DISQUS

Paul Farnell · 2 years ago

"Upcoming Calendar app. Come on, don’t 20-somethings have to keep track of all the events that are coming their way?"

Speaking as a 20-something, almost all the social stuff I'm invited to originates as a Facebook event these days. I use Upcoming for conferences and geek meetups, though.

Marius · 2 years ago

Well, how surprising: I am using kyte.tv on my profile!

Charles Online Review · 2 years ago

Oh i didn't know face book can do so much things... seldom use that even though I have signed up for an account with them. thanks for the tip! Gotta go for a re-visit again.

Marius · 2 years ago

btw, i forgot to mention: my age: 27 ;-)

Raphaël Arbuz · 2 years ago

We, at WatZatSong, have just launched a music quiz application. Here is the link if you fancy having a look:
http://apps.facebook.com/watzatsong/

Cheers,

Raphael / WatZatSong

Judi Sohn · 2 years ago

This is the difference between the list of a 20-something who wants to use Facebook to connect with friends and be entertained, and a not-so-20-something who wants to use Facebook to push out content and build a media brand.

Neither is the wrong answer, but the TechCrunch list goes back to heart of Facebook where every profile is equal and applications are as much about what you take from another profile as what you broadcast out through your own. For you, it's the Scoble channel and that's fine, since those of us connected to you through Facebook know that's why we're there. No illusions (and I'm much closer to your age than the TC intern's).

You use the majority of your "friends" purely to get content that you can then push out through your own profile, and to collect an audience, and your application list reflects that. And that's just fine. Anyone who doesn't like it can simply not have you in their friends list.

Tom Servo · 2 years ago

That kyte.tv thing crashes my browser, every time I try to load the page.

Robert Scoble · 2 years ago

Tom: what browser?

Judi: One problem with your theory. Facebook itself is two way. It brings me TONS of stuff that YOU DO.

Google Reader app, for instance, shows me what my friends are sharing. That's INVALUABLE for me.

Video app brings me tons of videos FROM MY FRIENDS.

BlogTips? Tips FROM my friends!

Kyte.tv? Did you know you can upload video to my channel? Go ahead and try. Everyone will see it.

Wordpress? Displays YOUR comments (in fact your comment is already displayed on my Facebook page).

BlogFriends? Displays OTHER PEOPLE's blogs.

SkypeMe? Let's YOU call me.

Etc. Etc. If you think you aren't equal in this game you're wrong. You should see my feed when I sign onto Facebook. It doesn't show me what I did. It shows me what YOU do.

Florin Grozea (Hi-Q) · 2 years ago

I like Photos, Bill Monk (this was done for me:-), Yahoo Videos, Google Reader&iLike&Twitter of course.

And I like Radar because I travel so much and I cand instantly send pictures from my mobile phone to my friends! For free!

And I use MyTv just when I am bored and want to see what everyone else is watching.

Jack · 2 years ago

Last.fm's new app.

I'll also put a vote in for iLike and box.net. (I'm 28 and three quarters, for the record!)

jofarnold · 2 years ago

And the best thing is I found this post through Blog Friends' new "friend of a friend" function! It must be working well ;)

BTW, big thanks again for your input in the early stages - without which we'd certainly have had another fun time dealing with Guy Kawasaki's almost-as-gargantuan friends list when he joined yesterday! I wonder if Facebook will name that bug after you...

Jof - i-together.com

John · 2 years ago

I;m a huge fan of the "Where I’ve Been" map. Much nicer looking than "Where I've been" but after trying to enter 38 countries and 40+ states I gave up. An "add by list" option would be much better.

Also try CafePress.com's app if your a blogger!

Judi Sohn · 2 years ago

But that's my point, Robert. Not everything is about DOING.

The majority of my Facebook friends may post a few pictures at best. Maybe a Twitter or two. Many are not blogging, microblogging, vblogging or thinking about broadcasting feeds as they're reading them. They're just reading, and thinking, and communicating purely for conversation...and playing.

When you have friends over for dinner, do you sit and talk and laugh and exchanges stories and ideas based on your shared interests and experiences...or do you drag out your projector and do a presentation on what interests *you* and then watch as they make a presentation about what interests them?

To you it may be two-way, but if those 4,220 friends of yours aren't creating content they're mostly invisible to you. Creating The ME Channel is not the entire Facebook story.

Todd Defren · 2 years ago

Hey Robert - I think you might dig our new Newshound app; it allows you to use a bookmarklet to save any website/news article (and comment on it) for instantaneous display on your FB profile.

You can also display your friends’ top picks if you want, and subscribe via RSS.

It's similar to the Google Reader Shared Items (which I am sure you wouldn't give up!), except it doesn't require you or your friends to be using the Google Reader, and, it allows you to be more spontaneous: I'm sure you run across plenty of cool stuff online that you discovered outside the bounds of your Google Reader?

Here’s the link to check it out: http://apps.facebook.com/wmnewshound/

Thanks... Now I'm off to check out all YOUR faves (since I am closer to 40 than 20, unfortunately).

PXLated · 2 years ago

Jeeez Robert...3:00am...do you ever sleep?
;-)

Ellen Gerstein · 2 years ago

What, you have something against being able to throw sheep at someone?

I'd have to vote for the Last.fm app too. Even though I find it a bit cumbersome, it really is an amazing thing.

dawn m. armfield · 2 years ago

Unfortunately, the Wordpress app only works on the Wordpress.com blogs -- not the stand-alones (yet). They say they *may* work on one but that the plugin will take some time. Bummer -- because I'd love to do that with my Wordpress blog.

The other apps you list are good (and I'm a 40-something) except, again, the blog friends can't find my Wordpress feed (even when I put it in manually) so it won't work. Another bummer.

I really enjoy your vidoe shares. The Google Reader app is probably my favorite of all of them.

Jeremy Toeman · 2 years ago

If anyone wants to weigh in on their own favorites, check out our site, www.apprate.com, which allows the community to vote on FB Apps.

Rainer · 2 years ago

This PlayMyGame app lets you create your own games from your pics right in facebook and then post that game to your profile, pretty sweet:

http://apps.facebook.com/apps/application.php?i...

Marius · 2 years ago

@ Tom: It should work on popular browsers with the latest flash player installed. Please send an email to feedback (at) kyte.tv, I am sure we can solve this issue!

Dev Gutpa · 2 years ago

Many other social type sites (digg, del.icio.us, last.fm) have many applications for facebook. Especially the digg and del.icio.us apps, as there look and feel is very facebook without any of that junk UI.

Chris Jackson · 2 years ago

I havent found the Pownce application - the pownce api isnt out yet i think.

Darren Stuart · 2 years ago

http://apps.facebook.com/webtechnewsapp/

shameless plug

simon · 2 years ago

ok so not all that tech related, but the Canadian Politics (and US version) app I think is an great example of the diversity of uses for facebook.

Jeremy · 2 years ago

I'm a twenty-something, and my app list, and that of my mostly twenty-something friends, is much closer to the Techcrunch interns' than yours. Perhaps it is generational. My friends and I like having the 'silly' apps, like zombies, graffiti, and superpokes. We're on Facebook for fun.

Like Paul (comment #1), many of the social events I've been invited to lately have had Facebook invitations. Upcoming.org has no traction at all where I'm from (Winnipeg, Manitoba). Also, yes we 20-somethings sure are into streaming video, but I have never watched Justin.tv (sounds like JenniCam from a decade ago; boring). YouTube, with all its copyrighted content, is king in my group of friends.

Narendra · 2 years ago

30 Boxes Calendar.

Damien Riley · 2 years ago

I'm almost 40 and I would love for someone to explain the allure of Facebook. I have a Myspace and it sucks of mediocrity, but why would i spend time on another site? I strted one and it makes me yawn every time. nice blog here tho . . .

Thomas · 2 years ago

Thanks for the heads up on the Facebook apps.

I have been using the WordPress app. I am a fan also.

I installed the BlogTips app, I am looking forward to putting some of these tips into action.

theharmonyguy · 2 years ago

My top pick - a simple app that lets people ask to meet for coffee (or whatever): http://apps.facebook.com/coffeelink/

joe · 2 years ago

http://apps.facebook.com/my-resume

Sync your LinkedIn profile and recommendations to Facebook

Farhan · 2 years ago

shameless plug :)

http://apps.facebook.com/cribot_facebook

craigslist apartment hunting tool!

John Piercy · 2 years ago

Hey Robert ,, Ive added some of the apps you mentioned
great list ,,

thanks for sharing

jp from canada

John Piercy · 2 years ago

Forgot to mention ,,Im kinda pissed they removed the AUDIO app , all I wanted to do was listen to Music while cruising Facebook , is that so bad ,,

Wonder what the 50 sumthin facebook app list looks like

im gonna have a peek :)

jp

Payton Glass · 2 years ago

Ok, so, not silly ones:

·Google Reader Shared Items, added it since I thought it was *my* shared items.
·Twitter and
·Jaiku, both because I have accounts, and I haven't found the Pownce app, could you be nice and give us the web address for that one?.
·Catbook, maybe silly, maybe not, but I love my cat. And she doesn't have any place where I have mentioned her besides an entry on my blog.
·ClaimID, just to show up. Sometimes I hurt someone.
·My Personality, you have to complete some tests and you'll know a bit about yourself. Plus, it's fun to see what personality disorder you might have (App creator says it's just for fun, but I belive him)
·Visual Bookshelf/DVD rack/CD rack: maybe someone could become a friend just because we love to death "Three Colors", or U2, or enjoyed reading "Pedro Páramo".
·Art: It's wonderful to "believe" that you can have your own Art Gallery with all the paintings you adore and worship. Even if you're a little presumptuous, you can add one you really own. I enjoy watching paintings, but don't have enough time or money to go see them live.

So, I'll see you around there.
Good luck on all that!!

John Piercy · 2 years ago

just found the Mac Lovers app

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?ap...

HavingFun · 2 years ago

@Damien Riley: Facebook is MySpace for a slightly older crowd. They both seem to have a following among some of the techies, but they sound like personal ads mixed with classmates.com.

Kaushal Karkhanis · 2 years ago

Here's a late twenty-something's perspective... http://kronicles.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-top-10...

Paul Malin · 2 years ago

two words - dramatic chipmunk

Steven Ray · 2 years ago

Well I guess I have to admit I like graffiti, and my first drawing was a cat pooping. Aside from that and the Flickr app I find your list more useful.

I also will not be "superpoking" any of my friends.

I'm 28

John Piercy · 2 years ago

some more facebook apps

http://mashable.com/2007/07/31/facebook-powerto...

Ian from www.thenewsroom.com · 2 years ago

Just throwing this one in the mix...http://apps.facebook.com/thenewsroom

Montoya · 2 years ago

Your assumptions and language toward 20-somethings is really, really annoying. No, not all 20-somethings are trend whores. That should answer every one of your questions.

Zubka · 2 years ago

Hi there,

Anyone looking for apps that drive commercial opportunities for Facebook members should check out Zubka's application, launching this week.

Facebook Friends + Zubka Jobs = Great Rewards!

Love to hear your thoughts. You can find it at:
http://apps.facebook.com/zubka-jobs/

Happy hunting,
Zubka

Terry · 1 year ago

I know I should be using Facebook more... 20 somethings (I'm twice that now) keep me up to date on the things I could be using to be young & productive again.

Viral video seems to be a big interest.

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