Facebook Development in 5 Minutes

Facebook Development in 5 Minutes by Jesse Stay The “Social” Geek Author, FBML Essentials (O’Reilly)

by Jesse Stay

The “Social” Geek

Author, FBML Essentials (O’Reilly)

Who Am I?

Why Should You Care? Facebook has 100 million+ Users! You have full access to those users

Facebook has 100 million+ Users!

You have full access to those users

And their Mom...

On your own website...

You need to know what your developers can do with those users.

Facebook Platform Traditional Software Development API Communication Social Integration Points

Traditional Software Development

API Communication

Social Integration Points

Traditional Software Development in Facebook Libraries available for most languages - Perl, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, others Javascript Client API and/or FBJS HTML and FBML

Libraries available for most languages - Perl, PHP, Java, Ruby, .NET, others

Javascript Client API and/or FBJS

HTML and FBML

Facebook API Communication Traditional REST calls Certain calls require authentication App requires API Key, some times Private Key Mostly, the libraries do most of the work!

Traditional REST calls

Certain calls require authentication

App requires API Key, some times Private Key

Mostly, the libraries do most of the work!

Social Integration Points Canvas Page Full Monetization Potential Developers have full control on this page

Canvas Page

Full Monetization Potential

Developers have full control on this page

Social Integration Points User Profile Profile Box Post stories to the Wall, aka, “Mini-Feed” Tabs Create Custom Publisher Box Send Notifications and Requests

User Profile

Profile Box

Post stories to the Wall, aka, “Mini-Feed”

Tabs

Create Custom Publisher Box

Send Notifications and Requests

Architecture

Let’s Get Started! Get a Developer Account http://developer.facebook.com

Get a Developer Account

http://developer.facebook.com

Learn to Read Directions

Create an Application Add Your Application, Fill out Form http://developer.facebook.com/get_started.php

Add Your Application, Fill out Form

http://developer.facebook.com/get_started.php

Write Some Code Basic FBML: Facebook API:

Basic FBML:

Facebook API:

Test Your App! http://apps.facebook.com/testapp/test.php

http://apps.facebook.com/testapp/test.php

Get Started Learning Learn FBML Tags Available http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FBML Learn API Methods Available http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/API Learn Facebook Connect http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Facebook_Connect Learn FBJS, FQL http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FBJS http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FQL Learn how your Language-specific Library adapts the API

Learn FBML Tags Available

http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FBML

Learn API Methods Available

http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/API

Learn Facebook Connect

http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Facebook_Connect

Learn FBJS, FQL

http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FBJS

http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FQL

Learn how your Language-specific Library adapts the API

Other Resources Facebook Developers Wiki - http://wiki.developers.facebook.com Facebook Developers Forums - http://forum.developers.facebook.com IRC - freenode - irc.freenode.net #facebook Facebook Page - http://page.fbmlessentials.com AllFacebook.com InsideFacebook.com FaceReviews.com StayNAlive.com (of course!)

Facebook Developers Wiki - http://wiki.developers.facebook.com

Facebook Developers Forums - http://forum.developers.facebook.com

IRC - freenode - irc.freenode.net #facebook

Facebook Page - http://page.fbmlessentials.com

AllFacebook.com

InsideFacebook.com

FaceReviews.com

StayNAlive.com (of course!)

Where to Find Me Twitter: @JesseStay FriendFeed: http://friendfeed.com/jessestay Facebook: http://jessestay.socialtoo.com Blog: http://StayNAlive.com

Twitter: @JesseStay

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Facebook: http://jessestay.socialtoo.com

Blog: http://StayNAlive.com