35 Comments »Earlier today Facebook added a new feature that enables you to block specific friends from sending you application invites. This is a great addition. I have a few friends that keep sending me application invites and it is not the fault of the application provider but instead the fault of the individual. Applications were being penalized for being ignored when in reality it was simply a pesky friend.
It’s great to see that Facebook is consistently updating their feature set to ensure a fair environment for application developers. While there have been missteps that have penalized developers, Facebook has attempted to reconcile with app developers by instituting new features that appear to be somewhat of a compromise. App developers make “reasonable sacrifices” in exchange for a better general user experience on Facebook.
While it could be argued that this constant trend of Facebook making it more challenging for application developers to succeed, there are still applications that have managed to experience continued growth. As we see more high quality applications launch on Facebook we will begin to see more features that focus on filtering through the social graph rather then flat out blocking applications. Thanks to Andrew Cafourek for pointing out this new feature to me.
I love this new feature too. I was delighted to notice it the other day and had cause to use it immediately!
Some people enjoy using Facebook for more personal reasons and like to “share the love” when they find a fun FB app. I prefer to use Facebook for strategic business networking and simply don’t have time to check out all these apps.
Yes! Finally! I have friends that I think are trying to set a record for the most apps added to there profile.
This feature is long overdue.
I love this new feature too. I was delighted to notice it the other day and had cause to use it immediately!
Some people enjoy using Facebook for more personal reasons and like to “share the love” when they find a fun FB app. I prefer to use Facebook for strategic business networking and simply don’t have time to check out all these apps.
Yes! Finally! I have friends that I think are trying to set a record for the most apps added to there profile.
This feature is long overdue.
Yeah, killer feature!
Yeah, killer feature!
I really find it annoying and waste of time every time my friends’ invite me to use certain applications in Facebook..good thing Facebook did something about this one..^^ anyways thanks for the great post! it was really helpful.
I really find it annoying and waste of time every time my friends’ invite me to use certain applications in Facebook..good thing Facebook did something about this one..^^ anyways thanks for the great post! it was really helpful.
Why can’t I “Ignore All invites from this Friend” until I HAVE an invite? I have to wait until they invite me to something?
I want to ignore a bunch of Friends NOW!
Why can’t I “Ignore All invites from this Friend” until I HAVE an invite? I have to wait until they invite me to something?
I want to ignore a bunch of Friends NOW!
I accidentally clicked on “Ignore all invites from this friend” and didn’t want to do that. Is there a way to get this back?
I may have clicked on ignore all invites from this friend cause I’m not receiving any Farmville Gifts from a friend of mine, and my friend is sending one to me everyday. How can I reverse this, and unblock a friend? Please Help.
i think i have done this same thing accidentally. could someone please tell me how to fix this so i can receive invites from this specific person again?
I accidentally clicked on “Ignore all invites from this friend” and didn’t want to do that. Is there a way to get this back?
I want to undo the ignore all invites from my friend that I accidentally blocked.. How can I again recieve invites from this friend… I meant to block the application that Im not interested in that he kept sending me, but NOT block all invites from him.. I need this fixed now, so I can again keep recieving gifts from him on my farm games, and also continue to recieve future things from him as I have always been able to do until now… I need to undo what I accidentally did ASAP please tell me how!!!!!!!!!!!
I ignored a friend from sending me application requests, how do I UNDO this?????
How do I undo the “Ignore all invites from this friend?
Can someone help me?
I want to undo the ignore all invites from my friend that I accidentally blocked.. How can I again recieve invites from this friend… I meant to block the application that Im not interested in that she kept sending me, but NOT block all invites from him.. I need this fixed now, so I can again keep recieving gifts from her on my farm
hi i clicked ignore all invites from this friend … and i didn’t mean to press it
is there a way of undoing it as i would like to receive gifts and invites from this friend
thank you and hope you can help me!!
chenae
how do I undo the ignore friends feature? I used it accidentaly please help
**** TO UNDO THE IGNORE FEATURE****
mouse over settings. click privacy settings.
click applications, then settings
at the bottom of the page, remove the person from Ignored Application Inviters
thanks… that is such a helpful info ..
OMG! finally I got an answer. thank you so much. I have spent hours trying to unblock my freind!!!
Carol
hi i clicked ignore all invites from this friend … and i didn’t mean to press it
is there a way of undoing it as i would like to receive gifts and invites from this friend
thank you and hope you can help me!!
HELP ME PLEASE HURRY!
Same as many above, I accidentally clicked ignore game application for one item. Now everything in my notifications lists is ignored! I can’t receive a gift or new friends invitations. Please help me.
i tried to unblock the friend i blocked from receiving farmville gifts but it DOES NOT WORK…went to privacy, applications, remove but nothing happens..now what do i do??
if you did ignore all invites from this friend, how do you un-do it to receive invites from the friend? why is it so hard to get an answer and why are so many others having the same issue but not resolved?
same as above- I have blocked an application and a friend and now wish to unblock the friend. I followed directions above and am being told I have not blocked them? I know they are blocked. how do I unblock at this time?
UNDO THE IGNORE FEATURE
Put mouse over settings. click privacy settings.
click applications, then settings
at the bottom of the page, remove the person from Ignored Application Inviters
Does Not work and still shows the name has Blocked HELP
Is this a bug and needs to be fixed??????
Help. I hit the ignore button and want to undo it. It’s an application we both use and I want to accept his invites!!
Re: UNDO THE IGNORE FEATURE
Put mouse over settings. click privacy settings.
click applications, then settings
at the bottom of the page, remove the person from Ignored Application Inviters
Does Not work and still shows the name has Blocked HELP
Is this a bug and needs to be fixed??????
I too have the same issue - PLEASE HELP… Why can i not undo?? It simply ignores that i am pressing on the remove…
I can’t undo the ignore feature from a friend either help please give me an answer
I agree with the above comment…Does not work!!!
this is a great feature which we had in facebook..to ignore somebody…..
Have accidently put my BEST friend on ignore and the remove function isnt working……now I cannot get her notifications back…..how do I rectify this??