Facebook Applications

No offense to those of you who keep inviting me to add applications to my Facebook profile so that we can compare various interests. For the most part, I keep denying such invitations. The reason behind this is primarily a design philosophy. I’ve seen a lot of websites that have so many bells and whistles that they become garish and ugly. When I first entered the world the web design, my first couple of websites were like that. I loved every little thing I saw, so I added it to my web page. Unfortunately, that approach usually results in a site that no one really wants to visit. It’s like planning a day at the park, only to find it overrun with a loud, colorful, brightly lit carnival instead.

The reason why I set up a Facebook profile in the first place was to use it as a means to keep in contact with some folks I haven’t seen in awhile. I want my profile to be a means, not an end, for my friends to get into contact with me and to have a way to visit easily some of my own interests – and so I can reciprocate in kind. As a result, I don’t have much more than the rudimentary basics of a Facebook profile installed. I don’t spend a lot of time on Facebook. I spend most of my time online on my own website and blog – so my Facebook profile is supposed to me a launching point for my friends to find me there.

So I hope no one takes offense when I don’t participate in some of these little applications you keep inviting me to. I just don’t want to let the carnival in to mess up the peace of my little park.