facebook application development

27, Jul, 11

Platform News: Facebook Lets Developers Create Test Users Through the Developer App GUI

Posted by Josh Constine, under Development, Facebook, Photos, social plugins

Facebook now allows developers to create and manage test users for their applications via the Developer app‘s graphical user interface. Previously, test users could only be created and controlled programattically through the Graph API, which may have made using them difficult for developers not fluent in the API or those looking to faithfully recreate the [...]

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 [...]

29, Jun, 11

Facebook Adds Reverse Chronological Sorting to Comments Box Plugin, Now on 300,000 Sites

Posted by Josh Constine, under Comments, Facebook, social plugins

This afternoon Facebook announced two updates to its Comments Box plugin for third-party websites, along with the fact that 300,000 sites have integrated the plugin since its March 1st release. Users can select to sort comment reels by reverse chronological or chronological order as well as by Facebook’s “social ranking” algorithm. Reverse chronological sorting will [...]

21, Jun, 11

“Boost Comment” Lets Facebook Comments Box Plugin Admins Surface Quality Comments

Posted by Josh Constine, under Comments, Facebook, social plugins

Admins of websites using Facebook’s Comments Box social plugin can now push the best comments on a post to the top thanks to a new “Boost Comment” moderation option. While Facebook already sorts comments by relevance and a user reputation score, Boost Comment gives admins the power to control which comments are most visible. For [...]

16, Jun, 11

Facebook Launches Send Dialog So Apps and Sites Can Prompt Users to Microshare

Posted by Josh Constine, under Development, Facebook, Groups, Messages, Open Graph, social plugins

Today, Facebook launched the Send dialog, which allows apps and websites to display a prompt for users to share content by sending a Facebook Message or email, or posting to one of their Facebook Groups. The Send Dialog takes the functionality of the Send button, which lets users initiate microsharing of stable web content, and [...]

13, Jun, 11

Platform Update: Insights Shows App Load Times, Iframe Dialog Permission Changes

Posted by Josh Constine, under Applications, Development, Metrics, social plugins

In the Developer Blog’s latest Platform Update, Facebook announced that developers can now view the page load times for their applications in Insights. It also listed iframe dialog permissions that are no longer permitted, and noted that Open Graph page images must have a minimum width of 180 pixels to be displayed next to posts [...]

06, Jun, 11

Platform Update: Facebook Removes Pre-Filled Stream Stories, Like Box Configurator Gets Border Color

Posted by Josh Constine, under Development, Facebook, graph api, news feed, social plugins

The latest Platform Update to the Facebook Developers Blog announced a breaking change to the message parameter for feed dialogs. As of July 12th, stream stories can no longer be pre-filled with content. It also noted the addition of a border color option to the Like Box social plugin configurator. The update reminded developers about the [...]

21, May, 11

Facebook Roundup: IPO, Privacy, Like Button, Eventbrite, Acquisitions, Winklevoss Bros, Baseball and More

Posted by Sara Inés Calderón, under Applications, Business, Connect, Data, Facebook, finance, Government, Legal, Mark Zuckerberg, Marketing, Page Management, Pages, Policy, Politics, Privacy, Social Media Monitoring, social plugins, Venture Capital

Facebook IPO “Inevitable” – Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg said this week that a Facebook IPO is “inevitable.” [Image via Facebook] Facebook, Others Oppose California Privacy Bill – A proposed bill in the California legislature, SB 242 the Social Networking Privacy Act, would change the information that companies like Facebook could provide about users under 18. Facebook [...]

16, May, 11

Platform Update: Subscribe to Comments Box Threads, Like Story Feedback Insights, Send Button Metrics

Posted by Josh Constine, under Comments, Facebook, Messages, Metrics, social plugins

The latest Platform Update to the Facebook Developers Blog on Friday announced the new ability to subscribe to threads in the Comments Box social plugin, the addition of Like Story feedback to the Insights tool, and details on API access to metrics on Send button activity. Facebook also released several developer tutorials this week, including [...]

26, Apr, 11

How Your Website Can Use the Facebook Send Button

Posted by Josh Constine, under Facebook, Groups, social plugins

The following is an excerpt from the Facebook Marketing Bible, the comprehensive guide to marketing your company, app, brand, or website using Facebook. The full version of this article is available through a Facebook Marketing Bible subscription. Released yesterday, Facebook’s Send button social plugin for third-party websites allows users to quickly share a web page [...]

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