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'SmashWall' Facebook App Aims to Relieve Test-Related Stress

by Tim Stevens on April 2, 2009 at 06:02 PM

Kaplan's SmashWall Facebook Application Makes a Real Mess of Tests
The name 'Kaplan' may bring to mind tedious preparation for standardized tests like the SAT or ACT. That seems to be exactly the reputation the company is trying to shake with its new Facebook application 'SmashWall.' The idea, as you might expect, is that you smash things against a wall.

Once installed, the app (which can be added to your Facebook page here) lets you throw digital objects, like tomatoes and pizzas, against a wall and watch as they splatter. The catch is that you have to get a friend to sign up first. See, you can't throw things at your own wall, only at the walls of others, making this the worst sort of Facebook app: the sort you can only enjoy if you annoy your friends into installing it, too.

So, if you have lots of associates who enjoy flinging messy food while studying for tests, this is the app for you. Otherwise, steer clear, lest they start throwing real things at you. [From: Reuters]

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Tags: act, facebook, facebook apps, FacebookApps, kaplan, sat, smash wall, SmashWall, standardized tests, StandardizedTests

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