Building Facebook Applications for Dummies 4 Profit/Fun Start Price USD 11.99 Current Price USD 11.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Friday, November 28, 2008 Location Designamite See more about 'Building Facebook Applications for Dummies 4 Profit/Fun' Description Designamite - Building Facebook Applications for Dummies There’s no doubt about it — Facebook is cool. Along with users who want to interact with friends, businesses are using Facebook as a marketing and networking tool. And if you’re a Web developer, you probably know there’s a demand for Facebook applications. If you have some basic knowledge of Web client technology, such as HTML, JavaScript, or CSS, and know how to use a Web programming language, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies is just what you need to start building apps for Facebook. This friendly guide helps you create applications to reach Facebook’s huge audience, so you can enlarge your list of friends, introduce people to your product or service, or network with other business professionals. You’ll find out how to: Work with the Facebook API Build applications that take advantage of Facebook’s News Feed and Wall Migrate existing Web applications to Facebook Create mobile apps for Facebook Use Facebook’s markup and query languages Get your app noticed by Facebook users A handy companion Web site includes code samples, starter applications, and other useful information about building Facebook apps. Whether you want to create applications for business purposes or just for fun, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies is the fun and easy way to get started. RETAIL PRICE = $17.81 (eBook version)   Chapter One - Introducing Facebook and the Facebook Platform Discovering Facebook News Feed Profile Discovering the Pulse of Facebook: The Social Graph What Is the Facebook Platform? Points of integration Facebook application architecture Exploring the Framework Components Facebook API Facebook Markup Language Facebook Query Language Facebook JavaScript Chapter Two - The App Walkabout: Building Your First Facebook Application Registering an Application with Facebook Creating a Simple Facebook Application Adding an Icon to the Application Setting the Initial Content of the Application’s Profile Box Adding an About Page Chapter Three - Working with the Facebook API Calling the Facebook API Evaluating What Comes Back from Facebook Getting Friendly with Friends Getting friends with friends.get Evaluating friends with friends.areFriends Getting friends who are app users with friends.appUsers Accessing Events Getting the events of a user Getting the members of an event Getting Cozy with Groups Getting groups with groups.get Retrieving member info with groups.getMembers Facebook Pages Getting page information with pages.getInfo Scoping out with pages.isAppAdded Getting current user info with pages.isAdmin and pages.isFan Pulling User Data Getting the current user with users.getLoggedInUser Getting info with users.getInfo Checking whether a user has your app with users.isAppAdded Checking permissions with users.hasAppPermissions Chapter Four - Writing Facebook Markup Language (FBML) Exploring FBML Working with Users and Groups Displaying Content Conditionally Testing on canvas pages Showing and hiding content in profile boxes Using fb:if and fb:switch Adding Facebook UI Elements and Widgets Discussing it on the board Another comment on the Wall Building a Wall post by post Creating Requests and Invitations Building a standard-sized request form Building a condensed request form Chapter Five - Exploring FQL: Facebook Query Language Discovering Why SQL + Facebook API = FQL Comparing FQL and API access Making an FQL statement Differences between SQL and FQL Writing a Basic Query Changing the field order in the result set Dealing with array-type fields Using operators in the WHERE clause Writing More Complex Queries with the IN Operator Using Special Functions Chapter Six - Scripting with Facebook JavaScript Understanding the Facebook Platform Scripting Approach Accessing the DOM Setting the Content of DOM Elements setInnerXHTML() setInnerFBML() setInnerText() Setting Styles through FBJS Including External JavaScript Files on Canvas Pages Helpful Tips When Using FBJS Using the FBJS Animation Library Tweening animation Adjusting the speed and ease of the animation Adjusting the size and visibility of block-level events Working with AJAX in FBJS Chapter Seven - “Goin’ API” with Facebook Developer Tools Working with the API Test Console FBML Test Console Feed Preview Console Debugging FBJS with Firebug Chapter Eight - Developing Facebook Canvas Pages To FBML or iframe? That Is the Question Adding a Navigation Header Using FBML Adding an fb:dashboard element Adding a tab set with fb:tabs and fb:tab-item Adding a header with fb:header Creating an Editor Form Page Chapter Nine - Creating Content for Profile Pages Discovering Profile Boxes and Action Links Profile box Profile action links Configuring the Default Profile Settings Pushing Profile Content with profile.setFBML Working with Content in the Profile Box Adding Action Links to a User Profile Chapter Ten - Seamless Styles: Styling Your Facebook Application Adding Styles to Your FBML Using inline styles Using embedded styles Including external style sheets Specifying Wide and Narrow Styles for Profile Boxes Using fb:ref to Load CSS in a Profile Box Going Native: Emulating Facebook Styles Setting the basic formatting styles Emulating the Facebook dashboard Creating your own navigation tabs Creating a subtitle region Emulating Facebook buttons Creating two-column lists Chapter Eleven - Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Communicating with the News Feed and Notifications Publishing a News Feed Story to Current Users Publishing Actions to a User’s Mini-Feed and Friends’ News Feed   Rolling Up Your Sleeves: Publishing Templatized Actions Exploring the template parameters Working with tokens Exploring the fbRecipe template Registering your story template Sending Notifications Chapter Twelve - Tying It All Together: Speed Dial Application Coming Up with a Basic Vision Setting Up Speed Dial in Facebook Creating the Speed Dial Database Structuring the PHP Source Code Setting Up the Canvas Page Connecting to Facebook Building the Canvas Page Constructing the page header Adding a friend Getting a list of dial friends Previewing the Speed Dial Resetting the Speed Dial Processing user actions Assembling the canvas page UI Styling the UI Adding a random quote display Adding a page footer Setting the Profile Box Content Sending Notifications and Publishing a News Feed Story Adding an Invitation Page Prepping the About Page Exploring the Full Source Files Chapter Thirteen - Ten Strategies to Exploit the Power of the Facebook Platform Optimizing Your Facebook App Going Mobile with Your Facebook App Working with Attachments Keeping Track of the Session Key Making Canvas Pages Accessible to Non-Facebook Users Handling Unique Browser Needs Integrating with Google Analytics Handling Redirects Working with Cookies Integrating with Marketplace Chapter Forteen - Ten Killer Facebook Applications to Explore Local Picks iLike Attack! iRead Quizzes Where I’ve Been Flixster Top Friends Introplay’s Workout Olympiad and Runlicious Appsaholic Chapter Fifteen - Smashing Successes: Ten Tips for Making Your Application Popular Avoid Social App Faux Pas Think Social, Act Social Brand Your App Effectively Communicate Wisely with Your Users Engage Potential Users with Your About Page Man Your Discussion Board Pay Attention to User Reviews and Feedback Promote Your App on Facebook React Quickly to Platform Changes and Enhancements React Quickly to User Growth         Payment for this auction is accepted via PayPal® for all buyers. 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