The document discusses using Flash in Facebook apps. While Flash allows for richer interactivity than Facebook's JavaScript (FBJS), it has some limitations in Facebook including missing Facebook components and requiring click-to-play for tabs. To work around these, Facebook provides tags for embedding Flash and a proxy to allow Flash to communicate with Facebook APIs and make AJAX calls via FBJS. Developers must consider authentication issues when using the proxy to communicate with external servers.

1. Dan Lester, Co-founder & CTOMaking Flash Happen in Facebook AppsIncorporating the excellent and conscientious advice of Mr. Steven G. Thompson

2. DiscussionWhy you might use FlashSupport and libraries availableLimitations of Flash in FacebookHow to work around theseSummary

3. Why you might use FlashSame as everywhereFor interactivity, FBJS is limitedSpecific versions supportedSome Facebook actions not supported directly

4. Aero Bubbles HTML

5. Aero Bubbles Flash

6. Support and LibrariesAdobe Developer Connection – March 2009

7. Support and LibrariesExamples in FlexConvert to AS3 or AS2 to runMore noise around PHPConspiracy

8. LimitationsFacebook components missingRaw data calls OKAllow Script Access is OffPage Tabs need Click to Play

9. Click to Play

10. Click to Play

11. How to embed Flash<fb:swf id="nspccSWF" imgsrc="http://mysite.com/image.jpg" swfsrc=" http://mysite.com/myflash.swf" width="760" height="700" flashvars="param1=var1" ></fb:swf>

12. How to embed Flash<fb:fbjs-bridge /><fb:swf id="nspccSWF" imgsrc="http://mysite.com/image.jpg" swfsrc=" http://mysite.com/myflash.swf" width="760" height="700" flashvars="param1=var1" ></fb:swf>

13. FBJS ProxyDoes allow Flash to Flash communicationsFacebook provides a Flash proxyAccess News feeds and even Ajax

14. FBJS ProxyAuthentication issuesSession Secret KeyJust pre-authCommunicating to your server

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