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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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: … Read more
Tinu makes so much sense here (as she always does) that I had to add my own twenty cents worth. I find that the growing demands to Digg, Stumble and Sphinn sites are growing more time consuming. Tinu says: Feel free to send me anything, once you’ve friended me. For me, this is the central … Read more
