Building Facebook Applications For Dummies® - Softcover

Wagner, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470277955 ISBN 13: 9780470277959

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Richard Wagner is an experienced Web designer and developer as well as author of several Web–related books. These books include Professional iPhone and iPod touch Programming, XSLT For Dummies, Creating Web Pages All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies, XML All–in–One Desk Reference For Dummies, Web Design Before & After Makeovers, and JavaScript Unleashed (1st, 2nd ed.). Before moving into full–time authoring, Richard was vice president of product development at NetObjects. He was also inventor and chief architect of the award–winning NetObjects ScriptBuilder. A versatile author with a wide range of interests, he is also author of The Myth of Happiness and C.S. Lewis & Narnia For Dummies .

From the Back Cover

Use the Facebook Platform to create exciting apps Build applications that take advantage of Facebook′s News Feed and Wall With Facebook, social networking sites have grown up. Now they′re an important marketing tool as well as being just plain fun. This friendly book 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. Discover how to: Work with the Facebook API Migrate existing Web applications to Facebook Create mobile apps for Facebook Get your app noticed by Facebook users Use Facebook′s markup and query languages

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470277955
• ISBN 13: 9780470277959
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 342