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 Facebook Cookbook

 

Published by: O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES
Author: Jay Goldman
Number of pages: 432
Group: INTERNET - BLOGGING & PODCASTING
ISBN: 059651817X/9780596518172
User level: Programmer - Int/Adv
Objective: Reference
Date Published: November 2008
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Now you can build Facebook applications that truly stand out
among the thousands already available on the platform. This
book's easy-to-follow recipes not only give you useful ways
to design and build scalable applications using Facebook's
development platform, they also provide you with strategies
for successfully marketing your application in this highly
competitive environment. With plenty of examples and
practical solutions, Facebook Cookbook answers some of the
hardest questions Facebook application developers contend
with -- including how and where to get started.


Learn to build an application architecture that scales to
accommodate a sudden influx of users
Get tips for designing applications with hosting and
deployment costs in mind
Find out how to use Facebook's various integration points
Discover which widgets and controls to use for building the
most attractive user interface design
Understand the differences between standard HTML,
JavaScript, and SQL, and the versions used on the Facebook
Platform
Learn how to target large defined groups on Facebook,
including those who want to find jobs, hire employees,
market a business, advertise, and more


If you have experience building simple web applications with
HTML, Facebook Cookbook will guide you though Facebook's
toolkit, so you can build applications with the potential to
reach millions of users around the globe. Learn what it
takes to design applications that stand above the rest.