Facebook to Improve How Members Discover Applications

Wed, Feb 25th, 2009

Less than two years after Facebook opened its Web site to external developers, more than 52,000 applications have been created, a volume that is prompting the company to simplify how its members find these programs, according to a company official.

"We're focusing a lot on discoverability of applications. Our 'Feed' [feature] is a great way of discovering what actions your friends are taking, but we also are very keenly focused on improving the experience around discovering apps," Dave Morin, Facebook's senior platform manager, said in an interview Tuesday.

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