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This is part three of our series on turning your Blidget Pros into successful, viral Facebook Applications:
1. Beginners’ Guide to creating Facebook Apps
2. Video Tutorial of the Facebook App Creator
3. Advanced Guide to Facebook App customizations (below!)
Once you have turned your Blidget Pro into a Facebook Application, there are several customizations that can make your app more successful on Facebook:
Customize the Application’s About Page
Each Facebook Application has an About Page that includes (see an example here for the American Idol Application)
- A custom image and overview
- Basic statistics (reviews, …
New on Widgetbox, Screencast, Tutorials »
We are very excited to announce a great new feature on Widgetbox that is now available for all Blidget Pros: a simple image cropper that allows custom widget headers, footers and backgrounds. You can select images from three sources:
1. Your desktop (locate the file and upload)
2. A URL (just enter the url of your desired image)
3. Your feed source (Widgetbox automatically scans your content and makes images available)
Once you select your desired image, you can scale, size and crop accordingly. This is a terrific way to make great looking, truly …
Blidget Pro, New on Widgetbox, Screencast, Tutorials, Widget Development »
One of the most powerful capabilities of the Blidget Pro is the ability to turn the widget into a fully viral Facebook Application. Below is a video tutorial demonstrating what Blidget Pro Facebook Apps look like and how you can create one.
You can also find a couple examples here:
- Crank High Voltage Facebook App
- American Idol 2009 Facebook App
- Investor Business Daily Facebook App
New on Widgetbox, Screencast, Tutorials, Widget Development »
One of the best features of the Blidget Pro is the new Custom Tab tool (read more here).
Below is a video tutorial of how the Custom Tab works. You can also see custom tabs in action on these recent widgets:
- Crank High Voltage
- American Idol
- Chow.com Recipe of the Day
- Online Coupons from Savings.com
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The latest installment of Widgetbox’s Screencast series:
“How to make YouTube Widgets with Video”
You can also access video tutorials on how to make other widgets with in-line video capabilities: YouTube, Vimeo and Hulu!
