Facebook Application Development For Dummies
Learn to choose your platform, plan your strategy, and spread your message with Facebook!Ready to build the next knockout Facebook app? Whether you're starting out with a humble (but useful!) HTML tag to welcome visitors to your Facebook page or planning a fully integrated Web site that connects your visitors with their Facebook friends, this book has the scoop. If you know justa bit about HTML and basic scripting, you're ready to go!Find the fish — see how you can put your product or servicebefore Facebook users and "fish where the fish are" with apps and PagesGet the tools — check out the Facebook Developer app and choose a text editor, hosting service, and scripting languageExplore APIs — learn about OAuth 2.0, Graph API, Real-Time Objects, the Search API, and moreMake it mobile — program your app on the iPhone or Android Facebook SDKBe businesslike — turn app development into a business, advertise and sell your apps, and keep up with the rulesOpen the book and find:How to create developer and test accountsTips for setting up an app-hosting foundationSteps for creating a 5-minute appHow to recreate your Web site within FacebookIntegration points and how to use themCool ways to use Social PluginsHow to translate your Web site into multiple languagesPitfalls to avoidLearn to:Install the Facebook toolkit and use the Graph APIUse Facebook Markup Language and Facebook Query LanguageCreate applications for marketing and making moneyBoost your brand with a Facebook page