Spam is one of the main annoyances of Facebook. Changes to the application framework have greatly reduced the number of spam invites to an almost negligible level, but there are still a number of other sources. Here are tricks to avoid the worst of it.
1) Applications: Instead of just ignoring a single invite, you can ignore all invites from the application or the friend instead. You will generally find its only a couple of friends who send all the application invites.
2) Dating ads: Facebook uses information on your profile for targeting, so you'll obviously get more if you are down as single.
3) Events: Whenever you are invited to an event, the creator can send you messages before you even RSVP or when you say you aren't attending! If you click remove event from my profile for an event you have no interest in then you won't get these messages. Note; you won't get updates if the event time changes.
4) Email: Go to Settings -> Account Settings -> Notifications to control email notifications. For most stuff, Facebook notifications will be fine, so turn these off for everything else. I select only Messages, Wall Posts, Event Cancellations and Event Time Changes. Don't forget to de-select the options under more.
5) Facebook Notifications: To remove a notification click on the cross next to the notification and click hide all if you don't find it useful and report spam if it is actual spam.
6) Newsfeed notifications: If you put your mouse over a newsfeed story, options appears. Select more about this person if they are interesting, or less about them if they are someone you don't know well.
7) Updates: If you are a fan of something you often do it just to show it on your profile, rather than to receive updates. On the Updates window you can click Opt out or Report Spam (for spam only)
8) Chat: If you don't feel like talking when you are on Facebook click on Chat -> Go Offline.
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