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Facebook Application Design Courses @ Stanford

The inside facebook blog reported today that Stanford University will be offering a course in facebook application design, entitled:

“Create Engaging Web Applications Using Metrics and Learning on Facebook”

This absolutely astounds me. not only does it reiterate the sheer powerhouse that facebook has become in such a short space of time, it also goes to show that there are now good size business demands for niche facebook related services.

There are already several facebook application development companies popping up, and even facebook developer communities such as Dev Book.

I guess US college students were the key to the success of Facebook in the first place, but somehow over here in the UK I can’t see Bebo / Myspace related modules finding their way onto any GCSE curricula any time soon!