28 July 2010 23 Comments

Embed a YouTube Playlist Using Static FBML

One question I get asked a lot is whether or not it’s possible to embed an entire YouTube playlist into Facebook. If you’re developing a custom Facebook application, the easiest way to do this is to grab the playlist’s RSS feed and parse that out, embedding each RSS item as a video.

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.