Apple's App Store, which just last week began to allow app gifting, now has a new point of entry through an official App Store Facebook page. Vitrue, the same company responsible for the official iTunes Facebook page, made it all happen, though their new hub noticeably makes no mention of the iPad.
"With more than 170,000 apps available in the App Store and with more than 3 billion downloads, bringing the incredibly popular App Store to Facebook was a perfect fit," states a post on the Vitrue Blog. "Both the App Store and Facebook are currently two of hottest application development platforms today, so bringing the two together is a match made in heaven."
The new page sports Facebook fan-page standards like comment threads and a wall, but it also encourages users to recommend apps to their friends and search for new apps via updated lists and spotlights. They don't have many photos, though.
The page's profile specifically mentions apps for the iPhone and iPod touch, but I wouldn't be surprised to see an update fairly soon with the iPad in there as well. Civilian Apple users obviously can't access iPad apps yet, but once the device ships, it's going to feel left out if Vitrue doesn't put them up on there too.
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