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Fbootstrapp is a base HTML-CSS template for quickly developing Facebook iframe apps.

It is built on Twitter Bootstrap, has styles for typography, forms, buttons, tables, grids, navigation and much more which are all styled to fit Facebook's classic design.

The template supports both 520px + 760px sizes and includes JavaScript plugins (provided by the original Bootstrap) that would help providing Facebook-like interactions.

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Hovercard is a jQuery plugin that eases displaying information with style when an HTML element of our choice is hovered.

The information box appears with a smooth fading effect and accepts any HTML markup to be used as the content.

It is very useful for enabling users to reach micro info quickly (like a short bio, price of an item, an image, etc.) and comes with built-in Facebook + Twitter integration. Simply, it can display the details of a Facebook page or Twitter user nicely.

There are options for defining its width, position, background color and more.

Also, callback functions exist when hovering in and out from a Hovercard item.

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Sharrre is a jQuery plugin that eases creating social sharing widgets for Facebook,Twitter, Google Plus, Digg and Delicious.

The plugin calls the social buttons on demand which is great for minimizing the number of initial requests and improving loading speeds.

Any type of custom designs can be created for the widgets (no need to use the default buttons provided by the social networks) and events(like, +1, tweet, etc.) can be fired up with the plugin's API calls.

P.S. Google Plus widget requires PHP to work (the PHP file is already included in the package).

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CometChat, a powerful chat application for websites (which was previously shared at WRD), has recently released the 4th version with new features and giving away 4 licences (3 Basic and 1 Pro) to WRD readers to celebrate the event.

In order to join the giveaway, please make sure you check the details at the bottom of this post.

What is CometChat?

It is a PHP-MySQL (or MSSQL) powered application that enables users of a website to easily communicate with each other and interact with the website.

CometChat sits in the footer of a website and supports both text (including group chat) + video/voice chat. It also allows file transfers, screensharing and, with the most recent version, the ability to chat with Gtalk and Facebook friends.

This is an exciting feature as it helps "the activity of users to grow" by keeping them on the website more.

The application also offers more than chat:

• it has 100+ built-in games -including multiplayer ones-
• users can write or draw together on whiteboards or writeboards
• it is possible to publish announcements
• integrates Facebook fan page and displays Twitter activities
• works as a social share widget

There are integrations with many other popular softwares (like JomSocial, vBulletin, SocialEngine, Invision Power Board, phpFox, Boonex Dolphin, BuddyPress, phpBB, WordPress, SkaDate, Elgg and more) exist.

With the new version, there is now a mobile web interface which works in all major devices/platforms.

CometChat can be completely customized to better with the style of any website and it can be controlled very easily with the help of a powerful admin panel with settings for everything.

The discount

CometChat is offering a 10% discount to all Professional Edition or higher purchases until 1st of November with the coupon code: "WRD10OFF" (without quotes).

How to join the giveaway?

CometChat is giving away 1 Pro and 3 Basic licenses to WRD readers. In order to join the giveaway, just comment to this post and the random query below will be choosing the winners:

SELECT * FROM wp_comments WHERE comment_post_id=2537 AND comment_approved=1 AND comment_type='' GROUP BY comment_author_email ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 4

Winners will be announced 1 week later (1 November 2011) as an update to this post. Good luck.

The winners

Here are the winners of CometChat licenses:

• Derek (comment #422062) – Pro license
• NiK Makovka (comment #417901) – Basic License
• MasterChowl (comment #418049) – Basic License
• Dennis (comment #418259) – Basic License

Congratulations and thanks very much for joining.

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Web pages usually display multiple widgets of different networks (like Facebook Like, Tweet button, etc.) for social sharing.

ShareCount is an open source script that collects the number of sharing activities in a single counter.

The counter sums up the number of sharings of an URL in Twitter, Facebook, Digg and Delicious.

Also, it saves space by providing the ability use each social network's widget from the same button (that nicely toggles on hover).

The code of the script is pretty straightforward and it is easy to define new services.

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It is usually a good practice to enable users to sign-in/sign-up using popular social service accounts like Facebook, Twitter, Google or OpenID.

Such an alternative not only fastens the process (no approval e-mails required, fewer form fields to fill, etc.) but also a "one less password to remember" from the user's perspective.

There are many social authentication providers besides the ones counted above including LinkedIn, Hotmail or Yahoo and integrating each can be a headache. Also, such codes may require to-be-updated from time-to-time to reflect any changes applied to them.

OneAll is a web service easing this process by providing a single API for using APIs of ~20 social services.

With the help of a "Social Login plugin", a widget that can be inserted to web pages with a copy-paste, users can be powered with an option to login with their social IDs.

A "Social Share plugin" empowers users to share their comments, purchases, reviews or other activities directly from the website with their friends on multiple social networks.

And, every action performed using OneAll (sign-in, sign-up, repeating visits, etc.) can be viewed in detail from its analytics interface.

It is hard to find such a service for free, however, OneAll is currently in beta (in-search of testers) and free during that period. Also, there will be a free plan once it is out-of-beta.

Update (18 Nov 2011) – There is now a WordPress plugin for the service which allows visitors to comment and login with social networks.

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HybridAuth is an open source PHP library for authenticating through multiple social services and ID providers.

The services supported include OpenID,Facebook, LinkedIn, Google,Twitter, Windows Live, Foursquare, Vimeo, Yahoo, PayPal and more.

It can be integrated easily into existing websites by inserting a file and few lines to the sign-in/up pages.

Once authenticated, HybridAuth provides the connected user profile's in a rich, simple and standardized structure across all the social APIs.

And, besides authentication, the library enables us to interact with the social API client that the users are connected to.

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Avactis, the powerful e-commerce application for any-sized business (which was previously shared at WRD), has recently released an exciting feature for integrating the stores into Facebook.

Considering the size of Facebook, the amount of time user's spend in the website and how fast a word can spread with it, it is definitely a huge market.

By simply creating a Facebook page, adding the Facebook Avactis application and installing the Avactis Storefront extension, the page gets a store tab which displays your complete store inside Facebook with a theme that integrates to it completely.

After setting up the store, visitors can:

• browse categories
• view product details
• enter promo codes
• enter gift certificates
• add products to shopping cart

right inside Facebook and will be forwarded to the original store during the checkout process.

The best part is, it is only a one-time-setup, the rest is handled automatically and you just need to maintain the main web store.

New Editions of Avactis

Avactis has also launched new 2 new editions of their e-commerce platform; Lite and Premium.

Lite Edition:

It is a package for web designers/developers and hosting providers who provide e-commerce related services to their clients.

The package has all the core features of the software but doesn't include support credits and comes with a much cheaper price.

Premium Edition:

This is the complete package which has all the features including installation and Facebook integration. Also, it includes 1 month of Level-1 support and extra support credits.

P.S. Both editions are hosted on user's server for unlimited time without any restrictions.

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A week ago, WRD had introduced Fortune3 which is a full-featured shopping cart application and giveaway of 3*6-month licenses of any plan wanted.

If you commented to that article for joining the giveaway, make sure to check the end of this post to find out if you are one of the winners.

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What is Fortune3?

It is a hosted shopping cart application with 24/7 support to build an e-commerce website of any size.

The application simplifies managing the store with a "E-Commerce Wizard" desktop software which speeds up the whole process.

The design of the store of totally customizable, and it is integrated with all major "live shipping" providers (like UPS, FedEx or DHL), payment processors (including PayPal, Google Checkout, Amazon, etc.) and accounting softwares (QuickBooks, PeachTree).

Both B2C and B2B business models are supported and several marketing tools like an integrated affiliate system, price/quantity based promotions, gift certificates, promo codes + newsletter system helps selling easier.

Fortune3's Social Shopping Cart App is an instant way to add a shopping cart to Facebook pages and reach social media users.

And, mobile apps allow you to reach your store anytime, anywhere.

The winners:

Here are the 3 winners for the any plan for 6 months of this ecommerce software:

• dotcompals (comment #351445)
• Niju mohan (comment #350929)
• Nick (comment #350993)

Thanks to everyone for joining the giveaway and congratulations to the winners (hope they create awesome and sucessful e-commerce websites).

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Fortune3, an all-in-one shopping cart solution, is giving away "any plan wanted for 6 months" to 3 WRD readers.

There are very few things to do for joining the giveaway (info can be found at the bottom of the article) and here are the most important details about the application:

What is Fortune3?

It is a complete service for creating an e-commerce website of any size and type with the huge list of features offered.

Fortune3 is a hosted application, comes with a 24/7 support and enables users to create their stores from desktop with their "E-Commerce Wizard" software which speeds up the whole process of customizing the stores and adding products (it supports copy-paste and drag 'n' drop on multiple items).

The design of the store can be totally customized with the ready-to-use templates, ability to edit styles, built-in WYSIWYG editor and more.

Using Fortune3, not only B2C but B2B e-commerce can also take place under the same system with different user levels and pricing options.

It is tightly integrated with all major "live shipping" providers (like UPS, FedEx or DHL), payment processors (including PayPal, Google Checkout, Amazon, etc.) and accounting softwares (QuickBooks, PeachTree). Also, the ones that are not in the list can be added on request.

The application has powerful marketing tools like an integrated affiliate system, price/quantity based promotions, gift certificates, promo codes and newsletter system.

There are many other features like an API, import/export of data to Excel, integrated visitor statistics or one-page quick checkout. Here is a little closer view to 2 other features that you will probably love:

Social Shopping:

Fortune3's Social Shopping Cart App is an instant way to add a shopping cart to Facebook pages and reach social media users.

The products to be advertised can be selected/changed easily and this social app integrates with the settings of the system.

Mobile Apps:

Stores can be controlled from iPhone and Android (coming soon) devices with:

• push notifications on orders
• order management
• customer management

Simply, wherever you are, the essentials for controlling the store are under your hand.

How to join the giveaway?

In order to win one of the 3 accounts (which will be free for 6 months) for this ecommerce software, simply comment to this post and winners will be selected with the query below on 15 June 2011 (1 week later):

SELECT * FROM wp_comments WHERE comment_post_id=2289 AND comment_approved=1 AND comment_type='' ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 3

Good luck to everyone.

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