Author(s): John J. Mayer; Cappy Popp

With more than 250 million active users, Facebook is the world.s #1 social networking platform. But
developing successful Facebook applications presents unique challenges, both technical and nontechnical.
Now, two of the world.s most experienced Facebook developers show you exactly how to meet those
challenges. Essential Facebook Development offers insider guidance and up-to-the-minute best
practices for the entire application lifecycle: design, coding, testing, distribution, post-launch
monitoring, metrics, and even application marketing.

Using extensive real-world examples, John Maver and Cappy Popp reveal why some Facebook applications
succeed brilliantly while others fail. Next, they walk through building a complete application using
every major component of the Facebook platform. Maver and Popp thoroughly cover Facebook.s most
important new features, including Facebook Connect, and provide extensive information available
nowhere else.from measuring application success to monetization. Coverage includes:

* Thorough introductions to Facebook.s current architecture, integration points, and development
technologies
* Discussion of successful Facebook applications.and what makes them successful
* What every developer must know about Facebook.s Terms of Service
* Creating an effective application infrastructure
* Creating canvas pages with FBML and IFrames
* Adding support for profiles, application tabs, and messaging
* Incorporating Javascript into Facebook applications with FBJS
* Integrating Facebook into external sites with Facebook Connect and the Facebook Javascript Client
Library
* Debugging techniques for Facebook applications
* Spreading, monitoring, and tuning applications

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