Last week, millions of people signed up for Breakup Notifier . . . the Facebook app that let you monitor the relationship status of your friend. And few days later, Facebook BANNED it.
--They said it was using up too many resources . . . and that it might not be making a positive impact on the Facebook user experience.
--Well . . . now that it's gone, a NEW relationship status stalking app has swooped in and taken its place. And this one PLAYS DIRTY.
--This one is called Waiting Room, and instead of monitoring all of your friends, you only monitor the specific ones who are in relationships . . . relationships that you're hoping are reaching an end. (--Check it out at http://waitingroom.caraso.com/.)
--Then it lets you know when those people switch from "in a relationship" to "single."
--But here's where it jacks up the dirtiness. Waiting Room doesn't just sit there, waiting for a relationship to end . . . it also INTERFERES in people's relationships.
--When you sign up to monitor someone on Facebook, they get a message saying that someone is waiting for them to become single. And Waiting Room keeps your identity anonymous.
--But 48 hours after they switch to single, the person gets to learn your identity.
--The app has been up for a few days, and it should, in theory, use fewer resources than Breakup Notifier . . . because it's stalking fewer people. We're not sure if Facebook will eventually cut off its access . . . but for now it's up and running.
--They said it was using up too many resources . . . and that it might not be making a positive impact on the Facebook user experience.
--Well . . . now that it's gone, a NEW relationship status stalking app has swooped in and taken its place. And this one PLAYS DIRTY.
--This one is called Waiting Room, and instead of monitoring all of your friends, you only monitor the specific ones who are in relationships . . . relationships that you're hoping are reaching an end. (--Check it out at http://waitingroom.caraso.com/.)
--Then it lets you know when those people switch from "in a relationship" to "single."
--But here's where it jacks up the dirtiness. Waiting Room doesn't just sit there, waiting for a relationship to end . . . it also INTERFERES in people's relationships.
--When you sign up to monitor someone on Facebook, they get a message saying that someone is waiting for them to become single. And Waiting Room keeps your identity anonymous.
--But 48 hours after they switch to single, the person gets to learn your identity.
--The app has been up for a few days, and it should, in theory, use fewer resources than Breakup Notifier . . . because it's stalking fewer people. We're not sure if Facebook will eventually cut off its access . . . but for now it's up and running.
