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I don't know why people keep saying it got banned for no reason. I can think of a very good reason, mind you, I don't think it is a fair reason... Basically fa
by jayzee 16y ago
I don't know why people keep saying it got banned for no reason. I can think of a very good reason, mind you, I don't think it is a fair reason...
Basically facebook makes money of eye-balls. A lot of people may be checking profiles of there stalkerish-intent on a regular basis to see if they are still in a relationship. More stalking, more eyeballs. Dan basically took that away from fb. With Break-up Notifier people did not have to log-on anymore. They would be informed automatically when the objects of their affection changed that relationship status. That is a whole different beast. You have just attacked fb's main monetization strategy. Expect swift retribution.
Now on the other hand if you develop a wildly successful game which gets people to log-on again and again to water their plants, expect fb's full support.
That is the reason why break-up notifier got banned.
- ignifero 16y agoI am pretty sure there's a better reason it got banned. Facebook does not allow storing user's data externally. You can cache them but they must be up to date: -- http://developers.facebook.com/policy/ http://developers.facebook.com/policy/ -- You may cache data you receive through use of the Facebook API in order to improve your application’s user experience, but you should try to keep the data up to date. -- Plus, applications that rise to millions within days usually employ spam tactics. I 'm curious what's the motivation behind all this blog attention, though
- 2arrs2ells 16y agoThis is 100% correct. (And the reason I never promoted my facebook app "unfriendly" - which notified you when someone dropped you as a friend)