Making Fun Of Facebook Is Fun: Add Fake Beacon Actions

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

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Well, I asked for negative Facebook speculation and rumors and, even though I was just kidding, a ton of stuff rolled in.

A new Facebook application called Bonfire is my favorite. The idea is that you can beat third parties who are inserting information about what you did on their sites into your news feed, to the punch.

So now you can insert a statement like “Mike bought Preparation H at Walgreens” directly into your news feed before Walgreens does it for you. It’s obviously a joke, but it’s also a fun way to insert a direct message into your news feed. Enjoy.

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