Farmville is One of Time's Worst
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By Kirhat
Bad news for all Farmville user. Time magazine recently released its list of "The 50 Worst Inventions" and the popular Facebook game application was considered as "one of the world's bright ideas that just didn't work out."
Time magazine described Farmville as "hardly even a game — it's more a series of mindless chores on a digital farm, requiring the endless clicking of a mouse to plant and harvest crops."
Time also bemoaned Zynga's claim that 10 percent of Americans have logged in to create online homesteads. Interpreting this figure in terms of economic output, Time sarcastically asked "How many hours of lost productivity does that translate to?"
Zynga was described as the evil genius behind this bizarre digital addiction.
Also included on Time's list of worst inventions are such bizarre creations as the Electric Facial Mask and Venetian-Blind Sunglasses, as well as those banes of online existence, Spam E-mail and Pop-Up Ads.
View Time's entire list here.
Time magazine described Farmville as "hardly even a game — it's more a series of mindless chores on a digital farm, requiring the endless clicking of a mouse to plant and harvest crops."
Time also bemoaned Zynga's claim that 10 percent of Americans have logged in to create online homesteads. Interpreting this figure in terms of economic output, Time sarcastically asked "How many hours of lost productivity does that translate to?"
Zynga was described as the evil genius behind this bizarre digital addiction.
Also included on Time's list of worst inventions are such bizarre creations as the Electric Facial Mask and Venetian-Blind Sunglasses, as well as those banes of online existence, Spam E-mail and Pop-Up Ads.
View Time's entire list here.
2 Responses to Farmville is One of Time's Worst
Have to agree with Time on this one. I quit Farmville about a month after I started. It was exactly the clicking for nothing. I would rather click Entrecard ads or CMF spikes. At least they bring traffic.
Bummer. I love the game. It's something I can do which is fun for me and my kids. It requires time management skills and strategy. You have to work with each other to help out each others farms. You have to know when your crops will be ready to harvest before they wither and you can earn rewards if you do certain things. I think it can be mindless, but for me it's entertaining.
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