facebook application development

30, Sep, 11

Facebook Platform Updates: Frictionless Requests 2.0, OAuth 2.0 and HTTPS Deadlines Tomorrow, FBML Ending June 2012

Posted by Josh Constine, under Development, Facebook, graph api, Requests, Security

Yesterday, Facebook announced updates to the Requests 2.0 including the introduction of frictionless requests that don’t require users to complete a Requests dialog. This could get users to send more Requests, helping apps gain new users and reengage existing users. However, some users might opt in to frictionless requests without fully understanding the feature’s implications, [...]

22, Sep, 11

Four Strategic Changes for the Facebook Platform and Open Graph

Posted by Kim-Mai Cutler, under Advertising, Facebook, graph api, Open Graph

Facebook introduces platform changes today that will help it diversify beyond social gaming and add new user acquisition points for developers. Here are four key changes happening now: 1) Facebook is making a serious effort to diversify the platform beyond gaming and marketing by expanding the kinds of structured behavior users can share. Facebook has [...]

20, Sep, 11

Platform Update: New Bug System and Platform Live Status Page, Credits Features, Event APIs

Posted by Josh Constine, under Applications, Chat, Credits, Development, Events, Facebook, graph api, Photos

Over the past week and a half, Facebook has posted to the Developers Blog announcing several new tools, protocols and capabilities for developers. These include Better ways to submit bugs and track the API heath of the Platform, Changes to the DealSpot and Games Dashboard Featured Status incentives for developers who have integrated Facebook Credits [...]

01, Sep, 11

Facebook’s Unannounced Like Button Extension for Chrome Is Live and Waiting for Users

Posted by Eric Eldon, under graph api, social plugins

Facebook quietly launched a Like button browser extension for Chrome a couple months ago, TechCrunch has discovered today. The extension appears as a button to the right of the search and address box in the Chrome interface, and as an option in the right-click menu. As one might expect, it lets you like any web [...]

29, Aug, 11

RoomSync Leverages Facebook Data to Help Colleges Match Roommates

Posted by Sara Inés Calderón, under Applications, Apps For Sale, Business, Education, Facebook, graph api

RoomSync has been quietly building a business around helping college students find the right roommate, through a service that integrates Facebook profile data. Enabled by a growing number of universities for on-campus housing, it accesses very particular portions of a user’s profile information, then allows students to enter their own information into the app, and lets [...]

15, Aug, 11

Platform Update: Credits Insights, Platform Policies, App to User Request Messages

Posted by Josh Constine, under Applications, Development, Facebook, graph api, Insights, Metrics, Policy, Requests, social plugins

Amongst a flurry of announcements about changes to games on its platform, Facebook recently updated the Developers Blog regarding the addition of a new Insights analytics tab for Facebook Credits. The latest Platform Update also included announcements about how app-to-user request notifications will now show the notification’s message; new capabilities for the Graph API, activity and recommendation [...]

11, Aug, 11

Facebook to Migrate the Ads API to the Graph API, Releases Ads Power Editor Source Code

Posted by Josh Constine, under Ads API, Advertising, Development, Facebook, graph api

Facebook today announced it would be migrating the now publicly available Ads API from the legacy REST API to the Graph API by January 2012, and that programmatic access to new features will only be available via the Graph API. Developers of Ads API tools and services that allow for efficient management of massive Facebook [...]

08, Aug, 11

Platform Update: OAuth 2.0 Spec Migration Required by November 5th, PHP SDK, Video

Posted by Josh Constine, under Applications, Development, Facebook, graph api, Security

The last Platform Update to the Facebook Developer Blog announced a mandatory migration to a new spec of OAuth 2.0. It only requires a small code change, but all developers must implement it by November 5th. Facebook also noted that a slightly updated version of the PHP SDK will be released tomorrow, August 9th. This [...]

04, Aug, 11

Platform Update: Social Plugin Performance, App and Website Insights, Notifications, Requests

Posted by Josh Constine, under Applications, Development, graph api, Insights, Metrics, social plugins

Facebook announced several important changes this week that impact developers of apps and social plugin-integrated websites. The latest Platform update described how developers can track app feed stories using ref parameters, and listed many new metrics that have been added to the Insights table for apps and websites. A special Developers Blog post explained how social [...]

18, Jul, 11

Platform Update: Graph API Management of Pages, Send Button Referral Parameter

Posted by Josh Constine, under Applications, Credits, Development, Facebook, graph api, Insights, Page Management, Pages, Payments, social plugins

In the latest Platform Updates to the Facebook Developer Blog, the company announced the ability to manage Pages, change their wall settings, and install tab applications via the Graph API. This should make it easier for developers who manage multiple Pages. Facebook added a referral attribute to the Send button for tracking which Send Button [...]

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