Once upon a time, Facebook profiles were simple and provided the most basic networking services. Things have changed.
Facebook is a popular social networking site that keeps people connected but lately, it is becoming an annoyance for many of its users. The site has gone through tremendous growth and improvement since its arrival. It has expanded to include much more interactive applications. It was no longer just about creating a profile, adding friends, sending messages and poking them. Now, you can take quizzes, add bumper stickers, give gifts, and the list is endless. How could this possibly be a bad thing?
Many Facebook users are unhappy with the applications. The main complaint of the applications are of privacy and spamming issues. Users are dealing with the problem by protesting against the use of applications.
Adam Werlinger a Columbia College student has organized a group to protest the applications. The group called "Official Facebook Petition: To ban the inviting of friends on applications" has over 1,000,000 members and requests that the site offer a tool to block the applications.
It is important to offer users the option to block these applications. It is amusing at first to take a quiz or add a bumper sticker but when the application requires us to invite our friends to get our desired result, it just gets out of control.
Facebook's applications have cluttered the Web site and blurred its main services. Overall, the site has created an unpleasant experience for many users. Fortunately, Paul C. Jeffries who leads the Platform Developer Operations & Support team acknowledges the flaws of the applications and wrote a blog on Facebook addressing the problems and providing a solution.
Good riddance to application spam.
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