Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #264901 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 342 pages

Review
"Wagner gives a fun and easy way to get started building applications for this vast horde of potential buyers." (The Bookseller, Friday 14th March)

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

About the Author
Richard Wagner is a veteran Web designer, developer, and expert on Facebook technologies. He was the inventor and chief architect of the award-winning JavaScript tool NetObjects.

Customer Reviews

Best book for Building Facebook Apps I have found so far
The is the best book for Building Facebook Apps I have found so far, yet it won't help you if you plan to integrate Flash as the app to display profiles, friends, etc. In fact, I have yet to find a book that helps you with that. Fortunately the FB Dev forums are very helpful and there are several good online sources that cover pretty much everything you can think of doing in FB, including Flash integration. This book is a good reference and doe sit a decent job showing how to build your first basic app.