Oct
8
2007
Good News, Bad News about Facebook Application Market: Long Tail Rules “87% of the usage goes to only 84 applications!” I may not be a Facebook expert, but I’ve heard enough about the latest rage that are the applications. I can’t help but wonder, do these apps really add to the user’s experience or are these just the new chain letter? One user uses the app, passes it on to a friend and so on and so on until you’ve got a clusterfuck of useless, inactive apps crowding the once-clean page. I understand that there’s a buttload of money being tossed around for Facebook apps, but come on… of the top 50 apps, 3 are of the HotorNot variety and I have no idea what else is in there. Barf. But maybe there’s still hope: “This doesn’t mean that Facebook won’t become an important platform for developers, just that a throwaway Facebook app is not the ticket to quick riches. Embracing the Facebook opportunity requires more than just optimism.”

Good News, Bad News about Facebook Application Market: Long Tail Rules

“87% of the usage goes to only 84 applications!”

I may not be a Facebook expert, but I’ve heard enough about the latest rage that are the applications. I can’t help but wonder, do these apps really add to the user’s experience or are these just the new chain letter? One user uses the app, passes it on to a friend and so on and so on until you’ve got a clusterfuck of useless, inactive apps crowding the once-clean page. I understand that there’s a buttload of money being tossed around for Facebook apps, but come on… of the top 50 apps, 3 are of the HotorNot variety and I have no idea what else is in there. Barf.

But maybe there’s still hope:

“This doesn’t mean that Facebook won’t become an important platform for developers, just that a throwaway Facebook app is not the ticket to quick riches. Embracing the Facebook opportunity requires more than just optimism.”