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New Developer Alert from Facebook

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:14:09 +0000

I received three notifications last evening from Facebook regarding changes that are required for three special Facebook app pages I have created. However, it doesn’t seem the changes required were really addressed within the email or the Facebook information page.

Here is a copy of the email:

Hi Larry,
Your app, **********, needs to be updated for the February 2013 Breaking Changes.
Once your app is compliant, set the migration setting to “Enabled” in the Advanced section of the App Dashboard.
These changes will be permanently enabled for all apps in 1 day on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.
You can view this and other Developer Notifications related your app, Welcome, in the App Dashboard.
Thanks,
The Facebook Team

I just love (I’m being sarcastic) how Facebook gives you only a 24 hours notice to the upcoming changes.

It turns out after reviewing the app and comparing the other apps I had setup, the only difference was that they still had the Page Tab Width set to the old 510px instead of the new 810px. This setting may be found under the Basic page of the app under the “Page Tab” heading.

After selecting the 810px width, I visited the Advanced tab and selected the Enabled radio button from the “February 2013 Breaking Changes” option and selected Save Changes and immediately received a confirmation email stating that the app was now compliant with the Feb 201 Breaking Changes migration.

What’s my Twitter RSS code?

lstoudenmire — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:45:03 +0000

It’s become a little more difficult to locate your RSS URL for displaying the feed for your Twitter account, so here’s a little cheat sheet for you:

http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline.rss?screen_name=ENTERYOURNAMEHERE

Just copy the above code and replace the “ENTERYOURNAMEHERE” with your twitter account name and you r ready to use.

Getting “Failed to enable spotify social” message?

lstoudenmire — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:40:55 +0000

Are you getting the error message “Failed to enable Spotify Social” when using your Spotify desktop app?

Due to recent and ongoing changes to Facebook, I’ve decided to pare down my use of Facebook and disable many of the features – one included the posting of my Spotify listening to the Facebook profile. After doing so, I started receiving a “Failed to enable Spotify Social” red message at the top of my desktop app. Well, there’s seems to be a hidden trick to get rid of the message.

Open Spotify
Go to Preferences
Go down to the Social Network heading and select the “Connect to Facebook” button
Then select “cancel” when the Facebook window is displayed.

The message should then disappear.

Embedding Slideshow into WordPress Post

lstoudenmire — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:43:16 +0000

I recently had someone approach me with a small issue with trying to post a slideshow of photos within WordPress. The catch was that we needed to do it without using a plugin(as this is a multi-user installation and the user didn’t have access to install plug-ins.) They also had maxed out there space on their Flickr account.

So, going through several different scenarios, I found the following to be the best solution – a Picasa Album Slideshow. The following embed code can be used:

You will need to edit the code to enter your specific userid and albumid which can be retrieved from the Picasa Album URL.

Welcome to the new tangerinemoons website!

lstoudenmire — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:34:20 +0000

Not only will you be able to find out more about tangerinemoons and the solutions we can provide, but we will also be bringing you the latest in technology and graphic design news.

We will continue to update our site during the month of December to include more features and information. So, feel free to venture around and see some of our work.

Have further questions? Please feel free to contact us.