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Is it possible to create and manage a group using the the facebook api

I am new to facebook application development and I am looking fro a way to create and manage a group using the the facebook api? There is a get and get list call but I have not found a way to manage groups. ...

Good resources on Facebook programming

I'm a Facebook programmer newbie. Could anybody recommend good resources for starters? I believe it has something to do with PHP;-) ...

Accessing third party cookies in Firefox

We're building a Facebook application here at work, using the iframe method. For the application to work, it needs to set cookies from within the iframe. Safari has third party cookies disabled by default, so we are currently redirecting the whole browser to our server, set the cookie required to track the session, and then redirect bac...

How does facebook's Share a link feature work?

I'm trying to implement a feature like that where a user inputs a url and when displaying that url I want to have a custom display (an embed object if it's a video from youtube, a thumbnail if it's an image link, title and excerpt of body if it's a normal link). How can such a feature be realized? ...

Facebook Post-Remove URL not called when app removed

I'm testing the post-remove URL call that should be pinged via POST when my Facebook application is removed, but it doesn't seem to be called. Monitoring the network traffic in firebug and looking at the POST made when removing the app, the POST does not directly call the Post-Remove URL I specified in the app settings, nor does it pass...

Facebook authorization problem

I'm working on a facebook app and there's something I'm just not understanding about how their authorization system works. Our basic setup is this canvas URL = domain.com/facebook This is a simple page with an FBML Iframe element that points to domain.com/facebook/app which is an HTML page that serves up a Flash Application. The Fla...

Experience as a Facebook Software Engineering Intern

I have an interview with Facebook for a software development internship. I was wondering if anyone has experience or insight into working for Facebook. I have looked through the other questions about common interview questions but wonder if there is anything specific Facebook may ask an intern. Thank you for sharing your experiences. ...

[Solved] django facebook connect missing libs?

hello, I'm trying to integrate some photo related functionality with my site and facebook. I checked out facebook connect and it seems like the way to go for this (since I don't want to make an app, just have users authenticate and then grab some content from facebook to integrate into our site) First of all, if you think there is a bet...

ActionFilterAttribute problem in ASP.NET RC 1

Hullo I trying to devlop a facebook application with ASP.NET MVC and the facebook API. For authentication with facebook I have the following code public FacebookAttribute() : base() { ActionParameterFacebookSession = "facebookSession"; ActionParameterFacebookService = "facebookService"; } public override void OnActionExe...

Is there a way to access an iframe's window object from the canvas in FBJS? (facebook)

From the facebook canvas, I need to be able to access an iframe window. Normally you could do this with window.frames, but FJBS doesn't seem to allow access to the window object. Has anyone figured out how to access window objects? ...

Facebook-WordPress comment/feedback integration

Currently I have my Facebook profile automatically republish blog posts from a WordPress instance. What I would like to be able to do, however, is to also have comments posted to either the blog of Facebook show up on the other in the appropriate location. Is there a way to do this with the Facebook API? ...

Facebook development toolkit for .net - setinfo

I'm playing with the Facebook development toolkit and I can't get profile.setinfo to work. The documentation is not useful. I'm using the latest source - 28656. Can someone post a VB.Net example for me please? Update: I was asked for a specific problem, so here it is: Setinfo takes a List(Of facebook.Schema.info_field) and info_fi...

Getting infinite session on Facebook

Please help me out in getting infinite session on facebook. I am getting a session logged out or invalid session key while testing my application.Does this infinite session apply to anyone who logs in? ...

Need help with FB.Connect.showFeedDialog on facebook!

I am developing facebook application in fb:iframe. I do not want to use "feed_publishUserAction" as it requires a session key. Hence trying to use FB.Connect.showFeedDialog. Is it ok to use the latter? Can any one suggest example to use it as I am getting an error saying "Call to undefined function showfeeddialog()". Shud I update my li...

How do I control the width of a canvas page for a Facebook application?

I'm working on a simple Facebook application and for the canvas page I'm using an iFrame. I need to make the width of the iframe wider to fit my site. Is there a way to control this and what would I need to do to support that? ...

Facebook Connect application inside iframe not working in IE7

I am building a Facebook Connect application that runs inside a Google gadget. Being a gadget means that the application runs inside an iframe. Inside the application, there is a form that allows registered users to post comments. The submission is made using AJAX, but I get the same results with a normal form. The problem is that I need...

How are the facebook chat windows implemented?

On Facebook you can browse the site without affecting the floating chat windows. Seems like if the main page was inside an iFrame and the footer and chat windows where floating outside. Is the main content inside an iframe or are the footer and chat windows the ones inside an iframe? The later doesn't seem possible because int this ...

How to use XFBML.ProfilePic

I am trying to display a Facebook user's profile picture using XFBML. I am using the following code: var container = document.getElementById("profilePicture"); var profilePic = new FB.XFBML.ProfilePic(container); //profilePic.setAttribute("uid", userId); FB.XFBML.Host.addElement(profilePic); How do I set the uid attribute of the eleme...

How do I get a HttpServletRequest in my spring beans?

I'm developing an app with a Flex-based front end and a Spring/Hibernate back-end. To get Facebook integration working in the way I've got it currently, I need to read the cookies set in javascript on the front end on the back-end and do some validation during login to see whether the user is attempting to spoof his Facebook login. Thi...

Verify signature Facebook Connect

I have followed the instructions in this great Stackoverflow question but i am not sure about this verify signature thing. Is this provided in some way in the Facebook Toolkit or do i have to do something myself? The documentation is not superclear on how to do this and if it is already baked in the facebook toolkit i don't want to spend...