Is Stik.com Annoying You???

Hi Karen, my name is Nathan Labenz and I am one of the Stik.com co-founders. We're always looking for more feedback, from consumers and professionals, so we appreciate you devoting some time to the topic here.

I would like to clarify a couple things:

• Any request for recommendation you have received from another realtor, or anyone, has come because they selected you as someone who would recommend them. You can see how this works at our "Ask for Recommendations" page (Note: you'll have to login so we can suggest friends in your network from whom to request recommendations. The same page allows users to recommend others and we encourage professionals to do so.)
  

• I fully endorse employing good Facebook etiquette with Stik, and we do not encourage professionals to request recommendations from "loose" Facebook connections, but, as with all apps,  it is always the user's choice how he or she uses the tools developers introduce. The beauty of Facebook is that is largely a self-policing crowd that will ostracize individuals that abuse access to your network.
  

We'd be glad to talk more about you might use Stik to build your real estate business. It'd be great if you and your readers could offer specific ways we could tailor the service to your needs.

Best,

Nathan

Thanks for the feedback Karen.  I whole-heartedly agree that this part of the product needs improvement, and in fact we are planning to introduce customizeable messages in the next couple of days.  Starting soon, users will be able to send a more personal note to ask for recommendations.  

With regard to Facebook permissions, again, I agree that the list is too long.  It's unfortunate because we really only use Facebook information to identify which of your friends you are closest with in real life.  This helps us provide more relevant search results and suggestions, which is an important part of the overall service.

I understand your skepticism because I have also seen tons of junk applications on the Facebook platform. But, we plan to be around for the long term, and we'll work hard to win your trust and bring you on to the system.