Facebook is positioning their applications as Applications with a capital 'A'. From the 'Start' looking 'Applications' button on the bottom left to the shortcut

Facebook is positioning their applications as Applications with a capital 'A'. From the 'Start' looking 'Applications' button on the bottom left to the shortcuts, it seems like Facebook is trying to encourage people to build real apps with real value. Think more Excel and iTunes and less Vampires and Werewolves- the problem is, the FB platform was getting known for shitty spam apps, not for the truly useful and innovative applications that FB can be used for. By killing the spam apps they help the real apps, like Scrabulous, Causes, and Flixster.