Facebook Now Has 3,000 Timeline Apps, Adds The Onion and Vevo

by Emily Banks
Since Facebook‘s Open Graph became available just two months ago to Timeline apps, the social network has added nearly 3,000 of such apps, the company announced Monday at SXSW.
Facebook added a slew of new apps today as well, including Foursquare, The Onion, Vevo, Nike and more.
Timeline apps let users share a variety of actions with their Facebook friends — like where they’re running or what they’re cooking — creating a dynamic Timeline profile. The feature initially launched with 60 apps (Mashable‘s own social reading app launched in February).
Facebook project manager Austin Haugen said Monday at an app showcase at SXSW that now there are nearly 3,000 Timeline apps available and companies have seen increased engagement and growth because of them. He cited Pinterest as one of such Timeline app success stories. It grew its daily active Facebook user base by 60%. Another startup, Goodreads, was able to increase its daily traffic by 77%.