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Am I the only one who feels completely awkward watching Mark Zuckerberg speak?

No. No I’m not.

I’m actually on Facebook but I hardly ever use it. And if I had to make a list of all the things I really wish I was excited about but I’m not, Facebook would probably be like #3. That being said, the Facebook Platform seems sort of interesting. Mashable has a great list of all the applications that are now available. The two that seem the most interesting to me:

SideStep
Providing travel-planning tools for Facebook users, you can share your experiences with others using SideStep’s Trips application. This lets you list upcoming trips and future travel interests, which can then be displayed on your profile. You can also search for other Facebook users with similar travel interests to get more information from them.

The Washington Post
The Washingtonpost Newsweek Interactive is offering two political applications built on the Facebook platform, giving Facebook users more access to current political affairs. It’s “Compass” feature allows users to answer questions that determine where their views fall along the political spectrum, and these results are then shared with their Facebook friends, which are invited to answer as well. The network of friends gets a map displaying how their answers compare to each other.

I logged on and tried to start using these two apps, but they don’t seem to be publicly available yet…