Comments on: A Plague of Viral Apps http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/a-plague-of-viral-apps/ Interactive art, experimental software toys, screensavers and games by Jim Bumgardner. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:46:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jbum http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/a-plague-of-viral-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-20024 jbum Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:41:17 +0000 http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/19/a-plague-of-viral-apps/#comment-20024 Thanks for the links. More about Information Theory here: http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2005/05/19/entropy-motion-graphics/ - Jim Thanks for the links. More about Information Theory here:

http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2005/05/19/entropy-motion-graphics/

- Jim

]]> By: djslim http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/a-plague-of-viral-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-20022 djslim Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:19:13 +0000 http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/19/a-plague-of-viral-apps/#comment-20022 Hi Krazydad, came across your site through the GEL video. I was intrigued by what you were about to say in relation to shannon's information theory, then the video faded out. :( It sounds like you're interested in mash ups? Check out these videos: http://www.assembla.com/space/jda/ Hi Krazydad, came across your site through the GEL video. I was intrigued by what you were about to say in relation to shannon’s information theory, then the video faded out. :( It sounds like you’re interested in mash ups? Check out these videos: http://www.assembla.com/space/jda/

]]> By: A Contribution to the Great Debate » Facebook? Web 2.0? Just ignore them, they’re not worth the trouble http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/a-plague-of-viral-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-19354 A Contribution to the Great Debate » Facebook? Web 2.0? Just ignore them, they’re not worth the trouble Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:22:48 +0000 http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/19/a-plague-of-viral-apps/#comment-19354 [...] But then I read this. Basically, everyone hates facebook apps. In fact, this lunchbreak I went through deleting a number of invitations to install apps that let me become a zombie and run round biting people. Or suchlike. [...] [...] But then I read this. Basically, everyone hates facebook apps. In fact, this lunchbreak I went through deleting a number of invitations to install apps that let me become a zombie and run round biting people. Or suchlike. [...]

]]> By: mobmash blog » Blog Archive » links for 2007-07-24 http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/a-plague-of-viral-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-18779 mobmash blog » Blog Archive » links for 2007-07-24 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:27:25 +0000 http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/19/a-plague-of-viral-apps/#comment-18779 [...] KrazyDad » Blog Archive » A Plague of Viral Apps (tags: facebook applications) [...] [...] KrazyDad » Blog Archive » A Plague of Viral Apps (tags: facebook applications) [...]

]]> By: Gemini6Ice http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/a-plague-of-viral-apps/comment-page-1/#comment-18757 Gemini6Ice Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:59:06 +0000 http://www.krazydad.com/blog/2007/07/19/a-plague-of-viral-apps/#comment-18757 The main problem is that there is no way to block application invitations and, although facebook allows users to tailor what items appear in their news feeds, any control over seeing who added or removed applications is strangely absent. The fickle and easily-distracted mentality of the users is also frustrating. A friend will get superxwallpokesomeapplicationx5000 and think it's the best thing ever, inviting all of their friends to use it. Then they themselves remove it only days later. As long as I am not forced to load media files I do not wish to see/hear, I will be okay. The main problem is that there is no way to block application invitations and, although facebook allows users to tailor what items appear in their news feeds, any control over seeing who added or removed applications is strangely absent.

The fickle and easily-distracted mentality of the users is also frustrating. A friend will get superxwallpokesomeapplicationx5000 and think it’s the best thing ever, inviting all of their friends to use it.

Then they themselves remove it only days later.

As long as I am not forced to load media files I do not wish to see/hear, I will be okay.

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