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ChamplainArts integrates with ChamplainArts.com to promote and publicize events in the Lake Champlain region. It's built using the example code from How to Do Everything: Facebook Applications by Jesse Feiler, published by McGraw-Hill.

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Facebook Platform Changes

10 posts by 1 person. Updated on May 28, 2008 at 1:25 PM.

Example Code Updates

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Facebook Policy and Rule Changes

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Amanda Nelson (St. Cloud, MN) wrote at 11:36am on July 30th, 2008

How much does this book cost??

taskforce wrote at 10:48pm on June 2nd, 2008

hello!

i really need some help setting up a quiz on facebook? any takers?

:)

How to Do Everything: Facebook Applications wrote at 8:50am on May 31st, 2008

For Michael and the question about Facebook platform changes. In a word, yes.
The best way to follow the changes is to subscribe to the Atom feed on http://www.jesses-social-networking-site.com/. I'm updating it with notes about the changes.

At the moment, you can go to http://apps.facebook.com/developmentqa if you are a Facebook developer (i.e., you've added the Developer app). That code is currently the book's code without changes running on the beta software. You can see that it all works.

There's a new app for the beta software that is going to start appearing in the next day or so. It will incorporate the interface changes. At this point, I'm leaning towards not posting the code itself (just the app) until Facebook makes the changes final. Comments and suggestions are more than welcome.

The Atom feed from the blog automatically updates the Notes on the book's Facebook Page, but the fastest way to get the changes and comments is to subscribe to the blog.

Michael Connell (Little Rock, AR) wrote at 12:32pm on May 30th, 2008

I am considering buying this book, and am wondering if it will cover all the changes fb is making to the platform

How to Do Everything: Facebook Applications wrote at 9:31am on April 17th, 2008

Check out the Downloadable files note, or the Example Code Updates for details of the additional version of Chapter 15 code that incorporates the latest Facebook API. When you download it, please sign up for the Downloads mailing list: we know there will be a major change to Facebook Profile pages this spring, and we want to be able to let you know when the revised code is posted for the example.

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What's Where...

As we approach the magic moment of Facebook users being able to experiment with the new interface, here's a recap of where things are with the book examples:1.

July 21

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Very Important New Facebook App Procedure

As Facebook moves to the launch of the revised interface, the application adding/authorizing procedure is becoming more refined. New code is due to roll out today (Monday, 7/21).As we knew, users will no longer add applications. Now, they will authorize applications to access their user data.

June 29

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New Facebook Metrics Herald a New Era

New metrics were announced on June 17, and were provided in the new PHP library rolled out on June 25.

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Website:	http://www.amazon.com/dp/0071549676?tag=...
Company Overview:	From the cover... The first book to show how to create apps for the hottest social networking site This hands-on guide teaches you how to build applications that run on the most popular social networking site among college students, professionals and business users. Written in the popular, easy-tofollow How to Do Everything format, this book is designed to enable even those with minimal technical skills to create Facebook Platform applications. With coverage of all the technologies involved, including Facebook Platform API, FBML, FQL, MySQL, and REST, How to Do Everything: Facebook Applications provides a single source of structured guidance that is far easier to understand than the disparate tutorials available on the Web. You will learn how integrate Facebook applications with websites and databases, and use your applications to sell a product or market a business, non-profit organization, or political cause. A pre-built, customizable Facebook application will be available for download. (read less) From the cover... The first book to show how to create apps for the hottest social networking site This hands-on guide teaches you how to build applications that run on the most popular social networking site among college students, professionals and business users. Written in the popular, easy-tofollow How to Do Everything format, this book is designed to enable even those with minimal technical skills to create Facebook Platform applications. With coverage of all the technologies involved, i... (read more)
Mission:	Jesse Feiler has worked as a developer for companies such as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Prodigy, and Apple. He is the author of several computing books, including How to Do Everything with Web 2.0 Mashups.