• Facebook Blog, Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:30 PM

Facebook has launched a new applications feature that lets users test whatever new tools it has in the oven. Similar to Google Labs, Facebook Prototypes, lets them try out new features that are "not quite ready for prime time, are a bit esoteric, or don't quite fit," according to the leading social network.

From enhanced event emails to photo tag search, there are five new features currently available, most of which were apparently developed during a recent Facebook Hackathon -- an all-night coding session where Facebook engineers flesh out pet project they can get to the during business day.

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