Facebook App Dev Project

Group Missions

Empowerment can take tremendous advantage of the Facebook API by leveraging Facebook's social networking into Empowerment's life-enhancing systems. Rather than trying to outdo existing social networks, Empowerment should embrace and extend these platforms with transformational tools.

There are already people working on integrating Drupal with Facebook so we should watch this space carefully and anyone with expertise in this area should please contact us as we would be grateful for guidance and assistance. 

Facebook Connect API Coming To iPhone in Fall


Groups: Facebook Development, iPhone Development, Facebook App Dev Project, iPhone App Dev Project

Facebook Connect Coming to iPhone

Facebook will be releasing a Cocoa framework for the iPhone that will integrate with Facebook Connect, according to a TechCrunch report.

The framework is expected to be released sometime in the fall, and will take the form of an SDK that can be used by developers of iPhone applications. Facebook Connect allows applications to integrate the facebook platform and the identity of users into their own applications.

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New facebook interface coming next week, preview link!


Groups: Facebook App Dev Project
So as I mentioned before, there is now an announcement: Facebook's new simplified tabbed interface is coming next week. Try this preview link to see what it looks like in advance. I wish they had an ALL tab to show the whole profile like before and I wish there was a sort of table of contents of tabs at the top of all the boxes that let you filter to them all without scrolling.

facebook apps of interest


Groups: Facebook App Dev Project

There are a number of facebook apps that are relevant as examples or competition. We want to emulate the best facebook apps and carve out a definitive lead by defining new application categories. There are apps that do some things similar to what we will do, but none that approach our vision, and there are apps that show how facebook can be used well, but none that will compare to ours.

Skillpedia-like Apps

My Skills

This seems to be simplistic but similar to our skillpedia project:

Application:
My Skills
Developer:
My Skills
Description:
Show the world what you can do. Build your skills portfolio - add, configure and monetize your skills. Find other people with same or different skills or hobbies.
Users:
24 daily active users (0%)
 
Show the world what you can do. Build your skills portfolio - add, configure and monetize your skills. Find other people with same or different skills or hobbies.

You can define a work related skill and set an hourly rate you are willing to get paid for exercising your skill.

People can search for skills globally and if any of your skills match what they are looking for - they will contact you directly.

Toolpedia-like Apps

CNET MyTech

Uses CNET's own CNET Shopping affiliate program which pays $0.30 per lead. A use case says CNET's program works:

Scott's had great success with the Be Free enabled CNET affiliate program. His comprehensive context-sensitive linking and innovative promotional techniques drive a steady stream of click-throughs to CNET Shopper, CNET's price comparison service.

My Gadgets

Track what gadgets you own and share with friends. No shopping integrated.

My Shopping

Based on shopping.com, which pools stores like Amazon (finding most of the same things we can through them directly). Shopping.com has a partner affiliate program of their own but it is based on much less than a dollar per click not on sales so it is probably inferior to actually providing people things. Still they have a robust API and are worth keeping in mind.


This application allows you to shop online with your facebook friends. You can search for books, music, movies, gadgets, clothing, or anything you have a need for. You can then rate, mark, and share items. For any item you can view how many of your friends like or dislike that item, as well as compare the lowest prices available from retail stores. Write reviews or rants, and let your peers know how you feel about that product.

Update: Coming soon...
Earn Cash - Add a suggestion list to your profile simply by rating or marking items. Refer your friends to products and earn cash when they shop.

Collaborative Recommendations - Recommendations based on what you want and what your friends think of similiar products.

Bargains and Coupons - Discounts and deals from merchant stores.


Update: Coming soon...
Earn Cash - Add a suggestion list to your profile simply by rating or marking items. Refer your friends to products and earn cash when they shop.

Collaborative Recommendations - Recommendations based on what you want and what your friends think of similiar products.

Bargains and Coupons - Discounts and deals from merchant stores.

StyleFeeder

Show off the stuff you're currently shopping for – from clothes to gadgets to furniture to music. Add items you own, like, need or want to create an expression of your personal style…not to mention a wishlist that ensures your Facebook friends know exactly what floats your boat.

StyleFeeder allows you to keep track of your current faves while shopping online, and suggests things you might like, based on the items you've added and rated. We're the only online shopping engine that actually learns about your style. Consider us your personal shopper…you'll never shop alone again!

Tools of the Sound Trade

Lets you send gifts themed as sound gear. I thought it might be real gear like Toolpedia will handle, but it is just frivolous icons. Glad to know nobody has thought of our approach yet.

 

Amazon Giver

amazon giver

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=5570761692&ref=s

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amazon wishlist

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2356474481&ref=s

 

Missionpedia-like Apps

There are several "life goals" apps. 

Mymission2:

mymission2

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=10155117500&ref=s

In My Life

In My Life was created for you to list anything and everything that you would like to do in life. Anything from riding a polar bear to walking on water!

Find people trying to reach the same goals in life as you!

LifeLists

Almost identical to In My Life.

MyCareerScore

calculating your career salary expectations is cool and relavent to skillpedia and missionpedia. We should do something like this too.

Get the My Career Score application and gauge how in demand you are with employers.

Trovix.com, featured in the Wall Street Journal and PC Magazine, offers a fast and effective way to determine how marketable you are. And, simultaneously you can see which open positions are perfect for you. Unlike any other application, Trovix.com uses advanced job search technology to match:

  • + your specific background
  • + your career goals, and
  • + millions of open positions to deliver the very best jobs for you.

Aren't you curious what your career score is?

KeepUp

Track to-do lists and have it email or text reminders.

Your KeepUp Facebook profile is now setup choose from hundreds of pre created task ideas or make your own using the New Task button above
Create tasks by clicking one of the hundreds of task ideas below, or create a custom task by clicking the "New Task button above"
Ku-task-home

The funniest task suggestion was: Catholic Immaculate Conception! I thought this might involve trying to conceive a second messiah child with God. Just put it on your list and GTD! But upon clicking it was just a celebration: The Immaculate Conception Mass is the celebration of the conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus without any stain of original sin, in her mother's womb. 

I tested it and assigned a task to Pugsley to see how the invitation works.

 

 

Questions & Answers

Yedda Questions & Answers lets you share your personal knowledge with friends and friendly strangers, and to tap their personal knowledge through questions & answers.

Got a question? Just ask. Your friends will see your question and help if they can. But more than that – Yedda will automatically search for people with relevant knowledge & interest, and invite them to answer your question. Think of it as your own personal think tank :)

Got knowledge? Silly question. We all do. Professional knowledge, or our hobbies, stuff that we built, problems we solved, gadgets we bought, we know so much that can help others. Let us know how often you would like to be invited to questions and on which topics, and we will send you selected questions matching your preferences.

Or, explore around. Learn new things. Meet new people. It's easy and fun.

 

OpenSocket

When we add opensocial widgets to the mix, this will allow them to work in facebook too. Maybe useful.

Investigate viability of Joyent free Facebook hosting


Groups: Facebook App Dev Project, Empowerment Dev Project
Status: 
active

So Facebook's partner Joyent is offering a year of free virtual private servers with unlimited bandwidth, 10GB storage and 1/32-95% of quad core xeon CPUs.

Here's their offer.

Let's find out how suitable this could be for us.

Will it run Drupal?

Begin Facebook App implementation using Drupal module


Groups: Facebook App Dev Project
Status: 
active
Required Skills: 

The Drupal Facebook Module has improved and there is a test app that demonstrates it.

More examples show off how it themes things for Facebook.

It is time to start testing implementation of the Empowerment facebook app based on this.

Screencasts of a 2007 simple blog posting system powered by Drupal that shows up in the profile

Facebook Offering $10 Million For Facebook Apps


Groups: Empowerment Dev Project, Facebook App Dev Project

Now it is definitely time to get working on our Facebook application. 

Facebook Founder Announces 10 Million Dollar Grant Fund

Mark Zuckerberg has announced today, at the Tech Crunch 40, that the investors at Facebook have created a 10 million dollar fund to support companies that develop on the FaceBook platform.

The fund is open for application to existing developers as well as start ups. They are looking for ideas that are innovative and disruptive. No formal web site exists; however, you can pitch your idea directly at platform@facebook.com.

They do not require re-payment; however, they want first right of refusal upon obtainment of VC capital. The will fund between 25K and 250K.

 

Dev Notes: Facebook Integration & Profiling System


Groups: Empowerment Dev Project, Facebook App Dev Project Tags:
Here are some notes on how to proceed with two high-priority Drupal development projects that are about to be implemented, Profiling and Facebooking.

There are some good discussions of how to best implement sophisticated profiles like this one discussed here http://drupal.org/node/136457: http://ifood.tv/monica

There are modules like this ( http://drupal.org/project/facebook_app ) now that allow a Facebook app to automatically log into Drupal created by Chip In:

There are other ideas like this: http://drupal.org/node/134838

Wordpress has a tool to pipe updates into Facebook and I think someone makes a good point that RSS is too geeky for most people but Facebook is approachable.

http://drupal.org/node/165715

We have a facebook Causes group now


Groups: Empowerment Dev Project, Facebook App Dev Project

We have a Facebook Causes group now: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/view_cause/16533

The image “http://static.vegetata.com/photos/8S/eU/Rq/KT/qR/Bs/2R/1pH.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors. Check it out and feel free to join. Right now donations go to Africa Aid, a charity that some friends of mine from Barcamp San Diego run. I need to register Empowerment as a 501c3 for-progress organization before we can be listed as a beneficiary. Yet another reason I need to get that done. The cool thing is that once we become a beneficiary, anyone will be able to create their own Facebook causes to promote what they believe in while designating us as a beneficiary. That would be totally awesome.

Facebook API Developer Help Needed

Very soon we are going to develop an Empowerment Facebook Application to extend all the work we do here into the Facebook stream and to allow us to pull our Facebook friends network into Empowerment.

If you have any knowledge or interest in Facebook app development, contact us. There is an LA Facebook Developer Group that I will attend soon to learn more.