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How to Replace MockAJAX with FBJSWhile MockAJAX provides a simple means for implementing simple in-page requests, it is very limited in what is offered. Conversely, making AJAX requests within FBJS is much more versatile than the basic MockAJAX that is available to Facebook developers....
SEO Improvement for Application DirectoryFacebook has revealed an exciting change today with regards to the Application Directory and application “about” pages. These pages will become visible to the public and search engines, meaning that individual applications can be optimized...
Sent Notifications Visibility to Increase Application TransparencyFacebook announced last night that the notifications page will be updated this week to allow users to see what notifications have been sent on their behalf by installed applications. Previously, the only way to avoid application notifications from friends...
Facebook User ID’s to Double in Storage SpaceFacebook announced today that in the near future, various identification numbers throughout the social network (namely user ID’s) will be updated from 32-bit integers to become 64-bit integers. The change comes with the expectation that the Facebook...
Building Your First Facebook Application with CakePHPContinuously reinventing the wheel in applications development can be time-consuming and ineffective. For this reason, many development frameworks have sprung up with the intention of assisting programmers by providing a jump-start, while at the same...
Facebook Unveils New Developer ForumAs of today, the old developer discussion board built into the Facebook website has been deprecated, replaced by the new version at forum.developers.facebook.com. The change introduces a more familiar forum style, whereby there are multiple categories...
Share Your Favorite Games with Your FriendsFavorite Games provides Facebook users the opportunity to share their favorite video games with their friends. In addition to tracking what games a user is playing, finished playing, or wants to play, Favorite Games allows users to read and write reviews,...
Finding Success in BrandingMost engineers think software that does X and Y will always do better than an application that just does X. But it’s not only about features — it’s about branding. I’ll use one of the applications I’ve worked on as an example:...
Marketplace API Added to Facebook PlatformSeveral days ago, developers noticed the addition of Marketplace API functionality within the API Test Console. Today, Facebook officially announced the addition of the new methods. With the addition, Facebook introduced a “create_listing”...
Before I Die: What Do You Want to Do?Before I Die provides the opportunity for you to share with your friends what goals you consider to be most important in your life. By simply typing in a goal, you can share a goal that want to accomplish, have accomplished, and whether or not you recommend...
