Comments on: Facebook Apps Ruled By the Few http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:11 -0800 hourly 1 By: Creating a Facebook application « Keith Bloom’s Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-2/#comment-2626178 Creating a Facebook application « Keith Bloom’s Blog Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:22:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-2626178 [...] extending their site with custom components and this is arguably something new. They have fueled a vast amount of activity from 3rd party developers but so far the applications are simple widgets that extend current [...] [...] extending their site with custom components and this is arguably something new. They have fueled a vast amount of activity from 3rd party developers but so far the applications are simple widgets that extend current [...]

]]> By: OpenSocial Explained | Clean Zap http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-2/#comment-2134555 OpenSocial Explained | Clean Zap Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:52:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-2134555 [...] to building social apps using these APIs including Slide and RockYou, both of which maintain significant numbers of deployed instances of their Facebook applications. The success and adoption of [...] [...] to building social apps using these APIs including Slide and RockYou, both of which maintain significant numbers of deployed instances of their Facebook applications. The success and adoption of [...]

]]> By: RockYou App Slides to Top Spot on Facebook teasered @ Feed UP !! http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-2/#comment-1808288 RockYou App Slides to Top Spot on Facebook teasered @ Feed UP !! Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:29:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1808288 [...] apps, while RockYou only has one other app in the top ten (X Me, at No. 5). The top apps are still ruled by a few dominant [...] [...] apps, while RockYou only has one other app in the top ten (X Me, at No. 5). The top apps are still ruled by a few dominant [...]

]]> By: RockYou App Slides to Top Spot on Facebook http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-2/#comment-1805910 RockYou App Slides to Top Spot on Facebook Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:55:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1805910 [...] apps, while RockYou only has one other app in the top ten (X Me, at No. 5). The top apps are still ruled by a few dominant [...] [...] apps, while RockYou only has one other app in the top ten (X Me, at No. 5). The top apps are still ruled by a few dominant [...]

]]> By: Close look at Mallicious, a newly launched deal site at ProBargainHunter.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-2/#comment-1801510 Close look at Mallicious, a newly launched deal site at ProBargainHunter.com Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:12:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1801510 [...] hard for me to judge however I tend to believe that social networks are a very unpredictable type. Here is an interesting study which suggests that to become popular on Facebook you really need to hit [...] [...] hard for me to judge however I tend to believe that social networks are a very unpredictable type. Here is an interesting study which suggests that to become popular on Facebook you really need to hit [...]

]]> By: shirley collins http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-2/#comment-1693190 shirley collins Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:09:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1693190 i am looking for some new funwall photos.how can i get them to send to friends on their funwall i am looking for some new funwall photos.how can i get them to send to friends on their funwall

]]> By: Is Facebook Open? - Open innovation and crowdsourcing http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-2/#comment-1687689 Is Facebook Open? - Open innovation and crowdsourcing Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:12:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1687689 [...] user’s ability to efficiently find information. Most recently and not shockingly, we saw that only a few applications are reaching a critical mass. The API, while being utilized, is not creating exceptional applications that are being adopted in [...] [...] user’s ability to efficiently find information. Most recently and not shockingly, we saw that only a few applications are reaching a critical mass. The API, while being utilized, is not creating exceptional applications that are being adopted in [...]

]]> By: Israel LHeureux http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-2/#comment-1669423 Israel LHeureux Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:06:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1669423 Ahhh, whatever. We'll probably do a FB app too. We just need a catchy name like HoboWars, Pirates vs. Ninjas or Glitterbox. Fiddlestix! Those are already taken. Back to the drawing board. Ahhh, whatever. We’ll probably do a FB app too.

We just need a catchy name like HoboWars, Pirates vs. Ninjas or Glitterbox. Fiddlestix! Those are already taken.

Back to the drawing board.

]]> By: Israel LHeureux http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1669421 Israel LHeureux Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:02:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1669421 So when FB launches apps, everyone cheers. "It's the greatest web success this year!" Facebook is HAWT. Now, when the first data is comes in that describing the top "apps", all the fanboys are...silent? Where has Mr. 500 hats been? These aren't apps, they're MySpace widgets. And Facebook isn't a platform--it's a dating site--just like it always has been. It's even a /great/ dating site for college students. But it's not much more. So unless you aching for the Super Poke, or love kickin it with the fluff friends, you can all get back to work now. And think about developing something new. LOL! X-ME! BFF! What's your stripper name? I love Ice Cream! Rock Paper Scissors. Food Fight! Victory is in our sights: these top apps are changing the world. So when FB launches apps, everyone cheers.

“It’s the greatest web success this year!” Facebook is HAWT.

Now, when the first data is comes in that describing the top “apps”, all the fanboys are…silent? Where has Mr. 500 hats been?

These aren’t apps, they’re MySpace widgets.
And Facebook isn’t a platform–it’s a dating site–just like it always has been.

It’s even a /great/ dating site for college students. But it’s not much more. So unless you aching for the Super Poke, or love kickin it with the fluff friends, you can all get back to work now. And think about developing something new.

LOL! X-ME! BFF! What’s your stripper name? I love Ice Cream! Rock Paper Scissors. Food Fight!

Victory is in our sights: these top apps are changing the world.

]]> By: Fake Dave McClure http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1667090 Fake Dave McClure Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:42:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1667090 Still got it McClure, still got it. Still got it McClure, still got it.

]]> By: Rohit Bhatia http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1666863 Rohit Bhatia Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:42:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1666863 guys, I dun understand the apps funda. I mean how do the developers make money by posting their applications on facebook. Is facebook payin 'em or wot ?? guys,

I dun understand the apps funda. I mean how do the developers make money by posting their applications on facebook. Is facebook payin ‘em or wot ??

]]> By: Eric http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1666351 Eric Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:11:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1666351 The thing about the long ail - and great graph to demonstrate btw. even IF I have a small install base - maybe extending from my existing relationships - I can build a powerful facebook application. In all the excitement of lightning growth and bubble valuations we forget than we can build applications for ourselves, our friends and niches. And isn't that the point of the mashup and the API? The thing about the long ail – and great graph to demonstrate btw. even IF I have a small install base – maybe extending from my existing relationships – I can build a powerful facebook application.

In all the excitement of lightning growth and bubble valuations we forget than we can build applications for ourselves, our friends and niches. And isn’t that the point of the mashup and the API?

]]> By: Fake Mark Zuckerberg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665937 Fake Mark Zuckerberg Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:00:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665937 **Aren't highlighted by green.. Your buggy comment submitter sucks. **Aren’t highlighted by green.. Your buggy comment submitter sucks.

]]> By: Fake Mark Zuckerberg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665936 Fake Mark Zuckerberg Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:59:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665936 Hey Erick Schonfeld. How come my comments are highlighted by green. My company provides 95% of your writting material and you never considered to give me highlighted commenting abilitites. I will make sure you will be out of the loop from now on. PS Business 2.0 blows hardcore and so do you. Love your commander and Chief Mark. Zuckerberg Hey Erick Schonfeld. How come my comments are highlighted by green. My company provides 95% of your writting material and you never considered to give me highlighted commenting abilitites. I will make sure you will be out of the loop from now on.

PS Business 2.0 blows hardcore and so do you.

Love your commander and Chief

Mark. Zuckerberg

]]> By: Rajuthan.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665665 Rajuthan.com Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:30:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665665 43 http://www.rajuthan.com/ 43

http://www.rajuthan.com/

]]> By: Erick Schonfeld http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665654 Erick Schonfeld Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:25:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665654 Thanks, Allen (@29). You raise some good points. I added the link you mention to the post above. Thanks, Allen (@29). You raise some good points. I added the link you mention to the post above.

]]> By: Nick http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665623 Nick Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:03:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665623 Weird. Today I just finished reading "Linked" by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, and it describes this sort of power law phenomenon exactly. It comes up surprisingly often in a lot of things -- most apps/viruses/cancers have a few users/carriers/defective proteins, but each user/carrier/protein probably links to one a few great, highly-linked hubs of users/typhoid marys/chemical reactions. Everyone always uses or links to the things that everyone else is using, and problems or growth that reaches a hub can have a stunning ripple effect. Really interesting read. Weird. Today I just finished reading “Linked” by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, and it describes this sort of power law phenomenon exactly. It comes up surprisingly often in a lot of things — most apps/viruses/cancers have a few users/carriers/defective proteins, but each user/carrier/protein probably links to one a few great, highly-linked hubs of users/typhoid marys/chemical reactions. Everyone always uses or links to the things that everyone else is using, and problems or growth that reaches a hub can have a stunning ripple effect. Really interesting read.

]]> By: John C. McClore http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665621 John C. McClore Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:02:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665621 "2. “facebook” and “facebook apps” are not some bubble — this is how my generation will interact with each other through the Internet" I'm not sure what generation you are from, but as a young professional in his low-twenties, I have no intention to interact with my peers through your silly apps. I suspect people in similar circumstances may feel the same way. Honestly, I can see high schoolers using these applications, some college underachievers with too much time on their hands, and generally people of limited intelligence. “2. “facebook” and “facebook apps” are not some bubble — this is how my generation will interact with each other through the Internet”

I’m not sure what generation you are from, but as a young professional in his low-twenties, I have no intention to interact with my peers through your silly apps. I suspect people in similar circumstances may feel the same way.

Honestly, I can see high schoolers using these applications, some college underachievers with too much time on their hands, and generally people of limited intelligence.

]]> By: Steve Ballmer http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665620 Steve Ballmer Tue, 09 Oct 2007 02:02:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665620 The whole Fad-Book thing is sinking just like that graph. MS cloud-family-share is the future The whole Fad-Book thing is sinking just like that graph.
MS cloud-family-share is the future

]]> By: km4 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665604 km4 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:49:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665604 Facebook has contacted all the application developers that have applied for a new grant program announced at the TechCrunch40 conference, called the fbFund, and told them they all submissions have been deleted and must be resubmitted. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_grant_program_resets.php Oh I'm sure all these wannabes are stoked and still love FB What a LAME-ass company including the pretenders running it ! Facebook has contacted all the application developers that have applied for a new grant program announced at the TechCrunch40 conference, called the fbFund, and told them they all submissions have been deleted and must be resubmitted.

http://www.read...gram_resets.php

Oh I’m sure all these wannabes are stoked and still love FB

What a LAME-ass company including the pretenders running it !

]]> By: Boris M. Silver http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665543 Boris M. Silver Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:59:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665543 As the founder of a FB oriented company that has found a lot of success, let me clarify a couple of myths in this set of comments: 1. If you know what you're doing, monetization is possible and my company is taking in real revenue and cash flow positive. 2. "facebook" and "facebook apps" are not some bubble -- this is how my generation will interact with each other through the Internet 3. There are lots of quality apps out there that are providing real user value and seeing hardcore userbases who love coming back Just thought this would clear up some of the negative comments in this thread and give the perspective of someone who is highly involved in the space. All the best, Boris As the founder of a FB oriented company that has found a lot of success, let me clarify a couple of myths in this set of comments:

1. If you know what you’re doing, monetization is possible and my company is taking in real revenue and cash flow positive.

2. “facebook” and “facebook apps” are not some bubble — this is how my generation will interact with each other through the Internet

3. There are lots of quality apps out there that are providing real user value and seeing hardcore userbases who love coming back

Just thought this would clear up some of the negative comments in this thread and give the perspective of someone who is highly involved in the space.

All the best,

Boris

]]> By: John C. McClore http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665489 John C. McClore Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:15:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665489 What a great idea. Have others write applications for your website, essentially hiring them for free. See which ideas work the best and take them, along with all the credit. So many brains generating new ideas working for free! What a great idea. Have others write applications for your website, essentially hiring them for free. See which ideas work the best and take them, along with all the credit. So many brains generating new ideas working for free!

]]> By: buster http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665472 buster Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:45:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665472 these are like chain letters for the year 2007 these are like chain letters for the year 2007

]]> By: Georg http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665435 Georg Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:08:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665435 Good information, I love Facebook since I've met so many interesting people there. By the way: This is a really impressive website-layout. Clean code and accosting Design. Good information, I love Facebook since I’ve met so many interesting people there. By the way: This is a really impressive website-layout. Clean code and accosting Design.

]]> By: bob cobb http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/comment-page-1/#comment-1665341 bob cobb Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:56:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/08/facebook-apps-ruled-by-the-few/#comment-1665341 Damn, and I'm happy that my app finally hit 1000 users a week ago :( Damn, and I’m happy that my app finally hit 1000 users a week ago :(

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