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Developing Facebook Application Explore the power of Facebook platform By Vasanth (@vasanthgvk)

AGENDA
The Opportunity
Sample Applications
Making your first application
The Facebook platform
Working with the Facebook API
Facebook Developer program

The Opportunity

Sample Applications

What is Facebook Platform? The 'Facebook Platform' is a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) and services provided by Facebook which makes this information available to Platform Applications and allows Facebook and third-party developers ('Developers') to develop new features and applications that we hope will enhance your ability to interact with people in your life in new and interesting ways
In Simple terms…
Lets third-party developers to plug into FB
Deep integration (platform > API)
REST API
Markup (FBML)
Query (FQL)
fbjs

Integration Points on framework
Include in the Application directory
Provide an About page
Applications Canvas Page
Appear in the left navigation panel
Display a Profile page
Access and Post to News feeds
Send Email alerts

What’s in Facebook App Application Directory

What’s in Facebook App About Page

What’s in Facebook App Profile Page

What’s in Facebook App Applications Menu

What’s in Facebook App Applications Tab

What’s in Facebook App Application Canvas Page

What’s in Facebook App News Feed

How it works?

Creating your first app
Add the Facebook "Developer" app
The "Developer" app lets you create a new Facebook app
Fill out a simple form describing your app
App name
App URL (canvas page) http://apps.facebook.com/yourapp
Callback URL http://www.mainsite.com/yourapp

Registering an Application

Add an email address that you want to use for technical support issues
In the Callback URL field, enter the base URL for your application
In the Canvas Page URL field, enter the subfolder name that you would like to request for your Facebook application
Select the Use FBML and Website option button
In the Side Nav URL field, enter the canvas page URL of your application E.g. http://apps.facebook.com/yourapp
Click the submit button, you will get the API Key. save them for next step

Creating a simple Application

Useful links FB wiki: http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Main_Page API Docs: http://developers.facebook.com/documentation.php

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