I'm actually putting together a new and completely different blog project which has really eaten up more time already than I ought to have let it do.
Frequency of posts and technological savviness aside, if you have a Facebook account, I highly recommend reading this article. Essentially, the long and the short of it is that by using those nifty "apps," you are allowing the developers of them to have a lot more of your information than is necessary. More disturbing to me, however, is that developers can get your information without even your agreement. When one of your Facebook friends decides to add an application, its developer may have all the access to your information that your friend did. In other words, if you have set your profile to "private," so that not every Tom, Dick, and Harry can see your address, photos, etc., a developer that you may not even be aware of and to whom you have never given consent, could now be able to view all of that information because your friend added their application.
The article goes into more specifics, but that's pretty much the gist of what I got out of it.
Storytime: As a result, I've spent the two plus hours blocking applications. One of my Facebook friends adds EVERY APPLICATION HE EVER SEES, I SWEAR. Below, in fact, is the list of applications he has that I've blocked; these are all of his applications at the moment, but I'm sure there will be more tomorrow.
- Where I've Been
- Growing Gifts
- Graffiti
- WereWolves
- Oregon Trail
- Pirates vs. Ninjas
- Are YOU Interested?
- My Best Friends
- Make New Friends
- Friends For Sale!
- Birthday Calendar
- Top Friends
- Bible Verses
- My Questions
- Cities I've Visited
- Harry Potter Magic Spells
- Compare People
- My Aquarium
- Wonderful World
- Happy Hour!
- Movies
- Texas HoldEm Poker
- Likeness UNRATED
- Phonebook
- Freebee Gifts
- Jedi vs Sith
- X Me
- Social Chat
- Superlatives
- Describe Me
- Zombies
- Vampires vs. Werewolves
- Super Wall
- Double Dare
- Socialmoth Secrets
- aCounter
- Poke Pro
- What's My Chinese Name?
- Post Secrets
- PurePlay Cash Poker
- Famous Quotes
- AceBucks
- Emote
- Magic 8 ball
- Flirt
- Red Sox Nation
- Food
- Pirates
- Likeness
- Vampires
- Are YOU sexy?
- Characteristics
- Pride of the Jaguars
- Instant Messaging
- Fun Gifts & Events
- Cartoonify Me
- Mardi Gras
- Hello! My Name Is
- SuperPoke!
- Will you KISS me?
- Spank Me
- Reputation
- Hot Potato
- Florida Football Fans
- iLike
- Hatching Eggs
- Are you a great lover ?
- Pro Football Pick'em
- Sketch Me
- I Never
- Massage Me
- How Sexy Is Your Name Calculator
- Basketball Fan
- Fighters' Club
- Secret Admirer - CRUSH on ME (PERFECT MATCH)
- FB Addict - are you hooked on FB?
- My Music
- HOT or NOT
- Orgasmic!
- In 2008...
- HotLists
- Nicknames
- Workin' It!
- Boombox
- Talking Smileys
- Hotness
- Advanced Wall
- I Wanna Get Leid
- Tattoos
- Entourage
- Flower A Day
- Marry Me, Sex Me, Kill Me
- Booze Mail
- My Graveyard
- Mesmo TV
- Beer!
- Blind Date
- Pet Dragons
- Movie Trivia
- Name Analyzer
- Similar People
- U-Arcade
- Jack O'Lantern
- What Drink Are You?
- ScrapBox
- My Family
- Real Gifts
- WATER FIGHT!
- Slayers
- (fluff)Friends
- Naughty Gifts
- Pose for a Date
- Pub Darts
- KissMe
- Polls
- Crowd Cloud
- Holiday Gifts
- My Room
- Causes
- Today's Chuck Norris Fact
- Beachball Game
- Curvve Player
- Catbook
- Art
- Flirt Wall
- Free Gifts
- Flirtable
- Magnetic Words
- NFL Challenge
- Where Is It
- Friend Block
- Twisted Gifts (NEW!)
- American Models
- Main Chat Room - YouCams.com
- Hug Time
- The Brain Game
- Share The Love
- Power Tarot
- TickleMe
- Blow A Kiss
- Kisses!
- Hugs
- Pillow Fight!
- Christmas Music Tree
- Cheek Kissing
- Snowball Fight!
- Good vs Evil
- Cute vs Sexy
- Hot
- Send SMS - Text Messaging
- iDescribe
- What's Your Stripper Name?
- Secret Wall
- BuddyTV TV Quiz
- Birthday Greeting Cards
- What Do Your Eyes Symbolize?
- Best Friends
- Friend Hug
- Animated Gifts
- Smarty Pants
- Be Santa
- Speed Racing
- Most Active Friends (TM)
- Which swear word are you?
- Who Is Your Ideal Mate? (season 2)
- Oregon Trail
- Say Merry Christmas
- My Heroes Ability
- Truth Box
- SexyPoke!
- Naughty or Nice
- What Position Are You?
- US Politics
- Who's ONLINE on my Page
- Meet New People