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Re: What’s Up With the App Directory?

Marc — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:52:35 -0000

This does have me worried a little. For a new facebook developer but long time web developer the app listing page can bury new and worth apps amongst apps that have un justified category tags. Some things tagged as "games" are not a game or even close to being called a game.

And to answer your question, I have spent a lot of time browsing the directory, but I'm sure most dont.

Re: What’s Up With the App Directory?

Matt Huggins — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:30:11 -0000

When Facebook first implemented reviews onto the application about pages a couple days ago, I was hoping these reviews would help prioritize apps in the directory. However, after thinking about it, I don't know if this would be a good idea. For one, reviews can be "gamed". Also, on many about pages, it looks like users are using the reviews section in a way it's not intended to be used -- it's simply to respond to the users below them, say happy birthday to friends using the app, etc. Hopefully Facebook comes up with something, though I'm not sure what.

Re: What’s Up With the App Directory?

Jonathan C — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:05:24 -0000

Ah, the joy of Clever Hippo: http://www.cleverhippo.org.

But you're absolutely right, FB still needs a better way to sort through applications on Facebook itself.