Comments on: The Children's Hour: Facebook Apps Are for Toddlers (There, We Said It) http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:08:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Faceless — humorlessbitch http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-9706 Faceless — humorlessbitch Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:22:18 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-9706 [...] goes on to quote Kara Swisher (see Kara’s whole url.) …if that is all there is, can Facebook really build a viable [...] [...] goes on to quote Kara Swisher (see Kara’s whole url.) …if that is all there is, can Facebook really build a viable [...]

]]> By: Slide Sidles Up to Old Media, In Search of New Revenue (Apparently, Max Cannot Live By SuperPoking Alone!) | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-4833 Slide Sidles Up to Old Media, In Search of New Revenue (Apparently, Max Cannot Live By SuperPoking Alone!) | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:13:00 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-4833 [...] Um no and no, which should have been obvious from the get-go about a lot of social networking apps, which I had labeled juvenile and ultimately ephemeral. [...] [...] Um no and no, which should have been obvious from the get-go about a lot of social networking apps, which I had labeled juvenile and ultimately ephemeral. [...]

]]> By: Unit Structures – The Directionality of Social Network Platforms http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-4153 Unit Structures – The Directionality of Social Network Platforms Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:39:27 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-4153 [...] the most popular apps, what do we see? A set of fluffy, fun, particularly useless applications - Kara Swisher echoes. Stepping back a bit, I realize these apps are valuable - people like them, they’re fun - but [...] [...] the most popular apps, what do we see? A set of fluffy, fun, particularly useless applications – Kara Swisher echoes. Stepping back a bit, I realize these apps are valuable – people like them, they’re fun – but [...]

]]> By: All Grown Up: Apple Apps Are for Adults (There, We Said It) | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-3629 All Grown Up: Apple Apps Are for Adults (There, We Said It) | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:47:52 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-3629 [...] a post called: “The Children’s Hour: Facebook Apps Are for Toddlers (There, We Said It),” I wrote: I get it, I get it. Millions upon millions of people are downloading and using [...] [...] a post called: “The Children’s Hour: Facebook Apps Are for Toddlers (There, We Said It),” I wrote: I get it, I get it. Millions upon millions of people are downloading and using [...]

]]> By: Scrabulous Hangs On For Now (But It Should Be Hung Out To Dry By Facebook) | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-2598 Scrabulous Hangs On For Now (But It Should Be Hung Out To Dry By Facebook) | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:01:40 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-2598 [...] on this kind of juvenile behavior (curiously, Scrabulous is an actually useful app, unlike others I have derided on Facebook as more suited for toddlers) all over the service, whether it relates to music, videos or anything else its third-party [...] [...] on this kind of juvenile behavior (curiously, Scrabulous is an actually useful app, unlike others I have derided on Facebook as more suited for toddlers) all over the service, whether it relates to music, videos or anything else its third-party [...]

]]> By: Widgetmasters Debate Facebook as a Platform « Supdepub’s Weblog http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-2084 Widgetmasters Debate Facebook as a Platform « Supdepub’s Weblog Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:42:43 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-2084 [...] panel had the most fun with McClure’s question on Kara Swisher’s recent posts likening the early array of Facebook apps to children’s toys. Did they think their apps were [...] [...] panel had the most fun with McClure’s question on Kara Swisher’s recent posts likening the early array of Facebook apps to children’s toys. Did they think their apps were [...]

]]> By: A Renovation for AllThingsD.com! | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-2072 A Renovation for AllThingsD.com! | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:53:39 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-2072 [...] a juvenile Facebook widget be far away? I think not, if those slackers at RockYou get [...] [...] a juvenile Facebook widget be far away? I think not, if those slackers at RockYou get [...]

]]> By: SuperP&L! Application Adds Serious Fun to LinkedIn | Digital Daily | John Paczkowski | AllThingsD http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1994 SuperP&L! Application Adds Serious Fun to LinkedIn | Digital Daily | John Paczkowski | AllThingsD Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:19:38 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1994 [...] - a service which will open the social networking site to third-party software developers. Like the Facebook Platform, “InApps” allows developers to create productivity applications for LinkedIn or to port [...] [...] – a service which will open the social networking site to third-party software developers. Like the Facebook Platform, “InApps” allows developers to create productivity applications for LinkedIn or to port [...]

]]> By: Electrolicious» Blog Archive » Buzz phrases I heard today http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1944 Electrolicious» Blog Archive » Buzz phrases I heard today Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:35:37 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1944 [...] “All these apps are childish — why aren’t they useful?” Is being useful the kiss of death? Facebook simulates the real world. What do you do when you’re hanging out with friends? Silly stuff. [...] [...] “All these apps are childish — why aren’t they useful?” Is being useful the kiss of death? Facebook simulates the real world. What do you do when you’re hanging out with friends? Silly stuff. [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » RockYou climbing past Slide, to be number one widget-maker? http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1846 VentureBeat » RockYou climbing past Slide, to be number one widget-maker? Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:24:49 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1846 [...] have called both companies’ applications “mostly silly, useless and time-wasting” — yet they may  be worth a lot more one day. RockYou claims it is quickly growing [...] [...] have called both companies’ applications “mostly silly, useless and time-wasting” — yet they may  be worth a lot more one day. RockYou claims it is quickly growing [...]

]]> By: Why Facebook’s platform sucks : dustincaruso.com http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1776 Why Facebook’s platform sucks : dustincaruso.com Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:45:51 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1776 [...] * some interesting stats and related links…      •  of the 5,000 apps on Facebook, 87% of the usage goes to the top 84      •  of those 84, only 45 applications have more than 100,000 active users source: Good News, Bad News about Facebook Application Market: Long Tail Rules   another insightful article about Facebook applications… The Children’s Hour: Facebook Apps Are for Toddlers (There, We Said It) [...] [...] * some interesting stats and related links…      •  of the 5,000 apps on Facebook, 87% of the usage goes to the top 84      •  of those 84, only 45 applications have more than 100,000 active users source: Good News, Bad News about Facebook Application Market: Long Tail Rules   another insightful article about Facebook applications… The Children’s Hour: Facebook Apps Are for Toddlers (There, We Said It) [...]

]]> By: Naveed Ihsanullah http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1700 Naveed Ihsanullah Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:12:05 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1700 Many comments before me talk about the simplicity of most current Facebook applications. They are silly and frivolous. Somehow this recipe yields hundreds of thousands or millions of users. I suspect that as the application devs mature and Facebook users tire of the same old we will see more useful applications. One such that I use daily is Inner Circle, http://apps.facebook.com/innercircle if you have a facebook account or http://register.facebook.com/r.php?r=110&app_id=2459697025. This application helps to turn Facebook in to a useful organizing tool for social contacts. The grouping and messaging functionality would be reason enough to keep Inner Circle installed. The best part, though, is it brings all the going ons of your friends to one page so you can quickly catch up. The Facebook Newsfeed page has too much noise on it to serve the same function. Many comments before me talk about the simplicity of most current Facebook applications. They are silly and frivolous. Somehow this recipe yields hundreds of thousands or millions of users. I suspect that as the application devs mature and Facebook users tire of the same old we will see more useful applications.

One such that I use daily is Inner Circle, http://apps.facebook.com/innercircle if you have a facebook account or http://register.facebook.com/r.....2459697025. This application helps to turn Facebook in to a useful organizing tool for social contacts. The grouping and messaging functionality would be reason enough to keep Inner Circle installed. The best part, though, is it brings all the going ons of your friends to one page so you can quickly catch up. The Facebook Newsfeed page has too much noise on it to serve the same function.

]]> By: being ThankFul, and some perspective « Rolf Skyberg http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1661 being ThankFul, and some perspective « Rolf Skyberg Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:28:18 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1661 [...] I’ve been scanning a lot of blog traffic saying that Facebook “is for toddlers” and that is partially correct. Today in my inbox I had a few application invites, mostly just a few [...] [...] I’ve been scanning a lot of blog traffic saying that Facebook “is for toddlers” and that is partially correct. Today in my inbox I had a few application invites, mostly just a few [...]

]]> By: Kasi-Blog » Blog Archive » Facebook-Pessimists vs Facebook-Optimists http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1631 Kasi-Blog » Blog Archive » Facebook-Pessimists vs Facebook-Optimists Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:20:33 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1631 [...] Facebook-Apps are for children. [...] [...] Facebook-Apps are for children. [...]

]]> By: 10 Reasons why Facebook is so popular « Tech Merkin http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1556 10 Reasons why Facebook is so popular « Tech Merkin Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:32:28 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20071009/the-childrens-hour-facebook-apps-are-for-toddlers-there-we-said-it/#comment-1556 [...] How could we network before throwing sheep or being pirates? [...] [...] How could we network before throwing sheep or being pirates? [...]

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