Building Facebook Applications For Dummies

Along with users who want to interact with friends, businesses are using Facebook as a marketing and networking tool. And if you’re a Web developer, you probably know there’s a demand for Facebook applications. If you have some basic knowledge of Web client technology, such as HTML, JavaScript, or CSS, and know how to use a Web programming language, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies is just what you need to start building apps for Facebook.

This book helps you create applications to reach Facebook’s huge audience, so you can enlarge your list of friends, introduce people to your product or service, or network with other business professionals.

You’ll find out how to:

• Work with the Facebook API

• Build applications that take advantage of Facebook’s News Feed and Wall

• Migrate existing Web applications to Facebook

• Create mobile apps for Facebook

• Use Facebook’s markup and query languages

• Get your app noticed by Facebook users

This excerpt contains the book’s ninth chapter, entitled “Creating Content for Profile Pages.”

The attached Zip file includes:

• Intro Page.doc

• Cover Sheet and Terms.pdf

• Building Facebook Applications For Dummies.pdf

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