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Developer Connection: Flex and Facebook

Deliver rich, social experiences on the web

The Adobe Flash Platform and Facebook Platform provide the ideal solution for building rich, social experiences on the web. Flash is available on more than 98% of Internet-connected PCs, so people can immediately access the applications, content, and video that enable social interactions. The Facebook Platform is used by millions of people everyday to connect and share with the people in their lives. Together, both platforms allow you to:

  • Share: Create rich interactions for users to share with friends.
  • Have fun: Make games social; let users compete against their friends.
  • Connect: Let users connect to your RIAs with Facebook Connect.
  • Solve problems: Build RIAs that harness the power of community.
  • Reach people: Reach millions of Facebook users through social distribution.

The new ActionScript 3.0 Client Library for Facebook Platform API, fully supported by Facebook and Adobe, makes it easy to build applications that combine the strengths of the Flash Platform and Facebook Platform.

Explore the new Open Stream API demo and source code

Explore the new Open Stream API demo and source code.

Explore the next step toward greater openness through Facebook Platform.


Get inspired

Ben & Jerry
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Ben & Jerry's (Universal Mind)

This application integrates Facebook and Twitter to promote ice cream through social networks.

Example 2
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Bowling Buddies (Playfish)

This popular game features 3D graphics, easy controls, and multiplayer challenges.

iFrame Facebook application
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nomee (nomee.com)

nomee uses Adobe AIR to bring live social data to the desktop as a social news aggregator.


See how it works: Architecture overview

iFrame Facebook application
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iFrame Facebook application

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FBML Facebook application

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Flash iFrame Facebook application


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Flash FBML Facebook application

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External Flash Facebook web application

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Flash Facebook desktop application



Build your own social applications

Get the API

  • For the latest ActionScript 3.0 Client Library for Facebook Platform:
    Go to Google code

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