{"product_id":"9780321619419","title":"Building OpenSocial Apps: A Field Guide to Working with the MySpace Platform","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Insider’s Guide to Writing OpenSocial Applications for MySpace–and Beyond!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen you write OpenSocial applications for MySpace, you can reach millions of users overnight. \u003ci\u003eBuilding OpenSocial Apps\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how, one step at a time. Whether you’re building casual widgets or feature-rich, professional applications, this book will teach you everything you need to know.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe authors are the leading experts on OpenSocial and MySpace and have personally helped construct the MySpace platform and OpenSocial standards. In this indispensable book, they walk you through the entire process of building apps, from signing up through building complex apps that can scale to thousands of users and interoperate on more than fifty social networks, such as Hi5, Orkut, and LinkedIn. They demonstrate today’s best practices for building OpenSocial applications and present dozens of tips for leveraging both MySpace and OpenSocial to their fullest. Coverage includes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eInstalling and working with the MySpace Developer Platform\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eRetrieving, parsing, and displaying user data, friend lists, and photos\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eSending App invitations and notifications\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eBuilding mashups that communicate with third-party web services\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eMarketing your App and building your user base\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eDesigning for performance, scalability, and fault tolerance\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eSecuring MySpace and OpenSocial apps, and protecting users’ privacy\u003c\/li\u003e   \u003cli\u003eBuilding apps that display ads and accept micropayments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA companion web site (opensocialtictactoe.googlecode.com) includes an extensive library of downloadable source code and other support materials.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102598807792,"sku":"9780321619419","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780321619419_p0.jpg?v=1763682188","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780321619419","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}