Blocking Facebook quizzes just got easier

jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
edited October 2009 in Science & Tech
Blocking Facebook quizzes just got easier

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  • StarmanStarman Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    I have certainly seen enough lonely cows and "what elemental vampire demon are you" quizzes. Thanks for the article.
  • wahaywahay Cincinnati, OH Member
    edited October 2009
    One of the reasons I went to Twitter and left Facebook in the dust.
  • mjollie
    edited October 2009
    Where's the "like" button?
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Thank God.
  • ColgereColgere Cincinnati, OH Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Finally!
  • KoreishKoreish I'm a penguin, deal with it. KCMO Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Took them forever and a year to do something right.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    This is exactly why I install Greasemonkey and the Facebook Purity script on my computer.
  • pigflipperpigflipper The Forgotten Coast Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    I've noticed that some apps have started posting to the users wall as a regular post instead of an app post. Can't block those without blocking the person.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    I went through and purged every app I could find from reappearing on my feed. Sweet sanity.
  • AnnesAnnes Tripped Up by Libidos and Hubris Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Based on the article, I couldn't tell what to do. After some poking and prodding I figured it out.

    Here's the specifics:
    1) Go to your Friends Feed and find an irritating application
    2) Click on the Application name, which is down by the post time
    3) Once at the Application page, click the Block Application link to the left
    4) Stare in wonder as the application disappears from your Friends Feed

    Here are links to some of the more evil offenders:
    Mafia Wars
    YoVille
    Quiz Creator
    Quiz Monster
    Make a Quiz!
    Horoscopes
    Happy Aquarium
    Island Paradise
    Bejewled Blitz
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    You made it way too complicated. All you have to do is mouse over the post in your news feed and click the "hide" button. If a developer is associated with the app, you can block the entire developer from that menu. If there is no developer listed, you can just block that app.
  • StarmanStarman Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Alternatively, you could infiltrate the staff of the more corporate-level application creators, slowly and subtly sabotage their funding, and bankrupt them over the course of a year or more.

    I just did what Thrax said, though.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    ardichoke wrote:
    This is exactly why I install Greasemonkey and the Facebook Purity script on my computer.

    That never worked right for me. Usually, it either did nothing, or blocked whole blocks of posts not having anything to do with spam apps.
  • ardichokeardichoke Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Gargoyle wrote:
    That never worked right for me. Usually, it either did nothing, or blocked whole blocks of posts not having anything to do with spam apps.
    ... and nothing of value was lost.
  • jack kirbala
    edited October 2009
    facebook purity works fine for me :) its compatible with all the major browsers (firefox, google chrome, safari and opera) and it even has a cool whitelist function.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    No shilling in the champagne room.
  • jack kirbala
    edited October 2009
    btw your link in the parent article does not relate to your blog post whatsoever. theres no mention of blocking apps on the facebook page you link to...
  • jaredjared College Station, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    The launch of the Create Application API, which the article talks about, is what gives users the new ability to block the parent apps.

    I suppose next time I can try to find something more specific in the developer wiki.
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