Facebook is porting its vision of an open, interconnected social Web to the mobile world, bringing its Connect tool to the hottest smartphone on the scene.

Earlier this month, at the South by Southwest 2009 conference, Facebook unveiled Connect for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, adding a feature that enables developers to sync up their applications for the devices with the sprawling social network.

Facebook debuted Connect last year amid a flurry of initiatives from firms like Google, Yahoo and MySpace to make the social Web a more interconnected place. Facebook Connect enables people to send content from their profiles on the social network such as photos and links to participating sites around the Web, including Digg, Twitter and Hulu.

With Connect for the iPhone, developers will be able to add that same integration to the applications they create for Apple's hugely popular mobile device.

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