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I don't have this problem. None of my friends have this problem. It looks to me more like user error of adding people you don't know and adding spam apps than i

by kin 16y ago

I don't have this problem. None of my friends have this problem. It looks to me more like user error of adding people you don't know and adding spam apps than it is Facebook's problem.

jimlast 16y ago
Hi, I wrote the article. Thanks for the thoughts, but I've never added people I don't know or apps I don't use. Spam apps I was referring to are from other people that show up in my stream or wall, those "Billy answered a question about you" posts.
- Dove 16y ago
  Maybe "people you don't know" is a little strong. But you wrote, Back when Facebook was new . . . the friends that you had were people that you actually wanted to keep in touch with. That's still the case with me -- I only make friends with people I want to keep in touch with. The friends you have may have changed in character . . . but I find that hard to parse as Facebook's fault. It seems to me that regular prunings and a less promiscuous friending policy would solve your problem.
- kin 16y ago
  To my experience, Facebook has a rather efficient algorithm that monitors who you show interest in and then populate your feed with what they consider relevant information. In the case that your feed does get junk, there's a reason why it's presented as a stream, a mixture of both meaningful and useless information that's easy to skim and pick what interests you, same as news sites. You really just look at headlines and click on what you want to read. Continuously browsing a friend's profile that spams your wall will only continue to spam your wall. Hope you get a better experience out of it soon.
BobKabob 16y ago
I signed up for facebook, friended no one that didn't friend me and that I didn't know personally, told no one about my account, and have a folder of facebook spam in my email box that already has 40 messages in about 2 months. Facebook spams you if someone has your email address in their address book. Facebook spams you if someone wants to be your friend. Facebook spams you if someone has a birthday. Almost half of my Facebook spams are in Spanish, and I don't speak Spanish. And I have six friends in Facebook. Six. I can't imagine how bad it is if you have 100.

by kin 16y ago

I don't have this problem. None of my friends have this problem. It looks to me more like user error of adding people you don't know and adding spam apps than it is Facebook's problem.

jimlast 16y ago

Hi, I wrote the article. Thanks for the thoughts, but I've never added people I don't know or apps I don't use. Spam apps I was referring to are from other people that show up in my stream or wall, those "Billy answered a question about you" posts.

Dove 16y ago
Maybe "people you don't know" is a little strong. But you wrote, Back when Facebook was new . . . the friends that you had were people that you actually wanted to keep in touch with. That's still the case with me -- I only make friends with people I want to keep in touch with. The friends you have may have changed in character . . . but I find that hard to parse as Facebook's fault. It seems to me that regular prunings and a less promiscuous friending policy would solve your problem.
kin 16y ago
To my experience, Facebook has a rather efficient algorithm that monitors who you show interest in and then populate your feed with what they consider relevant information. In the case that your feed does get junk, there's a reason why it's presented as a stream, a mixture of both meaningful and useless information that's easy to skim and pick what interests you, same as news sites. You really just look at headlines and click on what you want to read. Continuously browsing a friend's profile that spams your wall will only continue to spam your wall. Hope you get a better experience out of it soon.

BobKabob 16y ago

I signed up for facebook, friended no one that didn't friend me and that I didn't know personally, told no one about my account, and have a folder of facebook spam in my email box that already has 40 messages in about 2 months. Facebook spams you if someone has your email address in their address book. Facebook spams you if someone wants to be your friend. Facebook spams you if someone has a birthday. Almost half of my Facebook spams are in Spanish, and I don't speak Spanish. And I have six friends in Facebook. Six. I can't imagine how bad it is if you have 100.