How To Create Facebook Widgets
- January 19, 2008
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This video will show you how to create Facebook Widgets using Microsoft’s Popfly application. This will require a Facebook account and a Windows Live account
You Will Need
- Facebook Account
- Microsoft Popfly Account
Step 1: 1.Create a Popfly Account
Go to www.popfly.com and create a Windows Live account. If you already have one, just sign in using that.
Step 2: 2. Create a Mashup
Once signed in, select "Create A Mashup
Step 3: 3. Request A Facebook Key
Add a Facebook Widget from the list on the left to the stage in the middle of the screen. Click on the link that says “Missing Key” and sign in to Facebook (or create an account) to have a key generated.
Step 4: 4. Add a Virtual Earth and GeoNames Widget
From the list to the left, drag a Virtual Earth Widget to the stage in the middle of the screen. Do the same thing for a GeoNames widget.
Step 5: 5. Change the Facebook Widget Properties
Click on the Wrench icon in the upper right corner of the Facebook Widget to view it’s properties. In the properties of the Facebook Widget, set the “Operations:” to “getFriends” and set the value to the number of friends you want to retrieve.
Step 6: 6. Link Facebook to GeoNames
Link the Facebook Widget to the GeoNames Widget and then edit the GeoNames properties changing the source to “Facebook” and the value to “city”.
Step 7: 7. Link Facebook and GeoNames to Virtual Earth
Link both the Facebook and GeoNames widgets to the Virtual Earth widget. The properties of the Virtual Earth widget will automatically adjust themselves.
Step 8: 8. Create a Photo Stack Widget
Remove all of the Widgets except for the Facebook Widget. Then drag a PhotoStack widget onto the stage.
Step 9: 9. Change the Facebook Widget Properties
Change the Facebook Widget properties, so that the “Operations:” is set to “getPhotosOfMe”.
Step 10: 10. Link Facebook to PhotoStack
Link the Facebook widget to the PhotoStack widget.
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Comments (10)
Wow - it looks like Microsoft actually has a somewhat useful product!
over 4 years ago by sanjay
Looks good but Popfly and especially Virtual Earth Crashed on Firefox. What the point of creating a mashup when you restrain the access of your website to only one OS, One Browser?
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Don't bother with windows, wait Google to release something easier, open-source and not windows shitty stuff.
over 3 years ago by Plutark
I'll believe it when I see it.
over 4 years ago by norgon
this is really fun
over 3 years ago by lchaya
I am a newbie and was wondering where you might use these widgets? On your website? On your Facebook page? Interesting and thorough video -- nice look to it, too!
over 2 years ago by MelodyRose_Parker
as of august 24, 2009 - pop fly is discontinued.
over 2 years ago by tamia
PopFly has been disconnected!
about 1 year ago by Casey_Grim
Any easy alternative for popfly? Microsoft closed down the Popfly serrvice so this video has no merit anymore...
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