I don't have enough time to search your whole Facebook Profile Page for the Wall (or Super/Advanced/Graffiti/whatever Wall :)), so I'll simply comment here ;)
I wonder what was the server's load when it was processing all your apps. Now imagine that only a small percent of your readers would go right now to your profile and started to send you messages, kisses, refresh it to see new quotes and cartoons...
Señor Mashable - The Ultimate Facebook Killer Profile? ;)
idont
· 2 years ago
This reminds me one must-do we had when I started developping websites: A web page must not be scrolled down to ease the user's life! hehe
xxdesmus
· 2 years ago
lol...and I thought I was bad, I have 8 apps installed I think :)
eonDxD
· 2 years ago
Ha.. ! tooo long.. I dont like long pages and I try to keep it short..
Joseph
· 2 years ago
I think another interesting question is: what is the average lifespan of a facebook app? Seems like most come and go through profiles in a matter of hours or days.
My theory: Facebook apps = Potato Chips 2.0
Most are amusing but ultimately hollow experiences, and they quickly get stale.
chickerino
· 2 years ago
The Facebook API caches all of the HTML for the plugins - thus meaning that it doesn't do any server-side processing when rendering the applications on your page - instead applications are updated by a PUSH from the server on which they reside up to Facebook. This makes it less powerful (to one extent) than what might be possible with widgets on other networks, but it does get around the issues with external widgets slowing down the page. Indeed if your 200 widgets were all pulled from their corresponding servers every time the page is loaded then it would have taken considerably longer than 40 seconds! I'd say they've made a very well thought out decision on this regarding keeping control within their own network and having a very scablable infastructure.
Marcus
krist69
· 2 years ago
i'd wager that 95% of those facebook apps have lots in common with blunt pencils...
...pointless.
ProfessionalGun
· 2 years ago
That's ridiculous - and I to krist69's point, the lack of many applications that actually add value to a profile leaves me completely disinterested. These pages end up looking jumbled and confusing - and believe it or not, I find that the default MySpace layout is now much cleaner than most Facebook pages.
Facebook used to be so clean and clutter free. I'm not really following what all the excitement is over these worthless applications.
Geoffrey McCaleb
· 2 years ago
This is nothing. I have fond memories of some really bad Geocities pages like this. :)
Michael Vu
· 2 years ago
That is incredible and hilarious Pete! You have inspired me to stack mine up.
barry rutherford
· 2 years ago
nice...
vjeran
· 2 years ago
Well. nothing special.. all apps are iframe - or - not from facebook. Well, if all would be only fbml, then story would be different. U would need to look at, what happens if someone has 150 000 users, like some people have on sms.ac. As i saw code quality on facebook, i wouldn't bet that it would be perfect. This hacks woould stress facebook and app server.
Titos
· 2 years ago
Cool!
Peter
· 1 year ago
I've been noticing the clutter of apps as well. Profiles are loading slower as the apps stack up. There are too many apps out there that basically are the same, like * send love, luck, etc * various just for fun quizes, like what king of kisser are you etc * apps like vampires, zombies, pirates
This made me wonder why nobody ever made an app to combine similar apps. That would leave one box instead of several and clean up your profile. Just get a clickthrough and people can see the current box as a popup. You could even compare friends, like in the likeness app. Perhaps somebody already thought of this, but I never found anything.
I also wish you could minimize separate posts on your walls, instead of having to minimize the whole wall.
jorgeavilam
· 4 months ago
Guess nobody at facebook thought somebody could install that many apps...
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I wonder what was the server's load when it was processing all your apps. Now imagine that only a small percent of your readers would go right now to your profile and started to send you messages, kisses, refresh it to see new quotes and cartoons...
Señor Mashable - The Ultimate Facebook Killer Profile? ;)
A web page must not be scrolled down to ease the user's life! hehe
My theory: Facebook apps = Potato Chips 2.0
Most are amusing but ultimately hollow experiences, and they quickly get stale.
Marcus
...pointless.
Facebook used to be so clean and clutter free. I'm not really following what all the excitement is over these worthless applications.
U would need to look at, what happens if someone has 150 000 users, like some people have on sms.ac.
As i saw code quality on facebook, i wouldn't bet that it would be perfect. This hacks woould stress facebook and app server.
* send love, luck, etc
* various just for fun quizes, like what king of kisser are you etc
* apps like vampires, zombies, pirates
This made me wonder why nobody ever made an app to combine similar apps. That would leave one box instead of several and clean up your profile. Just get a clickthrough and people can see the current box as a popup. You could even compare friends, like in the likeness app. Perhaps somebody already thought of this, but I never found anything.
I also wish you could minimize separate posts on your walls, instead of having to minimize the whole wall.