'Fast Friends' Rising Toward Top in Popularity Contest Among New Facebook Add-On Applications

"Fast Friends" rising toward top in popularity contest among new Facebook add-on applications.

State College, PA (PRWEB) June 13, 2007 -- Hundreds of new add-on applications have been running a popularity contest of their own since Facebook opened the field to third party platform developers on May 27. The capabilities vary enormously, ranging from little add-on features such as horoscopes or smiley faces, to extending Facebook's core appeal for connectivity to a dynamic network of friends.

One of the winners emerging from the contenders in the latter category is Fast Friends, a versatile, feature-packed platform that managed to top 110,000 users in the first two weeks despite no marketing other than a little word-of-mouth and a lot of buzz among Facebook users.

Our application can bring companies closer to the customer and target bigger, tighter audiences. Some of the ideas sound great, but we've committed to nothing yet. We want to give our users not only an outstanding application but also the information they truly want to see.

Social networking sites such as Facebook revolve around connecting friends with ease. Fast Friends allows users to highlight their inner circle of friends and display links, pictures, and nicknames for up to 99 profiles. The platform extends the theme of connectivity by allowing the user to track how many other Fast Friends lists include them, and to easily connect with those profiles. Additional features include Fast Friends statistics, friend invites, and customizable display options. At the same time, it internally maintains quick links for personal use.

According to the developers, the innovative features, versatile options, and ease of connecting are attracting not just new Facebook profiles, but existing profiles to Fast Friends' circle.

"From the beginning our goal has been to make this the most student-centric, feature-rich application of its type," commented Eric Kirse, who led the development of Fast Friends. "We were the first with features like statistics about other users of Fast Friends, and we're adding more enhancements practically every day."

The program's ability to determine each user's primary network such as a school or company has attracted the interest of several large companies that target Facebook's core market of college students, high school students and post-graduates.

"We're discussing promotional ideas with a couple companies," said Matt Slocum, co-develop of Fast Friend. "Our application can bring companies closer to the customer and target bigger, tighter audiences. Some of the ideas sound great, but we've committed to nothing yet. We want to give our users not only an outstanding application but also the information they truly want to see."

Kirse and Slocum are juniors at Penn State University, both majoring Information Sciences and Technology. More information contact Matthew Slocum, Fast Friends Strategic development,610.780.8715.

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