Comments on: Facebook Leaves More Questions Than Answers http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/ The Unofficial Facebook Blog - Facebook News and More! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:03:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ralph Haygood http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-10435 Ralph Haygood Thu, 22 May 2008 00:43:19 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-10435 Well, Nick, since you asked... I've created one application so far, Evarium (http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=6277707227), which launched last week and currently has 1226 users. Frankly, as both a user and a developer, I wish Facebook would mostly just leave things alone---they mostly work fine for me. Failing that, I wish they'd change things more incrementally. And failing that, I wish they'd give us a coherent, detailed proposal regarding whatever they're going to change, let us comment on it for a definite period, then give us a coherent, detailed revision, etc. I'm no fan of bureaucracy, but I'm unhappy with the vagueness of this profile revision. Well, Nick, since you asked…

I’ve created one application so far, Evarium (http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=6277707227), which launched last week and currently has 1226 users.

Frankly, as both a user and a developer, I wish Facebook would mostly just leave things alone—they mostly work fine for me. Failing that, I wish they’d change things more incrementally. And failing that, I wish they’d give us a coherent, detailed proposal regarding whatever they’re going to change, let us comment on it for a definite period, then give us a coherent, detailed revision, etc. I’m no fan of bureaucracy, but I’m unhappy with the vagueness of this profile revision.

]]> By: Ralph Haygood http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-13771 Ralph Haygood Thu, 22 May 2008 00:43:19 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-13771 Well, Nick, since you asked...<br><br>I've created one application so far, Evarium (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=6277707227">http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id...</a>), which launched last week and currently has 1226 users.<br><br>Frankly, as both a user and a developer, I wish Facebook would mostly just leave things alone---they mostly work fine for me. Failing that, I wish they'd change things more incrementally. And failing that, I wish they'd give us a coherent, detailed proposal regarding whatever they're going to change, let us comment on it for a definite period, then give us a coherent, detailed revision, etc. I'm no fan of bureaucracy, but I'm unhappy with the vagueness of this profile revision. Well, Nick, since you asked…

I’ve created one application so far, Evarium (http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id...), which launched last week and currently has 1226 users.

Frankly, as both a user and a developer, I wish Facebook would mostly just leave things alone—they mostly work fine for me. Failing that, I wish they’d change things more incrementally. And failing that, I wish they’d give us a coherent, detailed proposal regarding whatever they’re going to change, let us comment on it for a definite period, then give us a coherent, detailed revision, etc. I’m no fan of bureaucracy, but I’m unhappy with the vagueness of this profile revision.

]]> By: erikn http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-10432 erikn Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:54 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-10432 facebook is down!!!111 oh noes! facebook is down!!!111 oh noes!

]]> By: erikn http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-13770 erikn Thu, 22 May 2008 00:02:54 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-13770 facebook is down!!!111 oh noes! facebook is down!!!111 oh noes!

]]> By: John Furrier http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-10429 John Furrier Wed, 21 May 2008 21:16:22 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-10429 facebook has a clutter problems...i would focus the engineering and product group on developing a relevance algorithm to filter apps for users.. installing them is easy creating clutter is easy but both contribute to irrelevance. facebook needs to be relevant to users.. they need to be think like a search vendor..user experience and discovery = utilty; utility = revenue there it is facebook - get to work facebook has a clutter problems…i would focus the engineering and product group on developing a relevance algorithm to filter apps for users.. installing them is easy creating clutter is easy but both contribute to irrelevance.

facebook needs to be relevant to users.. they need to be think like a search vendor..user experience and discovery = utilty; utility = revenue

there it is facebook - get to work

]]> By: John Furrier http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-13769 John Furrier Wed, 21 May 2008 21:16:22 +0000 http://www.allfacebook.com/2008/05/facebook-leaves-more-questions-than-answers/#comment-13769 facebook has a clutter problems...i would focus the engineering and product group on developing a relevance algorithm to filter apps for users.. installing them is easy creating clutter is easy but both contribute to irrelevance.<br><br>facebook needs to be relevant to users.. they need to be think like a search vendor..user experience and discovery = utilty; utility = revenue<br><br>there it is facebook - get to work facebook has a clutter problems…i would focus the engineering and product group on developing a relevance algorithm to filter apps for users.. installing them is easy creating clutter is easy but both contribute to irrelevance.

facebook needs to be relevant to users.. they need to be think like a search vendor..user experience and discovery = utilty; utility = revenue

there it is facebook - get to work

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