The Microsoft of social networks?

InternetNews | at | by Mike

Talk about hitting the ground running. Social networking site Facebook rolled out a new developer platform here, along with new applications created by more than 65 developer partners.

CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg said the new Facebook Platform offers independent developers, for the first time, an opportunity to build full applications in a social networking site.

"We've constructed a framework that's completely optimized for building applications inside Facebook," said Zuckerberg. "We believe there is more value in having others build applications and develop completely new things."