MySpace Opens Up

MySpace may have had a head start in the social networking world, but the added value of added features in Facebook and other sites that are open to third party developers has left MySpace in danger of becoming the Betamax (kids, ask your parents) of the internet.

But, as of Feb. 5, MySpace is open for business. From redhearing.com:

Widgets are set to invade MySpace. The developer-shy social network is finally opening up to third-party applications. Created in conjunction with Google’s OpenSocial initiative, the site’s developer platform will officially launch February 5, but eager widget-makers can sign up now.