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May 24th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The Facebook Platform’s stated mission is to “build the social web.” With help from social app developers, it certainly met its goal.
May 24 marks the fifth anniversary of Facebook Platform. The project first launched at the 2007 f8 conference to 70 app developers, like Washington Post and Digg. Fourteen months later, at f8 2008, more than 30,000 apps existed on Facebook Platform.
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An extension of Facebook Platform, Facebook introduced Connect at the same 2008 conference. Facebook Connect enabled third-party websites to build social integration into their user experiences.
As a result of these developments, Facebook hosted an unparalleled social experience both on its site and off. Companies like Zynga introduced hit games like FarmVille on the platform, and the “like” button social plugin launched on external websites. (In the first 24 hours, external site “like” buttons received 1 billion impressions.)
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Not to mention, Facebook Platform opened up the opportunity for additional business transactions — Disney acquired games company Playdom in 2010, and EA acquired Bejeweled Blitz maker PopCap in 2011. By Sept. 2011, Platform was responsible for creating 182,000 American jobs and a $12.19 billion value to the economy.
SEE ALSO: Facebook Tests New Timeline Design [PICS]With the launch of Timeline, Facebook has only expanded the possibilities of app development. And somehow we get the feeling it has only just begun.
How have Facbeook’s social apps on-site and off changed your social experience? Where would Facebook be today, had it not launched Facebook Platform? Here’s your chance to sound off in the comments below.
This story originally published on Mashable here.
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