BranchOut Users Fill My Wall With Posts, Explodes In Popularity

Over the past week, thousands of Facebook users have noticed their friends posting requests to their Facebook profiles, asking for help to grow their professional network on Facebook through a new application called BranchOut.
The application, which ironically appeared to have crashed while writing this post, enables users to engage in professional networking on Facebook, however the company’s approach appears to be just a little bit spammy. Over the past week my personal profile has become bombarded by contacts I don’t know very well, each requesting for me to assist them in expanding their professional network, as pictured in the feed post below.