Geolocating a user using their browser (if supported) is quite easy using HTML5 and JavaScript / jQuery. In fact, it can be done in under 50 lines of code. Here’s my quick and dirty tutorial on doing just that.
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Facebook API: Posting a Status Update
The Facebook API lets you post status updates (message, links, photos etc) to your timeline via the API. This is handy if you want to have automatic sharing in your application (assuming users have consented to it) to post uploaded photos, links etc.
Facebook, Facebook Graph API, TutorialFacebook API: App Notifications API for Facebook Canvas Apps
Use the new Facebook Notifications API to send app notifications to your users, instead of using emails or requests. No additional permissions required.
Facebook, Facebook Graph API, NotificationsTwitter API: Tweet Button Callbacks
I wanted to reward users for tweeting, but didn’t want to use the full Twitter API and OAuth authentication. I found a simple solution that triggers a callback when a user tweets using the standard Tweet button.
JavaScript, Twitter, Twitter API