Travel community TripAdvisor has launched three travel-focused social applications on MySpace.

Published: 15 May 2008

Travel community TripAdvisor has launched three travel-focused social applications on MySpace.

According to a release, the applications, Cities I've Visited, Local Picks and Traveler IQ Challenge developed by Travelpod have been downloaded by more than six million users, and each provide the MySpace audience with unique ways to share travel information with friends, to challenge each other and to learn.

The applications are empowered by MySpace's newly announced Developer Platform.

MySpace first introduced their Developer Platform site in February, beginning a one-month application development period, allowing companies, including TripAdvisor, time to build and test their applications in a secure environment before going live to the MySpace community. In March, MySpace launched the public beta of the Application Gallery, enabling broader testing of approved applications by allowing public installation.

Keith Fitzgerald, software architect, TripAdvisor said, "MySpace's strong user community is the perfect environment for travellers to adopt the TripAdvisor applications and use them to explore the world around them."