Google’s response to Facebook “Maka-Maka”
It’s time for Facebook to make it easier for developers to build decent applications. The main let down for me, is the poor usability of most applications. This is hardly surprising at this stage though, as developers lack experience in using Facebook’s proprietary markup language.
What’s worse, is that most developers force you to install their application just for someone else to use it with you. For example, if you want to add me to your best friends, I need to install the application, even if I have no intention of adding anyone. This is down to poor insight to human behaviour and a huge assumption that this approach will guarantee mass adoption.
Could the new Google approach attract more developers to build more compelling applications which in turn, will encourage more users to join their networks. One thing is for sure in my mind, we’re likely to see some good vertical social networks come out of the Google camp.