Any Facebook Developers about?

Burnsy2023 · 14 Aug 2008 at 00:10

I'm looking into developing a Facebook app to help gather stats for my dissertation. Anyone familiar with the Facebook API?

Burnsy

THT · 14 Aug 2008 at 10:10

Ive used it a bit - just add the developer App
Documentation is pretty good - its all PHP

!bluetonic! · 14 Aug 2008 at 11:15

I build an .Net app using VS 2005, C# and the Facebook API.

Become a Facebook Developer on the site.
Get your keys. Set up your app on Facebook.
The calls backwards and forwards and authentication are easy enough to understand.
The funniest thing is knowing when people agree to use your app, how much personal data you can harvest from them.

PC Pro magazine had an article they were running recently on developing Facebook sites.

Burnsy2023 · 14 Aug 2008 at 11:25

!bluetonic! said:
The funniest thing is knowing when people agree to use your app, how much personal data you can harvest from them.

This is my main concern at the moment. Ideally I need access to their Facebook browsing habits, so how many profiles the read, how many wall posts etc.

Burnsy

Deleted User 234324 · 15 Aug 2008 at 08:53

Wish i was proficient enough at coding to be able to create an app for facebook, that site is badly in need of a card game or two to play with friends

Fourstar · 15 Aug 2008 at 12:24

Burnsy2023 said:
This is my main concern at the moment. Ideally I need access to their Facebook browsing habits, so how many profiles the read, how many wall posts etc.

I'd be very surprised if that kind of information was available. About a year ago I looked at the API to see what personal data apps could see and there were no features for extracting browsing habits. You can pull out things like wall post counts but no idea if there is associated recipient details.

Think about the outcry if FB made available browsing histories! Bob likes to view pics of Dave's girlfriend. Bob and Dave are best friends..

I'd love to know who was looking at who and how often though I suspect it could ruin a fair few friendships!

Burnsy2023 · 15 Aug 2008 at 12:32

I didn't think this would be possible, but that's kinda the point of this thread; to see if it's worth me putting in the effort to find out

Burnsy

THT · 15 Aug 2008 at 13:03

There is a "whos looked at your profile" type app....

tres · 15 Aug 2008 at 13:15

i thought that wasn't allowed

the only app that looks like it is one that shows your profile picture on someone elses profile - doesn't log who's looked at it, just looks like it's logged you've looked

Burnsy2023 · 15 Aug 2008 at 13:15

THT said:
There is a "whos looked at your profile" type app....

Hmm....crap, that probably does mean that I'd need to put the effort in to investigate then...

Burnsy

Fourstar · 15 Aug 2008 at 14:28

THT said:
There is a "whos looked at your profile" type app....

One of my friends installed that app or a similar one a while back and invited me to join.

When I read the details the devoloper stated it was just for fun and all it does is pick random names from the user's friend list.

chiggz · 19 Aug 2008 at 13:37

Fourstar said:
One of my friends installed that app or a similar one a while back and invited me to join.

When I read the details the devoloper stated it was just for fun and all it does is pick random names from the user's friend list.

yeah cos otherwise it'd be a breach of privacy! none of the apps can do such things