We Need A "Do Not Facebook Me" List

Posted by on March 4, 2010 in Annoying, Facebook | 2 comments


I love my Facebook friends, but I hate the zillions of apps that they play–or rather the ones that keep appearing on their wall.

I originally joined Facebook in order to see the latest status updates, videos and photos of my friends, frenemies and fellow geeks from various times zones around the world.

Now all I see is people growing virtual plants they can not eat, flying fighter planes they can not afford or embezzling money in cyberspace because they’re too afraid to do it in real life (note: the last part is a GOOD thing!).

While I think joining games like Farmville, Mafia wars and those apps claiming to speak for the Almighty to be silly, I’m getting tired of hiding these items from my wall (as it seems people keep finding various clones of the above mentioned games).

In order to keep my sanity, Facebook needs to create I’m a “Do Not Facebook Me” list, similar to the Do Not Call list created by Uncle Sam.

Even if this was a premium feature (say between $1-$5 per month), this would be worth it, as it would clear Facebook of the noise that often plagues the social network (at least for non-gaming geeks like me).

Will Facebook do this? I don’t know, but right now I’m looking for alternative hangouts. (hint: Twitter and Google Buzz)

  • http://www.bradleyfarless.com Brad F.

    I'm always surprised at how there's a new app to have to 'hide' as well. It's like people go out hunting new ones to spam the feeds with.

    • http://www.darnellclayton.com darnell

      Tell me about it! It inspires me to Facebook less.

      Unfortunately the iPhone app displays all of the Facebook apps that I've blocked previously on my wall, making me prefer Twitter and Google Buzz instead.