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Want to build the next runaway Facebook app like Farmville or Mafia Wars? Interested in leveraging Facebook app development as part of a marketing strategy? Whether you want to build your own Facebook app from scratch, extend an existing Facebook app, or create a game, this book gets you up and running in no time. Master the Facebook toolkit, get acquainted with the Facebook Markup and Query languages, navigate the Facebook API—even learn how to make money with your new app!
- Shows you how to build the next great Facebook application with just basic HTML and scripting skills
- Delves into what makes a good app and what makes a lucrative app
- Explores how to create Facebook apps for marketing and viral reach, creating apps that can make money, and Facebook game development
- Reviews the Facebook toolkit and gets you started with the My First Facebook application
- Covers Facebook Markup and Query languages, navigating the Facebook API, and how to create a compelling interface
Create the next killer Facebook app with this approachable, fun guide!
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Ready to build the next knockout Facebook app? Whether you′re starting out with a humble (but useful!) HTML tag to welcome visitors to your Facebook page or planning a fully integrated Web site that connects your visitors with their Facebook friends, this book has the scoop. If you know justa bit about HTML and basic scripting, you′re ready to go!
Find the fish — see how you can put your product or servicebefore Facebook users and "fish where the fish are" with apps and Pages
Get the tools — check out the Facebook Developer app and choose a text editor, hosting service, and scripting language
Explore APIs — learn about OAuth 2.0, Graph API, Real–Time Objects, the Search API, and more
Make it mobile — program your app on the iPhone or Android Facebook SDK
Be businesslike — turn app development into a business, advertise and sell your apps, and keep up with the rules
Open the book and find:
How to create developer and test accounts
Tips for setting up an app–hosting foundation
Steps for creating a 5–minute app
How to recreate your Web site within Facebook
Integration points and how to use them
Cool ways to use Social Plugins
How to translate your Web site into multiple languages
Pitfalls to avoid
Learn to:
Install the Facebook toolkit and use the Graph API
Use Facebook Markup Language and Facebook Query Language
Create applications for marketing and making money
Boost your brand with a Facebook page
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It goes from the very basics of how to set up an app on Facebook, and covers the new Graph API, OAuth etc. It's clear and concise; not patronising or overly complicated. There are lots of links to online information - it's in the nature of this kind of book that it will become outdated in time, but the author provides links to places online which are kept updated.
You would need to understand programming to some extent before reading this - it's not a book for someone who has never coded before. But as long as you have the basics of, say, PHP and javascript, it makes sense. It's probably also helpful to read it with a specific application in mind - a lot of the examples are best understood by trying them out!
Overall, definitely worth buying.
What I will say though is that it's a technical book. You'll need a good understanding of all things web based (HTML, Javascript) to keep up. It's not long before you're in the thick of it.
I think the fact it's a 'for dummies' book does it a massive disservice. When my wife saw it she said "urgh, you've bought a kids book?"...which is the general feeling. Ignore the cover, it's a great book that gets nice a technical for a geek like me.
After trying to build a Facebook application and working through Facebook's own documentation I was left with more questions that answers. Their own documentation is in disarray and lacks examples or tutorials. Perhaps that will be fixed but it is currently a painful situation for developers. This book was the answer for me. It lays out clearly the many and varied aspects of developing for Facebook, from simple "Pages" through to more complex applications using OAuth and the Graph API.
The title is somewhat misleading though, it is not for dummies, it is a very useful primer / reference for experienced developers (this is what Facebook's own documentation should be like). It could well be difficult in places for non developers however, not impossible, but non trivial.
The book is well written, comprehensive and has many code examples and application tutorials. If you have it by your side while developing an application it will pay for itself in a day.
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