February 2008

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• 02.23.08
  Facebook Overload
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  I remember the simpler times in the life of facebook. It was clean, simple and relevant. But ever since facebook has opened it's doors to third-party applications, I am constantly frustrated by the overload of irrelevant application invites. They've turned our friends into spammers as they send out mass invites to everyone on their friends list. Take a look at the (very scaled down) image of my request confirmation page at left. When I opened it this morning, I had 65 requests—ranging anywhere from "Which 1950's Pin-Up Girl are you?" (I had three of these requests) to "Who were you in a ...
  
  

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