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52 Facebook Applications in the 52 Weeks of 2011

PROJECT COMPLETE. Read about my future plans.



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Welcome to my world, Amagit (pronounced like "imagine it"). Here, I experiment with new technologies and create interesting things. I believe myself an entrepreneur, programmer, and musician, but most of all, I'm a dreamer. I must always create more because I'm never satisfied. For 2011, my new year's resolution is to create 52 facebook applications in 52 weeks and, if you give me suggestions, you can be a part of my creative process.

Some things that I have created: Experimental Distributed Search Engine, Music Discovery Engine, Questionaire Facebook App, Friend Search Engine Facebook App, Media Stream Facebook App.

Some things that I have read: The Google Story, The Search, Planet Google, What Would Google Do?, The Google Way, Search Engine Society, The Numerati, Googled, The Facebook Era.

Some technologies with which I am familiar: C++, C#, Java, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, Last.fm API, Facebook API.

I live on interesting ideas. Whether for my next Facebook application or for something altogether different, please share your ideas with me. Join the conversation on the Amagit Facebook page and/or in the Amagit Forums (shut down due to excessive spam) and/or follow me on Twitter. Furthermore, if you want to connect with me on a professional level, go to my LinkedIn profile or look for my funding profile on the IdeaCrossing Entrepreneurial Network (search for "SaaS and Data Mining Endeavors" after logging in).




Joshua Schwarz
An Imaginative CS Student at CWRU

52 in 52 in the news


I've received particularly notable attention from the following sources because of my 52 week project:
  • JumpStart Inc.
  • A startup in Silicon Valley (backed by one million dollars)
  • A candy company
  • A pharmaceutical company
  • Graduates and Undergraduates from several schools
  • A golf course
  • Professors at CWRU
  • Family and friends
  • Facebook itself
  • The media
  • Many more connections through mutual friends and referrals

I have also been working on network analysis with a PhD candidate at CWRU named Renuka Hodigere. I have created a software program that generates "connection matrices" that have allowed her to continue her research.

Once her research paper goes public, it will be listed here.


My 52 week project also inspired one of my professors at Case to host his own technology challenge. Professor De Guire's Chemistry of Materials class was challenged to create tools and appliances that help to spread awareness about energy and water conservation concerning showers. My team created a Facebook app, of course, called Clean and Green. Our project and others were subsequently written about in the Case Daily.

Facebook Apps

App #52 completed on December 30, 2011 - The Next App

Have an idea for "the next app?" Need help forming an idea? Shape your idea, share it on your wall, and send it me. I just might drop everything to make it!

App #51 completed on December 26, 2011 - Email Grab

Set up a simple way to collect email addresses from visitors to your website.

App #50 completed on December 24, 2011 - Meme Generator

Create a meme out of an image on the web and share it on your profile.

App #49 completed on December 16, 2011 - Photo Feed

Experience your news feed as a stream of images.

App #48 completed on December 8, 2011 - Like Blocks

Find new things that you might like among all of the likes of your friends presented in a visual "block" display.

App #47 completed on November 30, 2011 - Montage of Me

Transform the photos of you alone into a photo montage.

App #46 completed on November 24, 2011 - Cute Couples

Have friends that are in relationships with each other? See the most recent photos that they have taken as couples.

App #45 completed on November 20, 2011 - Compatibility Checker

Run compatibility reports on your friends.

App #44 completed on November 9, 2011 - USA Job Search

Browse local job listings and submit your resume online.

App #43 completed on November 2, 2011 - Shared Interests

Discover the likes that you mutually share with your best Facebook friends. Post the results to your wall.

App #42 completed on October 23, 2011 - Circle of Friends

Generate a circular, visual representation of your list of friends for your profile.

App #41 completed on October 16, 2011 - Trending Words

Examine the trending words in your news feed.

App #40 completed on October 10, 2011 - My Links

See all of the web content that you have ever shared on Facebook.

App #39 completed on October 2, 2011 - Top Photo Fans

See your biggest fans based on who comments on your photos.

App #38 completed on October 1, 2011 - Developer Friends

At a glance, see if your friends are developing for Facebook.

App #37 completed on September 21, 2011 - Notebook

Read all the notes that your friends have posted on Facebook.

App #36 completed on September 15, 2011 - Band Bio

Quickly look up information about the bands that you like.

App #35 completed on September 7, 2011 - Popularity Contest

See which friends have the wittiest statuses in your news feed.

App #34 completed on August 29, 2011 - Group Photos

See all the photos of you hanging out with groups of friends.

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