why stupid idea always work?

[imblogger]

i don't understand one thing when peaple come up with very useful applications it always fail and when you come up with some stupid application it work
the example is facebook applications
if you see there are many good applications which relly help users like
my documents where user load there personal data

which is not doing well

if you see stupid application sell you friends which have no meaning why are you selling you friend who is buying etc they are making huge money

can any one explain logoc?

[Klancenet]

Because most of the users on facebook are young and immature.

[Moneymaka]

"stupid" and "good" ideas usually always work, but you need to put the required time into it to succeed.

[RLorenzen]

Have you ever heard the expression "Stupid enough to work"...or am I thinking of "Simple enough to work"...

[leggomygreggo]

When it comes to facebook, the users on there aren't really looking for something to make their lives easier, they are there to have fun and connect with friends. The "friends for sale" application is a way to rate your friends and have some fun.

And to the quote about being "young and immature," facebook was not meant for people to be mature about. Thats the whole point of the social networking. They just want to have some fun

[Nordstrom]

I would not go as far as saying they ALWAYS work. The examples you made are not really stupid though, they are targeting the correct market segment with the correct products. I get what you mean though, but people always buys what they WANT, but not always what they NEED.

[katev]

I think guys most of the people or Facebook users are young people, so that’s why the first and maybe only aim to open an account in there is make friends and have something to spend time. That’s pretty good for the people who are using this kind of network as a marketing way because the users don’t really know this kind of strategies and functions so they just become the ignorance product.

[veikoh]

because the most stupid idea have an idea in it!!!

[imblogger]

ok that mean if i have idea for facebook app which is sale pictures and make virtual money you can do auction of your pictures to you think it will work?

[TheBigIdea]

no such thing as a stupid biz idea. lol

a biz markets to the person(s) who want to be sold. it's plain simple. if there're ppl at facebook who want to poke/nudge you , play scrabble or just plain old want to rate pics of ppl they find hot, programmers will fill in the demand and supply em these stuff whilst turning a profit from it. basic economics.

[mthomas]

You need to consider the demographic using facebook and what this market is using facebook for. If I was looking for something practical (for documents, lets say) I would go to Zoho or Google Docs, not facebook. If I was looking to social network I would go to facebook. I wouldn't try to solve a document organization issue of mine on facebook just like I wouldn't try to social network by using gCal.

Just like document organization sites aren't aimed to compete as a social network, social network sites aren't aimed at document organization or office productivity.

Its not that one idea is stupid and the other isnt, it's just that the more successful app more correctly matched the demographic that uses facebook.

[mbrand2222]

I'm confused by this strand, yet learning how the younger generation communicate. I think that's good.

[imblogger]

thanks what i understand is its about rite thing for rite peaple so if u know who is user their mentality you can hit them else trying wrong app on wrong guyz dosent make sense

[Chasedigby]

man if stupid sells I should write a book!

[imblogger]

i m also thinking to make site on stupid apps ( which is not stupid according to users ) like friend for sale -- other useless apps i guess a lot of potential