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Quote:BSocial Networks Inc. has launched Market Lodge, a system designed for Facebook that enables the social network’s users to create miniature e-commerce stores on their Facebook pages. Market Lodge allows Facebook users to select from 1,100 products from 50 retailers items to sell in their own shops.

Facebook users get a 10% commission for every product they sell (deposited in personal PayPal accounts), bSocial Networks gets a 35% to 50% commission, and retailers get an outlet to sell products to the 50 million consumers on Facebook without having to advertise...

Quote:Facebook members can recommend vendors or sign up to become vendors themselves. "One of the significant aspects of our application is the potential for small companies, even individuals, to sell their products through Facebook and other social sites," said Bill Eager, co-founder of bSocial in statement.

Market Lodge is one of about 16,000 applications available for use at the site, with most being mini-applications, or widgets, that let members play games, share photos and such. Both Facebook and Google's MySpace have millions of members, and both are still trying to figure out how exactly to make money off the social networking sites through third-party e-commerce applications.

Heard it through the Grapevine: Amazon Giveth, Too
Apparently, the momentum of the effort is building as other big players such as Amazon enter the Facebook fray. The company yesterday announced two Facebook applications — Amazon Giver and Amazon Grapevine — allowing members to see and purchase what their friends want through their Amazon Wish Lists, as well as recent public activity on Amazon...