New Facebook Application Pays Users Ten Percent

A new Facebook application, Market Lodge, pays users 10% when their friends buy on their recommendations. Market Lodge is a product of BSocial Networks Inc., and relies on the theme that people are more likely to trust recommendations of friends when buying online, because they know and trust them. The application’s page says: “With Market…

Should Facebook Ban All Application Friend Invitations

Browsing Facebook, as I’m prone to do 🙂 . I found a group called ‘Official Facebook Petition: To Ban The inviting Of Friends On Applications’. With over 267,000 members gathered over a short period of time, it looks like it has hit a nerve with Facebook friends. I didn’t join the group though, because: Good…

Why Do Some Facebook Applications Force You To Invite Friends

Developers of Facebook applications generally rely on viral marketing to get the news out about their products to the public. Simply put, viral marketing relies on word of mouth, or friends recommending a product to others. All the applications that I have used ask users to invite friends, and most give the option of skipping…

Application Forces Users To Spam Friends Before They Use It

I had someone send me an invitation to add yet another ‘spam’ application today! My Online Friends requires new users to send out invitations to friends before they can use it! Here are some of the reviews of the application: Jenny Said: SPAM app – Do not add Ignored, blocked, and listed on “The List:…