Facebook’s Apps getting in users way - tools emerge to remove junk from facebook
The much hyped facebook apps also has it’s downsides. Not all the users seem to enjoy facebook apps that much:
1. The number of groups against facebook app (not to mention all those that might just be hidden by facebook)
2. Even more significant: tools to remove junk on facebook (and myspace)
There is a general impression that Myspace lost much of the geek/elite users because it is so cluttered. Now the rapidly increasing number of applications on facebook is certainly cluttering up your profile page. Or maybe you’re simply annoyed by all those silly app invites you get everyday, each of them requiring action on your part.
Will this drive users away from facebook? Maybe not drive away, but severly increase the immunity of users against all sorts of requests and messages: friend requests, group invites, app invites, group messages for marketing purposes etc.
The first counter-reactions already emerging (above), there could very well be a major move by facebook that allows users to increase inaccessibility of their attention. This again wouldl probably severely impede apps virality and marketing effectiveness of groups.