One of the unique things about Facebook is its applications. In late
spring of 2007, Facebook made their developer's platform available.
They called it Facebook Markup Language. What it did was allow other
people and third party users to create applications based on their
interests. These applications were designed to interact with the
Facebook profile.
There are a few basic things you can do with them.
These include:
Finding them and adding them to your profile.
Sending them to your friends
Making them yourself using the Facebook Developers API
Facebook is unique in that it has made its Developers API available to
other uses. This essentially allows people to make applications that
interact with the site and the various elements of the user profile.
Facebook applications can serve a variety of purposes. The main goal is
to help further create a sense of community between the users. Whether
they are used for fun or for business doesn't matter - as long as they
help encourage your community to participate with one another.
TYPES OF APPLICATIONS
There are a lot of different kinds of applications out there. Each day,
more and more are being created. The collection of applications is so
vast that there are different websites and blogs out there devoted to
them. These include quizzes, games, and applications created to
interact with websites such as StumbleUpon.com.
However, it is important to note that Facebook has also created some
Applications of its own. Their applications are features of their site
such as the Groups, Photos, and Videos sections.
FINDING YOUR APPLICATIONS
Before you start looking for applications to add, it is a good idea to
know what you already have. When you log into your profile, you will
notice a section called "Applications" on the left-hand side of the
screen. This gives a list of all the applications you currently have.
Once you add an application, you'll need to look at this list to make
sure you can see it. If you can't, you didn't add it correctly. This is
the section to look if you want to view the different applications your
friends have, as well. Just click on their profile and view their list.
HOW DO YOU FIND APPLICATIONS TO ADD?
There are a few places you can go to find applications to add to your
profile. First, you can visit Facebook.com/apps for their official
list. Here are some other ideas.
On Search Engines
On your friend's profiles
Get ideas from your News Feed
Accept an invitation to add an application.
On the internet. You can search in your favorite browser for information on some of the best applications.
Once a friend adds an application, they have the choice to invite their
friends to add them as well. This is a good way to find applications,
especially since some of them are more fun when others participate such
as Vampire Bites and some of the quizzes and games.
FACEBOOK'S APPLICATIONS PAGE
If you look for them in Facebook's official applications page, there
are several ways you can go about finding them. The Applications Page
exists with the sole purpose of introducing you to these different
applications.
Search
If you have an idea of the kinds of applications you want to add, you
can use the search tool. You can search for the specific name of the
application, or type in a keyword and see what comes up. The search box
is on the upper portion of the page on the right-hand side.
Tabs
If you look at the Applications Page, you'll notice a series of tabs:
Recently Popular, Most Activity, Most Active Users, Newest. If you
click on each of these tabs, they can help you explore the applications.
Categories
On the right hand side, you'll see a list of categories. When you click
on these categories, you'll be able to view a list of applications
within that category.
This page is designed to help you find the applications you want.
You'll notice that some of them don't interest you, and some of them
do. There are so many that you'll definitely find what you'll need.
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