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Re: This New Trend in Facebook Apps Looks Ugly

Jesse Stay — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:20:13 -0000

I hope so too Mark. I have yet to see them respond to many things on the
social web so we'll see.

Re: This New Trend in Facebook Apps Looks Ugly

Mark Essel — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:18:35 -0000

Great advice Jesse for businesses that are thinking about integrating their services into Facebook apps. Leveraging tracking data and the social network of users to deepen the experience is what it's all about.

Hope the Hulu folks read your suggestions.

Re: This New Trend in Facebook Apps Looks Ugly

Jesse Stay — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:18:13 -0000

Andrew, I agree, but this isn't even a first version. It's just their
website in an iframe on Facebook. They could have just kept their website
as is and had the same functionality as they do here. As Nick says - it's
just a press release.

Re: This New Trend in Facebook Apps Looks Ugly

Jesse Stay — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:55:18 -0000

Thom, exactly. There are other ways they *could* use Facebook, but the
native functionality of their website isn't it.

Re: This New Trend in Facebook Apps Looks Ugly

Andrew Warner — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:50:36 -0000

From what I've seen in my interviews, launching a crappy first version is a good tactic. It helps get feedback from users and outside developers and makes for a much better product evolution.

Re: This New Trend in Facebook Apps Looks Ugly

Thom Allen — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:50:26 -0000

I've noticed more and more of these non-apps making the rounds. Some are interesting, others are just marketing. For example, I would not want to watch Hulu shows on Facebook. You lose the user experience by watching in Facebook. I agree they should be using Facebook to drive viewers to their own website.

Re: This New Trend in Facebook Apps Looks Ugly

Jesse Stay — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:50:02 -0000

Nick, exactly. Hey - it got my attention. :-)

Re: This New Trend in Facebook Apps Looks Ugly

Jesse Stay — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:48:02 -0000

Nick, exactly. Hey - it got my attention. :-)

Re: This New Trend in Facebook Apps Looks Ugly

Nick O'Neill — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:34:48 -0000

Totally agree Jesse ... these aren't really applications, just press releases.