comScore released additional usage information on social networks yesterday and Facebook continues its incredible growth. I’ve always been hesitant to rely on comScore for much more than trending information. They are showing that Facebook has grown by 272% vs the Myspace growth of 72%. I believe a big part of this trend has been the Facebook application platform and all the new application that are being created for Facebook. This keeps the site fresh and provide additional reason for people to visit the site.

As some of the early flash-in-the-pan applications start to fade away I think we’ll see some legitimate applications develop to add more value in the site. A great example is the Flixster movie application, which was not part of the launch collection but has continually improved. Recently its launched movie comparison test so that you can compare your friends movie tastes and this is also a great way for the application to go viral and get more people using the site and the application.

It will be interesting to see how Myspace responds to all this activity. Surely they have their own application platform in the works and will be taking a run at the Facebook momentum.