Facebook Cookbook Building Applications to Grow Your Facebook Empire [Paperback]

Want to build Facebook applications that truly stand out among the thousands already available? In addition to providing easy-to-follow recipes that offer practical ways to design and build scalable applications using the Facebook Platform and its new profile design, this Cookbook also explains proven strategies for attracting users in this highly competitive environment.

With plenty of examples and practical solutions,Facebook Cookbookanswers some of the hardest questions Facebook application developers contend with -- including how and where to get started. This Cookbook will help you:

• Learn to build an application that scales to accommodate a sudden influx of users
• Explore changes from Facebook's old profile design to the new look and feel
• Take advantage of new integration points in the new profile design
• Get tips for designing applications with hosting and deployment costs in mind
• Discover which widgets and controls to use for building the most attractive user interface design
• Learn the differences between standard HTML, JavaScript, and SQL, and the versions used on the Facebook Platform
• Target large, defined groups on Facebook, including those who want to find jobs, hire employees, market a business, advertise, and more

If you can build simple web applications with HTML,Facebook Cookbookwill help you build applications with the potential to reach millions of users around the globe. Learn what it takes to design applications that stand above the rest.

Jay Goldman has been providing a human side to technology for over ten years, as both a User Experience Specialist and Visual Designer. His career has been focused on the interaction between people and technology, and his insights have helped to greatly improve products on mobile, web, and desktop platforms, including IBM DB2 and Mozilla Firefox. Jay led Radiant Core's Professional Services Tealcc