Myspace just announced the launch of their brand new Myspace Applications Developer Platform. The Myspace Developer Platform will allow developers to create their own Myspace applications and widgets very similar to what’s currently popular on the Facebook platform.

The platform will allow developers to create new widgets and applications that integrate directly in to the Myspace social network. This will prove very exciting for those who get in first due to the popularity of Myspace and the popularity on its rival Myspace.

Right now on the Myspace Developer Platform (MDP) you can learn about the API’s, test applications and build your own applications with their App builder.

During this start-up phase the applications you create can only be used on the developer platform for testing. The real excitement will begin in March when the applications will be come live on the Myspace site.

Launching the full service live on the Myspace site in March, gives everybody an equal opportunity to test out their own creations on the Myspace Developer Platform. By getting in early you can be posed to get first mover advantage on a level playing field.

Through the MDA you can create your application profile. Once there you’ll be able to use the application canvas to build your own apps module.

Apps modules currently come in two forms as the Profile module and the Homepage module. With the Profile modules your app will display directly on a member’s profile. It can be installed in the left-hand column or the right-hand column of a member’s profile.

For Homepage modules the applications are displayed directly on the left-hand column of a members’s homepage. Homepage module are not able to be viewed by the general public. These types of application modules are best for presenting information that constantly changes and is member-specific data.

So if you’re interested in getting in on the ground floor of creating your own Myspace applications and Myspace Widgets, check out the action over at:

http://developer.myspace.com/community/

There you’ll find the necessary documentation to get started, information from the Myspace development team, online forums, sample code and the developer’s sandbox to test out your creations.

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