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, TutorialUse 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, NotificationsI 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 APIFacebook still restrict the “square” image to 50px by 50px. Here is a clever way of generating a new thumbnail image for the user (on the fly) using the Facebook Graph API and the PHP GD2 library.
Facebook, Facebook Graph API, GD2, Image ManipulationThe Facebook API lets you post to Pages you own automatically – either as real-time updates or in the case that you want to schedule posts.
Facebook, Facebook Graph API, Fan Page, TutorialI get a lot of people asking me how to upload photos to a user’s profile on Facebook. One common misconception is that the Facebook JavaScript SDK does not support uploading photos, it only supports linking to photos.
Facebook, Facebook Graph API, PHP, TutorialI’ve had the Google Nexus 7 tablet for a week now and I absolutely love it. So much so that I haven’t touch my iPad or Sony S tablet since I got it.
Android, Google Nexus 7With Facebook Canvas and Page Apps, it’s sometimes useful to know if a user has Liked a particular page. It could be an entry requirement for a competition / prize draw or simply something you want to record / check.
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