1. A computer implemented method for providing information associated with a user of a social networking system, the method comprising: receiving a markup language document from an external website, wherein the markup language document includes markup language containing instructions for retrieving information associated with a user of a social networking system; processing the markup language contained in the received markup language document; responsive to processing the markup language document, sending a request to a social networking system for information associated with the user; receiving the requested information associated with the user from the social networking system in response to the request for the information; rendering a displayable web page based on the markup language, wherein the displayable web page includes information received from the social networking system server; and displaying the rendered web page on a display.
1. A computer implemented method for providing information associated with a user of a social networking system, the method comprising: receiving a markup language document from an external website, wherein the markup language document includes markup language containing instructions for retrieving information associated with a user of a social networking system; processing the markup language contained in the received markup language document; responsive to processing the markup language document, sending a request to a social networking system for information associated with the user; receiving the requested information associated with the user from the social networking system in response to the request for the information; rendering a displayable web page based on the markup language, wherein the displayable web page includes information received from the social networking system server; and displaying the rendered web page on a display. 12. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the user received from the social networking system is determined by the social networking system based on access permissions granted by the user to an application processing the markup language document received from the external website.