Why is it so important that users explicitly invite their friends to use an application?
Isn't it enough that the application shows up on the user's news feed?
I think the main reason that recent applications are not getting as many users is simply because there are now quite a lot of applications and users are sick of trying everything that comes along -- particularly as most of them are not very good.
Because a prompt screen with that question is coming . . .
and the default will be NO.
At least let's hope it is a prompt, Facebook may simply choose to disable it.
There is a perfect storm right now of too many user complaints about application spam, competitors like Hi5 and numerous others circling, and a desire to go public without an ability to do it until the requisite time has past. A lot can happen in that time frame. I think we can expect Facebook to do whatever their user base asks them to do. Why? Because if those user metrics dip at all prior to the exit attempt they are screwed.
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Why is it so important that users explicitly invite their friends to use an application?
Isn't it enough that the application shows up on the user's news feed?
I think the main reason that recent applications are not getting as many users is simply because there are now quite a lot of applications and users are sick of trying everything that comes along -- particularly as most of them are not very good.
Because a prompt screen with that question is coming . . . and the default will be NO. At least let's hope it is a prompt, Facebook may simply choose to disable it.
There is a perfect storm right now of too many user complaints about application spam, competitors like Hi5 and numerous others circling, and a desire to go public without an ability to do it until the requisite time has past. A lot can happen in that time frame. I think we can expect Facebook to do whatever their user base asks them to do. Why? Because if those user metrics dip at all prior to the exit attempt they are screwed.
That's true ! ! !
I wonder how many users will click YES when asked if they would like application info to be displayed in their news feed?