Nick? You make a good point.

I know that most of my college friends have become more annoyed with facebook due to all of the spam they have to deal with.

They say things like…”Facebook has gotten more annoying as the years have gone on” and “I don’t like how facebook has become commercialized.”

I remember when facebook first released the news feed….How much of a ruckus it caused…maybe that was the tipping point to the “New Age” of facebook.

After the social networking bubble bursts…what do you think will be the next wave on the internet Nick?

]]> By: Affinitive's Social Media Playground http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7672 Affinitive's Social Media Playground Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:15:00 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-7672 <strong>Changes at Facebook and the New Landscape of Applications...</strong> Recently, Facebook instituted new policies to crack down on the rampant spam that has plagued their platform since it launched. At the heart of the problem are “forced invites” and “passive news feeds”. The former are applicatio... Changes at Facebook and the New Landscape of Applications…

Recently, Facebook instituted new policies to crack down on the rampant spam that has plagued their platform since it launched. At the heart of the problem are “forced invites” and “passive news feeds”. The former are applicatio…

]]> By: Affinitive's Social Media Play http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13307 Affinitive's Social Media Play Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:15:00 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/02/is-facebooks-spam-creating-an-exodus/#comment-13307 <strong>Changes at Facebook and the New Landscape of Applications...</strong><br><br>Recently, Facebook instituted new policies to crack down on the rampant spam that has plagued their platform since it launched. At the heart of the problem are “forced invites” and “passive news feeds”. The former are applicatio... Changes at Facebook and the New Landscape of Applications…

Recently, Facebook instituted new policies to crack down on the rampant spam that has plagued their platform since it launched. At the heart of the problem are “forced invites” and “passive news feeds”. The former are applicatio…

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