15 November 2010 4 Comments

New Dimensions for Embedded Flash in the Facebook Newsfeed

This is just a heads-up for those of you using flash media attachments in the news stream. As of November 3, there was a bug that brought the size of the embedded flash down from 460×460 to 398×398.

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12 August 2010 10 Comments

Using JW Player in FBML to Bypass YouTube Video Ads

In a previous post, I showed you how to embed YouTube videos in FBML using <fb:swf></fb:swf> or <fb:flv></fb:flv>. That solution is easy, but pulling in YouTube videos this way often means your video ends with a series of Google ads – not good, when you’re working on a corporate page or app, and those ads [...]

27 July 2010 14 Comments

Adding Flash or Youtube Video Using FBML

To embed a hosted Flash file or YouTube video to an FBML application or Static FBML tab, you must use the FBML code. Regular HTML embed code will not work. Fortunately, the FBML code is actually simpler and less confusing than standard embed code.