A while back, we released The Google Graveyard, an infographic detailing Google's various flops and failures in the product department, including Google Wave and Google X.
Now, following up on the release of Facebook's iPad app last week (which most people have been less than impressed with), we've created a new infographic walking through some of Facebook's criticisms, missteps and failures since its inception in 2004.
Facebook boasts approximately 800 million active users worldwide and an estimated $4.27 billion in estimated annual revenue ? but you don?t approach the 1-billion-users mark without making a few mistakes along the way, right? Facebook?s errors in judgment have included:
- A slew of privacy snafus: Facebook repeatedly faces criticism for its user-unfriendly privacy policy and default settings that force daily overshares.
- Constant, unwelcome UX changes: Another day, another Facebook update. The latest changes include a real-time ticker sidebar that turns your friends? updates into a stream of spam.
- Facebook Deals: Facebook?s attempt to compete with social deals companies like Groupon and LivingSocial was short-lived ? in fact, this venture lasted just four months!
- Facebook Lite: This was supposed to be a less bandwidth-hungry version of Facebook for use on slower networks, but the company killed it after eight months.
- ?Quit Facebook Day?: In June 2011, Facebook lost 6 million US users, the first time that figure has dropped since its inception. The addictive, mood-killing quality of Facebook along with privacy concerns have driven former fans to quit in droves.
Check out the full Facebook infographic here or click below to enlarge.
This post originated on the WordStream Blog. WordStream provides keyword tools for pay-per click (PPC) and search engine optimization (SEO) aiding in everything from keyword discovery to keyword grouping and organization.
Source: http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2011/10/17/facebook-wall-of-shame-infographic
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