Comments on: Redundant Facebook Apps Diluting Service Value? http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/ Utterly random, incoherent and disjointed rants and ramblings... Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:31:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: vacri http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7403 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:03:20 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7403 I have cunningly avoided myspace and facebook. I've made one profile once, and the url tells you why I made it. I can't even remember the password I used. http://www.myspace.com/silkybadgeredme I can't check it at work to see if it still works because they've just installed an <a href="http://www.untangle.com/" rel="nofollow">untangle</a> box, and it blocks myspace. I'm not particularly depressed about that. From memory, there is a photo of the CN tower on the profile, but it might be a bit hard to make out at first. As for the paradox of choice thing, it's not so bad when there's only a couple of choices, but when you have a shitload of similar choices, that's when the psychological benefit turns into a psychological cost. Store carries three brands of car batteries? Fine. Easy. Store carries thirty brands? Er... time to really commit some brain time. I have cunningly avoided myspace and facebook. I’ve made one profile once, and the url tells you why I made it. I can’t even remember the password I used.

http://www.myspace.com/silkybadgeredme

I can’t check it at work to see if it still works because they’ve just installed an untangle box, and it blocks myspace. I’m not particularly depressed about that.

From memory, there is a photo of the CN tower on the profile, but it might be a bit hard to make out at first.

As for the paradox of choice thing, it’s not so bad when there’s only a couple of choices, but when you have a shitload of similar choices, that’s when the psychological benefit turns into a psychological cost. Store carries three brands of car batteries? Fine. Easy. Store carries thirty brands? Er… time to really commit some brain time.

]]> by: Jake http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7402 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:57:23 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7402 I personally hate all of the social networks I have tried. Facebook was cool at first, but it lost it. My peers use Myspace, but it is the worst website to ever exist. Sadly, most of my peers seem to be moving away from e-mail and IM to MySpace and Facebook. I personally hate all of the social networks I have tried. Facebook was cool at first, but it lost it. My peers use Myspace, but it is the worst website to ever exist. Sadly, most of my peers seem to be moving away from e-mail and IM to MySpace and Facebook.

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7399 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:33:37 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7399 Scary but true. Especially since the Facebook profiles will now be indexed by search engines. Scary but true. Especially since the Facebook profiles will now be indexed by search engines.

]]> by: ZeWrestler http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7398 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:24:15 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7398 I've added nothing, and I will do my best to make sure it stays that way. I hate the look for the cluttered profiles. And lets not forget the more we put into the profiles, the more info a social engineer will have on us, or marketers. I’ve added nothing, and I will do my best to make sure it stays that way. I hate the look for the cluttered profiles. And lets not forget the more we put into the profiles, the more info a social engineer will have on us, or marketers.

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7395 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:21:51 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7395 Same here. I do ignore most if not all of them but they keep coming. And majority of them masquerade as regular notifications such as group initiations, friend requests and event invitations. Same here. I do ignore most if not all of them but they keep coming. And majority of them masquerade as regular notifications such as group initiations, friend requests and event invitations.

]]> by: Chrissy http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7394 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:46:28 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7394 I wish there was a way to turn off all the app invites, because I hit ignore on all of them anyway. I also hate the way everyone's pages are so cluttered. I added two apps on my own - Where I've Been and Flickr Badge, and gave in to a Growing Gifts app, but have only gotten one gift. I like to use Facebook as a way to keep up on what people are doing, and all the stupid apps get in the way of that. I wish there was a way to turn off all the app invites, because I hit ignore on all of them anyway. I also hate the way everyone’s pages are so cluttered. I added two apps on my own - Where I’ve Been and Flickr Badge, and gave in to a Growing Gifts app, but have only gotten one gift.

I like to use Facebook as a way to keep up on what people are doing, and all the stupid apps get in the way of that.

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7393 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:04:39 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7393 Actually I haven't noticed it much either. It's just that the focus of the site has changed a little bit since it became an open network. Good idea on the centralized database for courses. I didn't think about that. Actually I haven’t noticed it much either. It’s just that the focus of the site has changed a little bit since it became an open network.

Good idea on the centralized database for courses. I didn’t think about that.

]]> by: Aaron http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7392 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:49:09 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7392 I don;t mind the "open to everyone" attitude they have taken because I stick in a very particular network, so the only time I even know there are high schoolers is when I going group searching. The courses thing is so irritating, Facebook should have a single database for that, and all the different apps should just provide separate front-ends. I don;t mind the “open to everyone” attitude they have taken because I stick in a very particular network, so the only time I even know there are high schoolers is when I going group searching.

The courses thing is so irritating, Facebook should have a single database for that, and all the different apps should just provide separate front-ends.

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7391 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:22:09 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7391 LOL! I noticed that since they opened it to "everyone" it's been getting more and more like Myspace. I guess it's that pesky lowest common denominator thing - quality of the network seems to be inversely proportional to the number of users it seems above some operational threshold. ;) LOL!

I noticed that since they opened it to “everyone” it’s been getting more and more like Myspace. I guess it’s that pesky lowest common denominator thing - quality of the network seems to be inversely proportional to the number of users it seems above some operational threshold. )

]]> by: ZeWrestler http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7389 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:35:31 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/12/17/redundant-facebook-apps-diluting-service-value/#comment-7389 facebooks first mistake was opening up to highschoolers, it went downhill after that. facebooks first mistake was opening up to highschoolers, it went downhill after that.

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