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"Finally, MySpace  looks to be moving closer to an open platform on which developers can make applications for users.  This may have been in the works for some time, but could be announced officially as soon as next week at the Web 2.0 Conference.  With Facebook  having launched its own successful platform earlier this summer, many have announced plans to open their platforms to developers as well.  From LinkedIn  to Bebo, everybody's doing it.  \nWith MySpace's platform, however, Facebook could actually be getting some major competition.  On the social networking end, at least.  There's also the potential of Google's upcoming developer tools could have a huge impact on Facebook's dominance as well.  After a long reputation of seeming to be rather against developers' desire to garner users on the popular social network, MySpace is becoming more welcoming after all.  Earlier today, Compete  released a report on how Facebook applications have contributed to its recent growth. O'Reilly's offered his two cents on Facebook's platform with his recent report as well.\n[via Techcrunch]"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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