A tech team from the University of Texas at Dallas has released the emerging ‘EnemyGraph’ Facebook application, a tool that seeks to provide a space for negative feedback on the burgeoining social network. In spite of Facebook’s positive framework -- evidenced by its ‘like’ button feature and the concept of a ‘friend request’-- many users of the online platform have spoken out about their desire for disdainful expression.
The EnemyGraph has responded to these Facebook qualms by providing a public opposition platform. Launched on March 15th, the device has already amassed over 20,000 supporters.
Users of the EnemyGraph app are invited to place members of their existing friend list into their enemy file, along with public figures and/or company pages, thus allowing for both political and sociological displays of opposition. ‘Racism’ and ‘Facebook Timeline’ have so far been among the EnemyGraph’s top enemies, and while that list is still growing, the concept of sending out an ‘enemy’ request may begin to take shape.
Hostile Social Media Applications
The ‘EnemyGraph' App Permits Facebook Opposition
Trend Themes
1. Negative Feedback Platforms - The emergence of EnemyGraph demonstrates a trend towards creating spaces for users to express negative feedback on social media platforms.
2. Opposition Networking - EnemyGraph highlights the trend of users seeking spaces to connect and express their opposition to public figures and companies on social media.
3. Reimagining Social Network Dynamics - EnemyGraph showcases the trend of redefining traditional friendship dynamics on social media by allowing individuals to categorize members of their friend list as enemies.
Industry Implications
1. Social Media Platforms - The EnemyGraph app presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for social media platforms to incorporate features that embrace negative feedback and opposition.
2. Online Networking Tools - The trend of opposition networking, as seen in EnemyGraph, provides an opportunity for the development of new online networking tools that facilitate expression of opposition and dissent.
3. Data Analysis and Personalization - EnemyGraph opens up possibilities for industries focusing on data analysis and personalization to explore how negative feedback can be used to enhance user experiences and target specific demographics.